OLED cube responds to gravity 01/18/2011 This neat experiment uses a Teensy development board, an MMA7455L accelerometer, and an OLED display to show a cube in...
Self-balancing pogo stick 01/17/2011 “iHop” is a toy robot that can hop. It uses two independently actuated arms in order to simultaneously hop and...
Building a better Nerf gun 01/17/2011 Simon, our favorite New Zealand maker, decided to build a better Nerf gun. The pistol is made from 32mm ID...
RFID-reading musical instrument 01/16/2011 The C60 concept was created to bring tangibility to the digital music experience. A card represents a song or a...
Construction by teams of quadrotor drones 01/14/2011 Teams of quadrotors autonomously build tower-like cubic structures from modular parts. Work done by Quentin Lindsey, Daniel Mellinger, and Vijay...
Deodorant-stick linear actuator 01/14/2011 MAKE Magazine subscriber Jeremie Boulianne of Calgary, Alberta, came with a unique way to build a linear actuator: Linear actuation...
DIY Arduino animatronics 01/13/2011 Just though you guys might like to see my latest Arduino project – animatronics for costuming! I show how to...
SparkFun Free Day returns 01/12/2011 Last year, SparkFun held a free day where they gave away $100,000 in merch to anyone who could refresh their...
Circuit bending night at the Hack Factory 01/12/2011 On January 30 at 8 pm, the Hack Factory in Minneapolis be hosting a Hand Made Music night. Special guests...
