Photography by Jérôme Demers Ultra-simple bugbot navigates obstacles with feelers and switches. By Jérôme Demers The Beetlebot is a very simple little robot that avoids obstacles on the floor without using any silicon chip — not even an op-amp, and certainly nothing programmable. Two motors propel the bugbot forward, and when one of its feelers […]
Photograph by Gabriela Hasbun PAPER, TAPE, COMPRESSED AIR … LIFT-OFF! Blow your friends away as you send this 25-cent rocket hundreds of feet in the air. You can build this easy launcher and rocket with common hardware store items in an afternoon. All the parts for this simple but impressive air rocket and launcher are […]
There’s still time to start making or just watch this week’s Weekend Project: USBattery. You can view the video here, grab the PDF here and subscribe in iTunes to get all our Weekend Projects and PDFs delivered each week.
Check out this photo set outlining the creation of this zombie Barbie. Via Buzzfeed. More: Barbie Jewelry by Margaux Lange My Hair Barbie Ex-Barbie Pincushion
A story in Christian Science Monitor features Oakland, CA teenagers who are remaking ordinary bicycles and turning them into something colorful and cool. His name is Tyrone Stevenson, though most know him by his nickname, “Baby Champ.” He is, everyone agrees, the Scraper Bike King. He wants to change the rough, violent world that he […]
This week I made the tinyCylon kit from the Maker Shed. It’s a fun little project that has a lot of cool light patterns programmed onto the chip. You can purchase a tinyCylon kit in the Maker Shed. Suscribe to the MAKE podcast | Download for iTunes What you need: tinyCylon kit – Available in […]
Artists Ryan Berkley and Wesley Younie of Portland will be among those on exhibit at Tinklark gallery December 13 through January 10, 2009. The opening for the exhibit is tonight at the Hollywood gallery, and will include holiday treats and crafts for kids. Also on exhibit will be the work of Brian Ricci. Natural Selection […]
