Skin Deep – Evolving InMoov’s Facial Expressions With AI
Now the open source humanoid InMoov can tell you how it’s feeling, just by changing the expression on its face.
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Open Sauce 3 – Rise of the Machines
Open Sauce 2025 took place at Maker Faire Bay Area’s old stomping ground in San Mateo. There were Youtubers, robots, and skeletons.
Will Robots Do What We Want?
Sure you can build your own humanoid robot. But how do we make sure AI always does what we want?
Made in SF – Manufacturing Electronics, Locally
Fortunately, every step of the electronics manufacturing chain is becoming more maker- and small-scale-manufacturer-friendly.
Creative Cutlery
Karina Olsen welds incredible animals, real and mythical, out of old silverware.
From WonderLab to Kickstarter: The Small World of Garner Holt’s Animatronic Songbird Kit
Just over a year ago, during the grand opening of WonderLab at Give Kids The World Village, Dale and I first saw an interactive fabrication and robotics activity that would later become the Garner Holt Animatronic Songbird Mini STEAM Build Kit. Last week, I stumbled across this hands-on robotics project on Kickstarter. Then the communication […]
Compass CNC Heads Forward
Compass CNC is finally ready to launch V1.0 of their 3D-printed open source handheld CNC router.
