In the Maker Shed: Big Bad Beetlebot Kit
Are you looking for a great kit to introduce your children to making? The BeetleBot, available in the Maker Shed, is a simple kit to make a quick and basic obstacle-avoiding robot – no soldering required!
Are you looking for a great kit to introduce your children to making? The BeetleBot, available in the Maker Shed, is a simple kit to make a quick and basic obstacle-avoiding robot – no soldering required!
My daughter Jane told me she wanted to build something “electronic,” and luckily, I had a sample of the Solder: Time kit. It looked like a fun thing to make, and it turned to be so.
DSO Nano v2.0, from the Maker Shed, is a Digital Storage Oscilloscope designed for basic electronic engineering tasks. The DSO features an ARM Cortex™-M3 32 bit platform which provides basic waveform monitoring.
“Now I’m having trouble sleeping at night as I lie there thinking of all of the cool things I can build.”
If you haven’t visited the Maker Shed for a while, you’re in for a surprise! We’ve been working hard to make the site better looking and to improve your shopping experience.
Do you want to incorporate bio-feedback into your next project? The Pulse Sensor, available in the Maker Shed, measures subtle changes in light from expansion of the capillary blood vessels to sense your heartbeat.
Did you forget about Valentine’s Day (like I did) and need a gift for that special someone? Here are some great ideas from the “Geek Chic” category of the Maker Shed!