This Week in Making: Decentralize the Web, Girl Scouts Tackle Cybersecurity, and More
This week, Mozilla is trying to get makers to decentralize the web, the Girl Scouts tackle cybersecurity, board games go virtual, and more.
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Weekend Watch: Engineering a TrotBot to Climb Stairs and Rugged Terrain
To test his skills as a roboticist, Ben Vagle decided to test how his Lego TrotBot robots performed on 1/3-scale stairs.
This Band Goes Multi-Sensory with Interactive Lights and Beer
To make their band’s performances a multi-sensory experience, The Lights Out added LED wearables and instruments to their act.
Circuito.io Helps Beginners Assemble Electronic Projects
Use Circuito.io to drag and drop different parts together. It will compute all the necessary additional items and give you a wiring diagram.
Automate Your Coral Reef Tank with Raspberry Pi
This Raspberry Pi controlled coral reef tank has a touch screen and web based interface, temperature regulation, and tons of other features.
Reverse Engineering the Antikythera Mechanism
A clock maker tries building a copy of an ancient computer using the tools and engineering skills the original creators may have employed.
Maker Pro News: Keeping Adafruit Fresh, Fidget Spinner Innovation, and More
This week saw maker pros talking about dev boards as Limor Fried recounts the history of Adafruit and Dale Dougherty questions Arduino’s CEO.