Point the Way to the International Space Station with This DIY Orbit Tracker
To keep tabs on the International Space Station’s orbital position, Grady Hillhouse shows how he created a an automated tracker.
Other Boards
Development boards are perfect for empowering makers to easily get up and running on their projects, as they provide all the necessary tools and resources needed for quickly getting started with any given task. For those new to the maker world or experienced developers wanting an update on all that’s available out there right now, we have created this blog post collection in order to highlight amazing development boards with tips, tricks, and tutorials.
The BeagleBone Green Begins Shipping This Week
Introduced back in May, the BeagleBone Green is finally hitting the market over at Seeed Studio.
Homemade X-Ray Inspector Reveals PCB Secrets
Hardware hacker John McMaster built his own x-ray machine in order to get a closer look at the details of printed circuit boards.
Salvius: A Humanoid Robot Born from a Junkyard
These days you can find and buy your very own robot from any number of companies (ROBOTIS, KumoTek, Honda, etc.). However, they can cost in excess of $12,000 or more and typically rely on specialized software to function. Back when I was a kid, 20 years ago, my friends and I would try to build our own […]
GrowBox IoTs Your Plants From Seed to Fruit in One App Flat
After winning first place at the Intel-Cornell Cup last month, the GrowBox team have hit the road and are now exhibiting at the first annual National Maker Faire in Washington, D.C. Powered by the Intel Edison, custom PCBs, and a smartphone app, this self-contained “in-home plant growing system” allows you to monitor and control the […]
Watch a DJ Control a Tesla Coil With His Turntable
It doesn’t get much better than the world renowned DJ Qbert scratching insanely fast, except when every scratch is not just expressed as sound, but also sparks off of a tesla coil. That’s exactly what took place during Maker Faire Bay Area when DJ Qbert took to the stage to close the event. Turntables are […]
Announcing the New Beaglebone Green
We talk to Jason Krinder about the new Beaglebone board, the Beaglebone Green from Seeed Studio.