Incredible Model-Making Tutorials from a Master Modeler
This modest blog may be the Holy Grail of model-making sites.
Read the Room with This Social Media Skimming Robotic Arm
Thumbs up or thumbs down? This robotic arm skims social media to let you know if you’re viewed positively or negatively.
Making an Edible Virtual Reality Viewer for Your Phone
When someone misheard a project pitch in a meeting, I knew I had to create the hilarious result.
Hundreds of Makers in Hannover
In its fourth year, Maker Faire Hannover had over 16,000 people and over 200 exhibits and 800 makers. Here’s a small sample of some of the magic.
The Miles CubeSat Might Be the Next Satellite Sent to Mars
When I think of people putting things into orbit, or visiting space, bulky spacesuits and perhaps a gigantic room filled with scientists monitoring an array of screens comes to mind. Things have, however, changed since the 1970s, and though that situation may still exist, smaller entities are now getting into the space race. One way […]
Build Modular Animal Robots with the Animech Project
For someone without a background or education in engineering and electronics, robotics can be a daunting field. That’s why Jeffrey Moore of The Animech Project is developing robotics kits that help teach those skills in a fun and accessible way. The Animech Project, on display at this year’s Maker Faire Bay Area, is creating robotics kits […]
Qualcomm DragonBoard 410c
The DragonBoard’s smart-phone ancestry is plain to see. It boots into Android, supports impressive video, and a plethora of other media types. It even has a GPS antenna. Makers will appreciate its GPIO pins for interacting with the physical world, and the option to swap Android for Linux or even Windows 10 IoT. It comes […]