Crochet Bicycle Skirt Guard
Lorna Watt of Knits for Life shared this attractive and effective Crochet Bicycle Skirt Guard.
Drones & Vehicles
MapperBot Charts a Simulated Asteroid at World Maker Faire
Gotham Laboratories will be at World Maker Faire next month to show off MapperBot, a drone that demonstrates mapping an asteroid with a plenoptic camera, which they have mounted on a quadcopter which will circumnavigate a 2-3 meter asteroid mockup and map the surface details in real time.
Crowdfunding Sympathy for the Scouts
In Ken’s column this week, he unveils the Boy Scouts/Hacker Scouts poll results, catches up with Pedalusion, gives the crowdfunding report, and more!
Bicycle-Powered Treehouse Elevator
Ethan Schlussler of Sandpoint, Idaho, built this clever bicycle-powered treehouse elevator to make it easier to reach his nearly 30-foot-high treehouse. “It was originally a 20-something speed bicycle, but first gear wasn’t slow enough, so I cut the large sprocket off the front, and welded it on the rear to get a lower gear. I also had to do away with the de-railers and make a new chain tensioner,” he writes.
DIY toy car Drone Featured at World Maker Faire
This toy car kit, which the creators call the RoboTech SuperCar, will be demonstrated at World Maker Faire next month. It’s Arduino powered with RGB LED headlights and tail lights, an ultrasonic sensor, and a 24-pin RC bus that interfaces with RasPi, Teensy, or any other microcontroller.
Browse the 650+ Maker-Made Exhibits at World Maker Faire New York
We’re a mere three weeks away from our fourth annual World Maker Faire New York, and there will be over 650 maker-made exhibits on display!
See AeroQuad at World Maker Faire
AeroQuad is a quadcopter project that freely shares its software and hardware, and is controlled by an Arduino Uno or Mega, or alternatively, AeroQuad’s STM32-based flight control board which packs a magnetometer, gyroscope and accelerometer.