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Make at The Last HOPE

Make at The Last HOPE

Make attended The Last HOPE in NYC this past weekend. I really should call it the most recent HOPE, since the name is a bit deceiving. The Next HOPE is already planned for 2010 and it should be just as interesting as the The Last HOPE. I managed to take a few pictures, but most […]

Pull-Tab Crochet Top

CRAFT reader Marcela sent this one into us. She was inspired by our soda pull tab crochet project in CRAFT: 03 by the Escama designers and made this crochet pull tab top. Great work! From the pages of CRAFT: 03: “Pull-Tab Crochet,” by the designers of Escama, pgs 118-119. Preview the article now in our […]

Build a PICAXE robot rover

Build a PICAXE robot rover

This robot was built using the PICAXE controller and has a homebrew line sensor that uses light dependent resistors (LDRs) to find its way. The custom PICAXE board included an L293 driver chip and ran from battery power. Check out the link for details on the board and integration into the LEGO Mindstorms setup. PICAXE […]