Make Faire Rome: Meet More Makers
The line-up of makers at Rome’s first-ever Maker Faire (Oct. 3-6) is impressive. Here’s a look at some of who and what is on tap for the pan-European fair this fall.
Technology
Personal Space Defender
Instructables user Grissini created this formal fashion accessory for the personal space conscious, which flashes when someone gets too close for too long.
Recycled Energy: Ambient Backscatter Allows Wireless Communications with no Batteries
A team at the University of Washington has just come up with something that could become the next big thing for the Internet of Things. They’re using existing TV and cellular transmissions—ambient RF energy that’s in the air around already—both as a communication medium, and as a source of power.
RobotGrrl Offering Tentacle Bot Kits
Maker Faire staple Erin “RobotGrrl” Kennedy has a sweet new kit, called Botbait. It’s a servo-controlled tentacle equipped with RGB LEDs, and the whole thing is laser-cut, 3D printed, and molded out of Sugru. Currently she’s offering a kit of just the tentacle pieces, a kit with electronics, and a pre-assembled and customized tentacle.
Maker Hangar Episode 11: Installing Electronics
Maker Hangar is a 15-part video series by Lucas Weakley. In Episode 11 of Maker Hangar (the third episode in building the Maker Trainer) Lucas Weakley shows us how to install all the servos, the motor, the receiver, and rout all the wires in the Maker Trainer. These next steps require a bit of patience […]
Makers Steer Project Aura Toward the Marketplace
Project Aura is a smart bike safety lighting system that creates POV light stripes on the wheels that change color depending on the bike’s speed.
How did They Make That Huge Comic-Con Robot?
How did they build that cool cosplay robot that looks like a RoboCop robot villain?
