The Walter II Robot is a Machinist’s Masterpiece
Walter II the robot is a masterpiece of machining built by Chris the Carpenter of Rocket Brand Studios and Let’s Make Robots. http://rocketbrandstudios.com
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Your Projects: Four Awesome Projects Shared by MAKE Readers
“Your Projects” is a column that features some of the awesome creations our readers have been making. These projects from our readers come from the MAKE Google+ Community and beyond.
MapperBot Charts a Simulated Asteroid at World Maker Faire
Gotham Laboratories will be at World Maker Faire next month to show off MapperBot, a drone that demonstrates mapping an asteroid with a plenoptic camera, which they have mounted on a quadcopter which will circumnavigate a 2-3 meter asteroid mockup and map the surface details in real time.
DIY PCB Using Parchment Paper
How to use parchment paper and a laminator to make high quality PCB’s.
MAKE Asks: What do we Call all These Boards?
Embedded system, microcontroller, computer-on-a-chip? What should we call these awesome gadgets, anyway?
Concerto for Robots
Ricardo Cid’s singular vision is brought to life through a kinetic sculpture where geometric robotic forms dance to music with movement choreographed in computer code. http://blacklabelrobot.com/
DIY toy car Drone Featured at World Maker Faire
This toy car kit, which the creators call the RoboTech SuperCar, will be demonstrated at World Maker Faire next month. It’s Arduino powered with RGB LED headlights and tail lights, an ultrasonic sensor, and a 24-pin RC bus that interfaces with RasPi, Teensy, or any other microcontroller.