Kinect-Controlled Skateboard 01/19/2012 This longboard features a tablet computer, Kinect, and 800-watt electric motor, and reaches a max speed of 32 MPH. Chaotic...
Plotter-Style Painting Machine 01/19/2012 Lithuanian artist Gintautas Velykis creates art with the help of an algorithmic painting robot that lays down layer after layer...
Hackerspace Happenings: Hackerspace Symposium in Berlin 01/17/2012 Are you a hackerspace member with an event you’d like to publicize? Send it to johnb@makezine.com or tweet me at...
Pythagoras, a Delta Robot That Draws 01/17/2012 I got a fever, and the only prescription is more drawbots. Georgia Tech student Aaron Fan sent in his great...
Nebulophone With Custom Housing 01/16/2012 Michael Cochrane of London, the UK, built a nebulophone, a cool synthesizer sold by Bleep Labs. I got my Nebulophone...
Replica HALO First Aid Kit Actually Is One 01/16/2012 Shawn Thorsson’s HALO First Aid Kit is cooler than merely a replica — it actually serves as a first aid...
JWZ’s Arduino-Based Curtain Automation 01/13/2012 Jamie Zawinski built a command line interface for controlling the curtains in his apartment: My apartment has a 16′ wide...
CNCing a Hackerspace Passport Stamp 01/13/2012 Like many hackerspaces, Watertown, Connecticut’s CT Hackerspace has adopted the hackerspace passport as a way of creating a record of...
EMSL on the Zener Diode 01/12/2012 I loved reading Windell Oskay’s Zener diode tutorial. It’s fascinating stuff and Windell describes the technology in his usual easy-to-understand...
Adafruit’s Arduino Factory Tour 01/12/2012 If you’re interested in how Arduino assembles their boards, be sure to check out Phil & Limor’s shots of their...
