Projects with Ryan Slaugh: Building a Raspberry Pi Pinewood Derby Race System
Raspberry Pi and Raspberry Pi Alamode join forces to control a Pinewood Derby race track.
Arduino
As the preeminent tool for makers, Arduino is a versatile platform that covers almost every type of creative making. With its simple-to-use coding language and fun programming concepts, Arduino enables users to create modern electronics with ease. From beginner level projects like flashing LED lights to more advanced builds such as interactive robots, there are an endless number of possibilities when it comes to building projects with Arduino. Whether you are new or an experienced builder in search of fresh ideas, these posts will provide interesting Arduino tutorials and unique ideas that may spark your creativity and motivate you take on any type of maker project!
OpenKnit: An Open Source Knitting Machine
Makers create an open-source, low cost , digital fabrication tool that creates bespoke clothing from digital files.
Binary Love Clock
I combined a strip of WS2812B addressable RGB LEDs with an Arduino, a real-time clock and a beautiful heart-shaped boutique paper box to make an ornament for my wonderful Valentine. It displays the time, in seconds, in binary, since we met… (of course, it’s slightly approximate — I forget the precise second we met, but I think I know to within about 30 minutes!)
My First Original Arduino Project: What I Learned About Learning
This post is really an op-ed written for those of you who, like myself, are new to making and are just getting into project building with Arduino. You might be a little overwhelmed. You might think you can’t learn this stuff. I assume I am not alone when I say I am relatively new to the […]
The Lego Standard: Combining Building Sets to Make Better Projects
The popularity of Lego has spawned a flood of third-party products that tie into the Lego ecosystem. The latest is Technic-compatible Makeblock beams.
Tools on Display at Kickstarter
The only thing I like better than creating my own tools is helping someone else do the same. These four recent Kickstarter projects interested me because to a great degree they’re tools–helping you do things better.
Intel Galileo Available in the Maker Shed (Quantities Limited)
The Maker Shed has just received a limited quantity of Intel’s X86 based microcontroller, the Galileo. Designed in collaboration with the Arduino team, the Galileo is compatible with Arduino sketches and R3 compatible shields. Get yours now before they’re gone!
