Automate Your Workshop Dust Collection With An Arduino
turn your arduino into a smart switch to automate tasks in the shop
Blog
How a Young Maker Helped Make Barbie More Inclusive
At 13, Jordan Reeves’ Maker cred is already impressive. She created her own 3D-printed, unicorn horn-shaped, glitter-shooting prosthetic that fits her left arm, which ends just above the elbow. Her Unicorn Project inspired Jordan and her mom Jen to start a non-profit, Born Just Right, to help other kids with limb differences learn to improve […]
Leadership and Maker Learning: A Conversation With Pam Moran and Ira Socol
We spoke with two giants in maker learning and progressive education: Dr. Pam Moran and Ira Socol about what it takes to bring making into the school curriculum.
E3D Launches New 3D Printing Slicer
In the world of 3D printing, slicers – the software that rips your models into layers and tells your printer how to lay them – are a hot topic. Gurus will contest not only their optimal settings but the pros and cons of how each individual slicer approaches those tasks. E3D, the popular hot-end manufacturer […]
Get More Projects Done With These 3 Tips
The tech world needs creative risk takers like makers. A lot of companies don’t know how to develop the mindset of “I’ll try it” in their people. That’s what innovation is really. All the maker movement is doing is helping people develop their own sense of experimentation. —Dale Dougherty, founder of Make: magazine and Maker […]
Arduino v Raspberry Pi: Battle of the eTitans
The annual Humble deal featuring our amazing collection of Arduino and Raspberry Pi ebooks is upon us once again, running from today through Monday, March 4. You can snap up over $300 of Make:’s best wisdom on the subject of microcontrollers for as little as $15. It’s emphatically in your best interest to check it […]
Cool Crowdfunding: Wooden Globes, Expressive Robots, And Learning
We receive so many pitches for crowdfunding projects. They pour into our inbox daily. Since crowdfunding is a bit of a gamble, it is always kind of hard to determine just how to write about these projects, considering that many of them may not ever deliver. Cool Crowdfunding is our way of sharing some of […]