I caught this photo of a rocking bike, taken by Flickr user PavelM, over on Bike Hacks. It appears to be from last year’s design event in Prague called Designblok. This is so much more relevant than a rocking horse, and I’d be in my garage making one for my kids if I knew how […]
Well Happy Pi Day to you! This little video came to me a few years ago via two alumni of my high school technology and engineering program. Math geekery made fun! The Math Forum at Drexel has some good Pi Day activities. if you are looking for some classroom resources for Pi Day, you might […]
MAKE subscriber Dan Wagoner sent us this digital gear indicator project he spotted on the Arduino forums – I did this as a practice project for building a gear indicator for my motorcycle. The idea is that by monitoring the revolution speed of the rear wheel and of the driving pedal I can calculate which […]
We’ve posted about artist Lockwasher’s awesome robots and rayguns and other items made from found objects. Here are some pics from his Motor Art collection. Motor Art [via Low-Tech Magazine]
One of the coolest things at Maker Faire each year is the local rocketry groups who display their best rockets and swap stories with attendees. We wanted that same opportunity at Make: Day, and that’s why we’re happy to welcome Tripoli MN! Photos by Todd Schweim The members of Tripoli MN will have a bunch […]
From MAKE subscriber Justin Shaw comes the UberLight – a dual LED matrix bicycle turn signal an brake light. An interesting design using accelerometer to determine braking, plus basic switches for indicating turns. The project uses an Arduino in combination with a couple of serial-controlled red/green matrices. Riding with this setup should get some much-needed […]
MAKE Flickr pool member Whymcycles has contributed a great Meatricity powered Christmas tree build. Colin pedals my Dad’s ’75 Schwinn Exceriser stationary bike..30,000+ miles, with a fixed magnet electric motor rubbing on the wheel.’ All sizes’ will show the simple clamp set up to hold the motor and the device itself to the fork leg. […]
