Pics from FIRST robotics competition – 3/8/09 03/09/2009 The MAKE crew was in attendance at yesterday’s FIRST robotics event in NYC. Every year this competition fills the Javits...
MAKE Flickr pool weekly roundup 03/07/2009 From the MAKE Flickr pool More Tinkerbots [above, bottom-left] Interactive table glows with conversation [above, top-right] Painfully-cute papercraft [above, top-left]...
Sailboat competition @ Make:NYC meeting 11 03/07/2009 Attendees at the last Make:NYC meet-up created and tested a whole fleet of mini sailboats from just cardboard, cups, and...
How-To: Remote temperature sensing with Arduino 03/06/2009 Using an Arduino, thermistor, and a bit of software, Peter built a temperature sensor capable of reporting readings via Gmail,...
Breadboard birdfeeder simplifies crumb distribution 03/06/2009 Earning high marks for its cuteness factor + good intentions, we find the unusually convenient breadcrumb bird feeder. Certainly easier...
Tangible sequencer with Trackmate 03/06/2009 CDM points out this interesting demo of a tangible tracking system using Trackmate software – Trackmate is an open source...
MAKE Presents: The LED 03/05/2009 Take a tour through the world of the light-emitting diode (LED) and learn who invented it, how to use it,...
MAKE Presents: The Resistor 03/05/2009 Simple, commonplace and vital to our electronic world, it's current-fighting backbone of circuitry, the resistor! more Make presents: The LED...
MAKE presents: The Capacitor 03/05/2009 Simple yet effective, they come in a dizzying array of forms and materials. Vital to so many circuits for storage,...
CNC car form prototyping 03/05/2009 Mike posted this hypnotic video of a 5-axis industrial CNC machine carving a prototype car form and applying/smoothing the epoxy...