This Week in Making: Studying Artificial Intelligence, Self-Driving Cars, and More
This week, makers saw a couple of companies make strides in the world of self-driving cars and Make: went into recovery post-Maker Faire.
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Casa Jasmina Explores the Meaning of the Maker Home of the Future
Upstairs from the Torino Fab Lab, Casa Jasmina is a home where objects and services are made by open source, maker-style methods.
When Things Start to Gossip and Other Computational Matters
What are the implications of our devices exchanging information about our identities, abilities, and actions? They’re all quite the gossip.
Two New Trotbots Mean More Agility And Cheaper Builds
Adding toes makes a huge difference in how these multi-legged TrotBots can move. They are now much faster than they were before.
Arduino Widens Wireless Offerings with Two New Boards
Today at World Maker Faire New York, Massimo Banzi took stage to unveil two new Arduino boards, the long-range radio (LoRa)-equipped MKR WAN 1300 and the cellular-capable MKR GSM 1400.
More Computer Science Isn’t the Answer
Whenever we encounter some exciting new technology, the first question we ask ourselves is how do we use this to make the world a better place?
Designing an Adorable Robot and Killing It on Stage to Teach Empathy
How do you teach someone empathy with a life-less robot? It’s easy, you just build something cute and then kill it.