Technology

How It’s Made: A Wooden Reciprocating Rack and Pinion

What is a reciprocating rack and pinion? It’s a geared mechanism that turns rotary movement into linear movement.

Crappy robot maker, techno-humorist, and all-around awesome human Simone Giertz builds a popcorn helmet with Adam Savage.

Wanna play with some robots? Come closer… let me tell you about Let’s Robots. It’s cool. You’ll be into it.

With virtual reality you can really get wild with your game interfaces. Spaceship control panels? Easy. An actual parachute harness? Awesome.

Teaching kids to code doesn’t have to be a daunting task. There’s many resources available to help you out.

Check out these awesome drawbot projects for creating your own robo-Picassos.

America’s Greatest Makers premieres tonight! Watch as 24 teams of Makers compete for a huge cash prize.

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