Versatile Lasercut Turtle Robot Platform
Doug Fennell of Horn Lake, Mississippi, just sent us a link to this good-looking two-wheeled coasterbot-style “puck” ‘bot chassis he designed to be laser-cut from 4mm acryli
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LED Shoe Clips Make Your Toes Twinkle
Twinkle toes! Make LED ruffles to customize your shoes in this CRAFT video. This easy soft circuit project can get you started in wearable electronics and even may help you find your way in a dark parking lot.
Video Interview with David Ten Have of Ponoko
David Ten Have from Ponoko visted the MAKE offices in Sebastopol, CA recently, and Dale Dougherty conducted this video interview. Ponoko accepts plans for 2D and 3D parts bundled with electronics and other products to bring access to hard-to-find tools to makers through the mail.
Turning a Tamiya Solar Car into a Steampunky Train
I was taken by your Tamiya nomination for The Makeys, as I had a ball making something quite different from one of their kits. I was driving to a hobby shop (no surprise there!) at lunch one day. When I pulled into the parking lot of the strip mall, I saw what looked to be an electric bug making large and speedy circles on the asphalt.
The Latest in Hobby Robotics 16
Do you know how to make a robot, and could you come up with 100 inspiring ideas for cool robot projects? In this weeks episode of The Latest in Hobby Robotics, Frits is taking up the challenge, starting out with the basics of robot building, and quickly moving on to something as cool as inventing […]
Make: Live 7/29/11 — Maker Faire Detroit (video)
Live from the The Henry Ford in Detroit, Make: Live episode 13 gives you a small taste of what you’ll find in the Motor City’s own incarnation of Maker Faire, the world’s largest DIY festival. In this highlight, Greg Gage from Backyard Brains demonstrates their SpikerBox kit, which lets you experiment with cockroach neurons. Becky […]
Video Snapshots from the Faire
For this weekend’s Maker Faire Detroit, one of our video producers, Nat Wilson-Heckathorn, is there shooting some of the salient sights and sounds. Here are a few videos posted this morning on our YouTube Channel.