Arduino makes a return to their breadboard-friendly Nano line with the cheap, basic, Arduino Nano Every. Countless makers have put together their first electronics with this boardโs larger cousin, the Arduino Uno, as the brains of their project. The Nano is a similar board: It will wire a few parts together, accept your programs to […]
Makers usually love Halloween. What’s not to love? Spooky images, fantastic costumes, frolicking in the chilly fall dusk. It really is a wonderful holiday. However, many of us just have so much going on, we can’t celebrate to the extent we’d like. Maybe you live in a dorm, maybe you’ve been too busy to build […]
Hereโs a fun and easy action game: the Spin โN Spill Balancing Bot. Stack the gears onto the tippy balancing robot โ but be careful! If you cause him to drop or spill, you lose! This game is easy to make, especially if you have access to a laser cutter. 1/8″ MDF is a good […]
Sometimes a collection of parts just comes together perfectly. I’m not sure what I find so captivating about this tiny cauldron from Adafruit, but it really struck me as fantastic. I’ve seen so many boiling cauldrons around Halloween, but the bluetooth connectivity and 3d prints being perfectly fit to a circuit playground makes this a […]
A Cold junction In 1798, Jean Charles Athanase Peltier was just 13 years old and although he came from a poorly educated family in rural France, people already were beginning to notice the youngsterโs intellectual talents. Besides being an avid reader of nearly any book he could get hold of, Peltier showed an aptitude for […]
Paul from Litiholo wrote us to show off a little project they’re doing for Halloween. They’ve made this little spooky skeleton hologram in a casket that flashes to life when someone hits the doorbell. Look, we know that this is pretty much just an ad for their DIY hologram kits, but we were passing this […]
Upcycle a TV satellite dish and give back to nature
