CuteUino, a Stackable and Tiny Arduino
Fran Blanche’s CuteUino Arduino spinoff is just 20mm (0.78″) square, and can have other modules stacked on top like a USB interface board. Also check out her Fretboard Shredcam project. [via Embedded Projects]
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Welcome — Join the Robot Uprising
This is MAKE’s third issue featuring robots, after Volume 06 in 2006 and Volume 27 in 2011. So, what’s changed in robots in that span of time from a maker’s perspective?
The Accidental Maker
A pursuit of bandit gold leads to a different kind of treasure.
Let the RoboGames Begin
The 10th annual RoboGames, the “Olympics of Robotics,” comes to the San Mateo County Expo Center April 19-21. With over 50 events (everything from sumo wrestling, robot combat, fire-fighting, and ribbon climbing) and hundreds of different bots, there’s no better way to satisfy your love of robotics. Buy tickets before April 14th with coupon code “Maker” to get 20 percent off.
Prototyping Systems for Robotics
A bot-builder’s guide to bits and pieces.
Making Trouble — Soft Robots
Otherlab is building robots you can ride, arm wrestle, or hug.
Made On Earth — Playing with Firewall
Michael Allison and Aaron Sherwood are both musicians and performance artists who partnered up to create Firewall, an interactive performance object that’s made of a piece of spandex stretched across a large frame.
