LittleBits, Backyard Brains, MakerBot at TED
At the TED2012 Conference with Ayah Bdeir of littleBits, Gregory Gage of Backyard Brains, and Bre Pettis of MakerBot Industries
Kits
In the Maker Shed: Getting Started with Arduino Kit
Are you interested in learning more about Arduino but don’t know where to begin? Check out the Getting Started with Arduino Kit available in the Maker Shed! This popular kit includes everything you need to form a solid foundation with the Arduino microcontroller.
In the Maker Shed: E-Textiles Bundle
Do you want to get into E-textiles but need somewhere to begin? This E-textiles bundle, available in the Maker Shed, is the perfect way to get everything you need to get started all at once.
Peggy 2 + Ribbon Cables + LEDs = Fun Ceilings!
I spotted this fancy ceiling illumination in the Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh while there for the Pittsburgh Mini Maker Faire. The LEDs are connected to ribbon cables that attach to an EMSL Peggy 2 Kit similar to the one we sell in the Maker Shed
Make: Projects – Tiny Wanderer Bump Sensor and “Moth” Behavior
Two Make: Projects teach the Tiny Wanderer robot (from MAKE Volume 29) new tricks: Bump sensor navigation and light-avoiding “Moth” behavior.
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!
Fun Beginner’s Electronic Project – The Solder: Time LED Watch
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.