Dangerous Fun with Super Capacitor Pyrotechnics
Getting into the 4th of July? Let’s check out the pyrotechnics that ultracapacitors can generate!
Technology
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.
RPi Chess Game Written in Assembly Language
Xu Ji, Bora Mollamustafaoglu, and Gun Pinyo wrote a chess game for the RPi in Assembly Language, without bothering to use an operating system!
Open Source Underwater Robots!
Eric Stackpole explains how OpenROV puts underwater exploration in the hands of anyone through an open source design and kit.
Inside the Art and Technology of Robot Combat League
Mark Setrakian’s presentation on the art and science behind Robot Combat League. See giant fighting robots go from concept to reality TV.
Projects With Ryan Slaugh: Robot Makeover Part 1
Bringing new life to old technology is challenging and a lot of fun. Keeping with the theme of robotics from the latest issue of MAKE I decided to redesign an old robot toy.