Delightful DARwin Mini Humanoids
The DARwin Mini is an adorable $499 humanoid robot from Robotis that can dance, fight and just generally be awesome. It’s now available in now in the Maker Shed and at Maker Faire Bay Area this weekend.
Digital Fabrication
Digital fabrication tools have revolutionized the way designers, engineers, and artisans express their creativity. With the right resources, you can learn to use these powerful instruments in no time! Whether it’s 3D printing or laser cutting that interests you, these articles will provide useful tutorials and inspiration for makers of all levels. Discover how digital fabrication can open up new possibilities so that your craftsmanship is truly extraordinary!
You Wouldn’t 3D Print A Car — Until Now
Come on down to Maker Faire Bay Area to see Michael Curry’s 3D printed, 70 pound, giant RC vehicle. This monster took over 5 months to fabricate in PLA at Kansas City’s Hammerspace on two MakerBot Replicator 2.
Kids, Engineering, and the Citizens of City X
The City X Project teaches problem solving using 3D printing by way of a fictional city on a distant planet.
A Shapeoko for Every State
Inventables’ Zach Kaplan is on hand at MakerCon to announce a program to bring their Shapeoko CNC mill to maker communities in all 50 states in the US.
Another Path to 3D: ShopBot Tools Expands its Handibot CNC Unit
A year ago, ShopBot introduced a Handibot, a portable CNC tool. They also adopted an open philosophy that invited users to help push the new tool in new directions. This year, the ShopBot team brought the Handibot to MakerCon with two new accessories: a rotary tool and a five-access tool. Both tools push the CNC […]
Making Toys With Modio at MakerCon
I love toys. Who doesn’t? That might be why there has been a non-stop crowd around a little display full of custom action figures. We got to get a quick rundown of the Modio application to see what is going on. In short, Modio is a tool for building custom 3D printed action figures. When […]
Printrbot Reveals CNC Router
In a session at MakerCon, Printrbot’s Brook Drumm demoed a new CNC router the company expects to release in the fall.