The Arduino has a blog post about a cool project, a 5-foot Daft Punk tribute cake equipped with moving rice krispie heads and light-up eyes, all controlled by an Arduino Mega. And did you spot the Lego neck articulation?
“Your Projects” is a column that features some of the awesome creations our readers have been making. These projects from our readers come from the MAKE Google+ Community and beyond.
Brooklyn Research straddles itself between hackerspace, company, and co-working space.
How often do you see a magician building his own monkeybot assistant using cork, wire, and an Arduino? That’s Mario the Magician, and after receiving rave reviews, filmmaker Kal Toth is looking for funding to take his short (11-minute) film about Mario and turn it into a feature-length documentary.
Combine an Arduino, infrared LEDs, and the open-source TV-B-Gone library to build a universal sleep-timer remote for any TV. For those layovers in motels on long road trips or for those who frequently fall asleep in front of the television, rest assured that your TV will be OFF when you awake, thanks to the TV-Go-Sleep Universal TV Timer.
Complete instructions for this episode of Weekend Projects can be found at https://makezine.com/projects/tv-go-sleep-universal-timer/
Instructables user caitlinsdad created a tutorial for this charmingly quirky Star Wars bra featuring an Adafruit Flora arduino theremin, ultrasonic ping sensor, and photocell sensor.
The Maker Faire Rome crew got a chance to watch the boards being produced. I’d love to check it out in person some day! I really like the interview with Davide Gomba, who does a great job of explaining the Arduino movement and the Maker movement as well.
