Wish there were an easier way attach an Arduino to a breadboard? The Boarduino, from the Maker Shed, makes it easy! The low cost and small size makes it perfect for embedding into your projects. Full Arduino compatibility lets you use the latest IDE and code.
This crane uses HT Flexinol actuator wire to flap (or more accurately, curl) its wings when the circuit is closed. Created by Jie Qi of MIT’s Hi-Low Tech group. Electronic Origami Flapping Crane via openMaterials.
Check out this week’s highlights from the MAKE Flickr pool! My personal favorite comes from user maushammer, who photographed the scariest NFPA diamond I’ve ever seen at the Boulder Hazardous Materials Management Facility.
Tim Goddard used Lego to masterfully recreate NASA’s Curiosity rover. Towards the end of 2011 NASA’s latest rover will be launched towards Mars. If all goes according to plan it will land in August 2012. This model is of the Curiosity rover as it will appear on the Martian surface; you can see the six […]
If you like having lots of bells and whistles attached to your computer, we’ve got you at least partially covered here. Using a microcontroller and a homemade solenoid inside a desk bell, Instructables user Meseta walks you through how to create a USB-based dinging notification system. The bell can be used to notify you of […]
Limor was getting ready for the electronics show and tell tonight and Google suspended her profile. For “violating Google’s Community Standards” – Here’s a note from her… Google suspended my Limor Fried “Ladyada” Google+ profile, no show-and-tell tonight… It’s my real name, a picture of me – my posts and my nickname. I made sure […]
This little guy is awesome. Look at him go! From Sandia National Labs…
