Grappling Hook Launcher 08/23/2011 MIT student Christian Reed built this pneumatic grappling hook launcher. As surprising as it is, there really is no where...
Papercraft Firefly Gun 08/22/2011 Leo Firebrand wrote in with his papercraft Mal’s gun from the TV show Firefly. The first challenge was the wood...
How To Design a Project Enclosure 08/22/2011 Rich Decibels created a tutorial for designing and laser cutting a project enclosure. He covers everything from designing the circuit...
Glove-Mounted “Sonar” 08/21/2011 This project uses ultrasonic sensors connected to an Arduino Pro and servos that nudge the wearer when an obstruction is...
Mitch Altman Talks About The Hackerspace Movement 08/19/2011 Noisebridge founder and TV-B-Gone inventor Mitch Altman was interviewed at CCC Camp. Just four years ago, Mitch and other American...
Robotic Painting Machine Listens to Critics 08/19/2011 Ben Grosser’s painting machine is an open source CNC that he adapted to create paintings. This machine uses artificial intelligence...
Hackerspace Happenings: Pittsburgh MMF Call For Makers 08/18/2011 Are you a hackerspace member with an event you’d like to publicize? Send it to johnb@makezine.com or tweet me at...
Robot Swarm Pr0n 08/17/2011 Swarmanoid is a heterogeneous robot swarm in which different groups of robots have different capabilities: some robots are specialized in...
4WD Hub Motor Electric Longboard 08/17/2011 MIT student Jed Storey built this skateboard, including home-made hub motors on every wheel. It is steered with a pistol-grip...
JUNKies — A New Maker Show 08/16/2011 David Ye of Split Reaction (and who appears in the trailer in the flamethrower scene) sent in a link to...
