Prototyping a Raspberry Pi Home Cooling System
Ignacio Abel shows how he’s using Raspberry Pi to prototype a nighttime home cooling system.
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Arduino Announces Two new Boards: Galileo and TRE
Just before the launch of Maker Faire Rome, the Arduino team made a big splash by announcing two new Linux boards, each in collaboration with a different semiconductor company: Intel and Texas Instruments.
Eight Hacks from Breaking Bad
Being a scientist, Walter White of Breaking Bad is no stranger to the old fashioned hack. Here are some ones we like.
Drone Conference Comes to NYC
Next week, the first Drone & Aerial Robotics Conference (DARC) will be held in New York City from Oct. 11-13. The agenda is packed full of interesting speakers and panel discussions, demonstrations, and networking opportunities
Urban Sensor Hacks – the Road So Far
We are deep into week two of our Urban Sensor Hacks series of live hangouts with Master Makers who are doing amazing things in environmental data collection using off-the-shelf and open source technology.
Spikenzie Labs at Maker Faire Bay Area
At Maker Faire Bay Area I took some time to jam out with the folks from Spikenzie.
Project Open Hand: Building a Low Cost Robotic Prosthetic Hand
One of the most exciting developments to emerge out of the maker community is the growth of robotic prosthetics. Robots that play games, throw balls, and follow lines around a room are neat, but it’s great to see the development of robots that do something useful, like improving the lives of people who’ve lost their hands.