Spaced Out with the Makers of the FFD Space Suit
An interview with Nik Moiseev and Ted Southern, the makers of the Final Frontier Design Third Generation space suit being developed for commercial space flights.
Month: February 2013
Boo the Dog Valentine Printables
Your last-minute Valentine’s Day card needs are now taken care of.
Network Enabled ShapeOko CNC Uses Raspberry Pi and Alamode
Kevin Osborn was tired of worrying about getting dust from his ShapeOko CNC mill into his computer. Using a Raspberry Pi and an AlaMode shield he can now send G-Code to the machine over his wireless network, leaving his computer clean and available for other tasks. According to Kevin, “this is of the simplest and most rewarding applications of AlaMode.”
MAKE Asks: Books that Inspire you to Make
MAKE Asks: is a weekly column where we ask you, our readers, for responses to maker-related questions. We hope the column sparks interesting conversation and is a way for us to get to know more about each other.
World’s Largest Rubik’s Cube Mosaic Uses 85,794 Cubes
Toronto-based CubeWorks Studio has set the record for “Largest Rubik’s Cube Mosaic Ever Created” by using 85,794 Rubik’s Cubes to recreate the skyline of Macau, China. The 13-foot-high, 200-foot-wide mural was installed in sections on the Macau waterfront in December. Here’s a time-lapse video showing the mural being assembled and unveiled:
Paper Craft Animation of a Water Cycle
Paper engineer Helen Friel created this remarkable paper craft stop motion animation of a water cycle, which takes place in a pop-up book, with collaborators Chris Turner and Jess Deacon.
Introducing Black Makers Month
Fortunately, I have a supportive family that helped me follow my dreams of becoming an engineer. Unfortunately for a lot of kids, they don’t have the kind of support network and opportunities that got me to where I am today. So last March I decided to do something more to help inspire these kids. First, I gave a TEDx talk on the topic. Then I began to collect profiles of black makers wherever I travelled with the hopes of giving kids heroes and role models. I’ve posted these profiles to a website “Black Makers.”