Fotokite Phi: A Leashed Drone for Easy Aerial Video
The Fotokite Phi is a leashed drone that allows anyone to easily capture HD GoPro video from the air without a remote control.
Drones & Vehicles
Building a Traditional Kayak with Polyester Skin and Plywood
Maker Trevor Akin has been building boats for himself for years. Now with the “Kidyak” he’s built a child-sized, skin-on-frame kayak for his daughter.
Block the Car Door Relay Hack with a Faraday Cage
Is your car door safe from electronic hackers? Read on to understand how the malicious hack works — and how to protect your ride.
Driving an RC Car with Arduino and a USB Racing Wheel
In this cool project, Mate Marschalko connects a USB racing wheel to a web browser running the HTML5 Gamepad API to wirelessly drive an RC car. This will likely go over the heads of anyone who doesn’t know JavaScript programming [raises own hand], but it doesn’t actually look too hard to do, if you basically […]
Check Out These 5 Racetracks from the Motor City Maker Faire
The Motor City Maker Faire had 5 different race tracks to see. This included drones and the hugely popular Power Racing Series.
Watch: Haunting Video Points Out the Darker Side of Drones
Jonathan Moore’s art installation is an autonomous mechanical contraption that operates based on updates on U.S. military drone strikes.
Impressive Star Wars X-Wing Foam Drone
Master drone maker Olivier C makes a quadcopter version of the Incom T-70 X-Wing from the forthcoming Star Wars film.