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The Walking box robot

The Walking box robot

Ryan writes – “In robotics, there is always a need to control motors. One of the simplest source of mechanical power is a servo. However, if you’ve ever programmed a microcontroller to run a servo, you probably know that anything beyond a couple channels is not the most trivial thing to do. Doing it on […]

The first disposable camera

The first disposable camera

From Mechanix Illustrated 1949, the first disposable camera – “How often have you arrived at a scenic beauty spot without your camera? A. D. Weir got caught on this pictorial limb so many times that he decided to do something about it.” – Link. Related (modern disposable camera projects): MAKE AUDIO SHOW: Hacking disposable digital […]

Maker Faire Movies

David has the details on our MAKE Faire movies! – “The Maker Faire is coming up on April 22-23 at the San Mateo Fairgrounds. If you have a project you’d like to show off but can’t make it to the event, the MAKE: Movies film festival is a great way to be part of the […]