Lego Automatic Beam Sorter
Akiyuki’s sleek sorting machine sorts by beam length and can sort 40 pieces per minute, all using only a single motor!
Technology
Audio Hacker Shield
Nootropic Design (creators of the Defusable Clock kit) are bringing the “noisy stuff” with the Audio Hacker Shield.
Maker Camp Campers Get Busy With Projects
All systems are go here at Maker Camp HQ. We kick off six weeks of projets and fun this Monday, July 8 on Google+. But the lively community of young makers on the Maker Camp community isn’t waiting until Monday to start making. The number of projects posted to the page grows by the hours. Here are a handful of projects that caught my eye.
The Raspberry Rover
The Raspberry Rover is a small RC car with a Raspberry Pi for a brain. It is controlled over a Wi-Fi network through a TCP/IP socket, and streams back live video from an on-board webcam. It even sports ‘Night Vision’ for navigation in the dark.
Dangerous Fun with Super Capacitor Pyrotechnics
Getting into the 4th of July? Let’s check out the pyrotechnics that ultracapacitors can generate!
Why Microsoft’s 3D Printing Rocks
Microsoft has just made its mark on 3D printing with its announcement of built-in support for 3D printing in Windows 8.1. Now I don’t usually do blog posts like this where I pretend to keep up with news, but I see nothing but hollow rehashes (actual headline: “Microsoft Moves to Simplify 3-D Printing”) and vaguely 3D printing related filler on the tech pop media about this story.
Maker Faire Rome Tours the Arduino Factory in Ivrea
The Maker Faire Rome crew got a chance to watch the boards being produced. I’d love to check it out in person some day! I really like the interview with Davide Gomba, who does a great job of explaining the Arduino movement and the Maker movement as well.
