Controlling a Lego robot with an Arduino 07/11/2010 MAKE subscriber Clinton Blackmore of Alberta wrote in to share a project he’s working on: NXT I2C Devices for Arduino,...
Happy centennial, Tom Swift! 07/10/2010 Tom Swift, the original geek-kid/adventurer/maker, celebrates the 100th anniversary of the original copyright this July. The books, over 100 of...
Lego Classic Space “Relativity” 07/09/2010 Alex Eylar’s “Fall of the House of Escher” MOC adds a logical twist to the Escher classic. The best part?...
Radar & microwave workshop 07/09/2010 Greg Charvat, a researcher at MIT’s Lincoln Laboratory, wrote in to share his old workshop, the Rad Lab: This workshop...
Arduino-enhanced pinewood derby car 07/09/2010 So, it was pinewood derby time for the Cub Scouts again. My son’s pack has a race for the adult...
A merit badge for making? 07/08/2010 Inventing involves finding technological solutions to real-world problems. Inventors understand the importance of inventing to society because they creatively think...
Why is Arduino a hit? 07/08/2010 This fascinating Gadget Lab post examines the Arduino phenomenon and compares it with more robust (but far less ubiquitous) alternative...
Hidden workbench 07/07/2010 Guillaume Trannoy’s workbench sits innocuously in the corner of his office, masquerading as a file cabinet. However, the front flips...
Receiving weather satellite transmissions 07/07/2010 Simon from Auckland, New Zealand, created his own station for receiving signals from weather satellites using a homemade antenna using...
Gestural interface via flamboyant glove 07/06/2010 MIT student Robert Wang and professor Jovan Popovic have come up with a neat project, creatively titled real-time hand-tracking with...
