Review: X-Carve’s Features and Community Offer a Great Entry Point for CNC Routing
Inventables’ new machine, the X-Carve, is the gateway drug to subtractive manufacturing. The machine is very user-friendly.
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Westerner Builds iPhone from Parts in the Shenzhen, China Marketplace
Can a relative newbie build his own cellphone from parts he buys in the Huaqiangbei markets?
Leaping Robot Inspired by Bush Babies and Parkour
Introducing a tiny robot that can leap tall buildings at a single bound… or it will soon.
Maker Pro News: A Physical Bitcoin Wallet, an Artificial Pancreas, and More
Startup Ledger wants to put Bitcoin in your pocket with a USB stick-sized device, plus the latest news for professional makers.
A Galloping Horse Inspired These Lego Mindstorms Trotbots
Instructions for two walkers designed to handle the weight of the EV3 brick: Klann’s robust Mechanical Spider and TrotBot Ver 2.
This Week in Making: ChickTech Meetup, Dark Souls Props, and Robotic Arms
This Week in Making saw the reveal of the Two Bit Circus Foundation, hand-made Dark Souls rings, some new crowd funding campaigns, and more.
The Sad Story of Walter, the Retired Industrial Arm
Walter, an older 6-axis robot who bears the distinctive 50s style of the former German Democratic Republic, has a sad story.
