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MakerBeam begins to release specs

MakerBeam begins to release specs

06/22/2010

MakerBeam, the open-source building set that got its start thanks to 132 Kickstarter patrons donating almost $18K, has released its...

Eric von Hippel on Lego hackers

06/21/2010

Eric von Hippel raps about the Lego Group prospering by embracing hackers. It’s a great lecture on companies tapping into...

Raven 1, drone 0

06/21/2010

Found on DIY Drones, this excellent video shows the dangers of sending your drone into a bird’s turf!

Make: Day aftermath

Make: Day aftermath

06/20/2010

I just got back from the Science Museum of Minnesota where the second Make: Day has concluded. Make: Day is...

See “Containment” at Brickworld

See “Containment” at Brickworld

06/20/2010

This fantastically detailed science fiction Lego model, Containment, was created by Nannan Zhang of The Brothers Brick along with his...

Sid Barnett’s Machine Shop

Sid Barnett’s Machine Shop

06/19/2010

Patrick Parrish was vacationing in North Carolina when he spotted this long-abandoned yet fully stocked machine shop: It looked like...

Bicycle monowheel

Bicycle monowheel

06/18/2010

Earlier this week I posed bike hacker Pater Wagner’s uni/bicycle. Earlier this month we featured his monster bike. Now it’s...

Self-playing musical instruments

Self-playing musical instruments

06/18/2010

These MIDI & Arduino-driven musical instruments — a violin and a glockenspiel(?) — were created by Spanish artist Joan Vallvé...

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Escape to an island of imagination + innovation as Maker Faire Bay Area returns for its 16th iteration!

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