The MAKE team is going to visit the folks from iRobot (Makers of the Roomba) – so, Makers – what types of robots do you want to see in homes, business, etc? What features, access, specs, docs are important? Recently, iRobot released a SCI (Serial control interface) for their new vacuuming bots, and since then […]
MAKE Flickr photo pool member NJfourwheeler fixed and modded a weed wacker he found – “A few weeks ago I trash picked a rechargeable weed whacker complete with charger. At first the charger wouldn’t report a full charge and battery life was extremely short. I assumed this is why the unit was out in the […]
Jens writes – “I have read your blog entries for GPS data loggers. Instead of getting one of those stand-alone data loggers, I would suggest to get a Garmin e-Trex. This is a standard GPS handheld receiver for outdoor use. They sell for about 100$, collect 10000 data points and run 22 hours on AA […]
Robert has an excellent series of articles on glass blowing for scientific vacuum devices such as glow tubes, filament lamps and thermionic devices. Thanks K-milo! Link. Related: Scientific glass blowing @ East Carolina University – Link.
Rick writes – “Patchwork Central in Evansville, Indiana, runs after-school art programs for inner-city kids. Over the three years that I ran the Bike Club there, the kids (10 years old & up) & I created a number of amazing and unusual custom bikes. Whatever the kids dreamed up, we built… staying within the laws […]
Sean writes – “I recently built a rig (on the cheap) for lighting macro-photos, and documented the process with lots of pictures. Here is the finished rig (works like a charm)” – Link. Related: Macro photography projects – Link.
As of right now, MAKE Flickr photo pool member lasertotheface is going to win something nifty from MAKE, he posted up a tall bike. You can handily beat out this tall bike, just post your modded/hacked/interesting bicycle in the MAKE Flickr photo pool – Link. Related: MAKE your way about – Link.
