When the fourth and final season of Battlestar Galactica began back in the spring, we asked you to design your own Cylons. We didn’t mind if you created centurions, raiders, skin jobs or something new entirely. Well, did we ever get what we asked for — fans from all over the country sent in everything […]
[One of Pete Marchetto’s robot projects, from the dorkbot-psu Flickr Pool] Dorkbot-psu is holding their next meeting on September 3rd and is trying to get some idea of how many people will be attending. Overlord Pete Marchetto writes: dorkbot-psu meeting: Sept. 3rd, 6-9p, State College, PA We are a chapter of dorkbot, an international organization […]
Luke will be writing about the Austin maker scene, Maker Faire Austin and other interesting things… Luke Iseman lives and makes in Austin, Texas. Having escaped from his cubicle just in time to maintain a bit of creativity, he works on assorted projects all day and drives a bicycle taxi by night (really). His favorite […]
Hi Crafters! I’m excited to announce we have a new CRAFT blogger, Rachel Hobson, an Austin crafter joining us for the next few months here on CRAFT to blog all things crafty for Maker Faire Austin! You probably already know Rachel from her fabulous blog, Average Jane Crafter. Here’s a bit more about Rachel in […]
Ambatalia Fabrics is now The Fabric Society and is looking for interns in their Mill Valley shop. (Pictured above is Ashley at her exhibit at the shop last fall.) Ashley writes: Ambatalia Fabrics is transforming into a creative resource center for sustainable textiles under art direction of Ashley Helvey and is currently looking for artists […]
Our pal I-Wei Huang, of Crabfu Steamworks, has issued a challenge on the Trossen Robotics Forums. It’s a contest, judged my I-Wei, to find the most “characterful” robot. He writes: To bring a bunch of hardware the illusion of life and character. This is NOT about AI or fancy software or hardware. It’s not to […]
If you’re in, around, or looking for an excuse to visit the Austin area, here it is: people doing strange things with electricity with Tex-Mex. image courtesy Douglas Filiak Dorkbot Austin is now seeking makers to present at our monthly meetings. Past presenters have included: ArcAttack! and their Singing Tesla Coils The Robot Group’s Mechanical […]
