Projects With Ryan Slaugh: Robot Redo Part 2
Here it is, part 2 of the robot redo! In this video we finish the design and build the final robot. The video will show the highlights of the entire process.
Technology
Math Mondays Goes to Bridges
Last weekend, the Math Mondays crew traveled to Enschede, The Netherlands, to attend the annual Bridges conference. If you’re a serious math maker and don’t know about Bridges, you should. It’s a meeting that draws 200-400 people, all focused on the connections between mathematics and art, and the folks there create some seriously amazing objects that are often stunningly beautiful and which subsume often deep and surprising mathematical themes. Over the next several weeks Math Mondays will present a travelogue of sorts of the incredible objects — and people — you can encounter at Bridges.
Build Your Own Relay-Triggered Power Cord
Ryan Edwards of Sparky’s Widgets shot this YouTube video showing how to build a DIY version of the PowerSwitch Tail that can switch up to 120VAC/12A.
Lego Mindstorms EV3 Unboxing Video
This video by EV3 developer Laurens Valk shows you what you get in the box. The word on the street is that the Technic parts are mostly the same as previous sets, with the EV3 microcontroller brick showing the most changes.
Component of the Month: The Transistor
Each month this year, we’re exploring a different electronic component, delving into what it is, how it works, and how you use it in projects. Last month we covered capacitors, and before that we looked at LEDs and diodes. This month we examine tranistors!
3DP Shootout Team: Who are 3D Printers For?
This weekend 21 new 3D printers are showing their stuff in MAKE’s second annual 3D Printer Shootout. So who’s going to buy these things, anyway?
Awesome Photo of an Orange-Slice Battery
Caleb Charland’s awesome photo of his orange-cell battery was taken with a 14-hour exposure.
