MegaBots Wants YOU (To Fund Its Kickstarter)
MegaBots launched a Kickstarter to fund the upcoming battle between Mk. II and Suidobashi Heavy Industry’s Kuratas.
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Watch a Master Sculpt a Monster
Chris Johnson sculpts monsters. He incorporates modern digital mixed with traditional sculpting. You’d think his creations were real.
How Middle Schoolers Reinvented the First Text Message System
Looking at historical inventions is a way for students to interact with technology and understand it.
A 5 Axis CNC Mill for Less Than $5,000
Every time I come back from a Maker Faire someone asks me what my favorite thing was that I saw there. At World Maker Faire 2013, that was an easy question to answer, the Pocket NC 5 Axis CNC. The possibilities of what could be made with a desktop 5 axis CNC mill are enough […]
Robots Are 3D Printing a Bridge Right Underneath Them
As more people become familiar with 3D printing and the ways additive manufacturing can change how things are made, new ideas and applications continue to emerge. While printing toys and cell phone cases can be fun, these are not world-changing applications. A team in Amsterdam, Netherlands MX3D, is preparing to change the world by printing […]
CEO of Autodesk Shares Tips for Making with Kids
Autodesk CEO Carl Bass has been a Maker for 35 years. In that time he’s made a lot of fun, beautiful projects, as well as plenty of mistakes along the way. We had a chance to listen in on his talk this past May at Maker Faire Bay Area and hear what he had to […]
Car No Match for 15-Foot Fighting MegaBot
The first full-sized, mobile, dual-weapon battling MegaBot made its debut at Maker Faire Bay Area on Saturday, firing giant homemade paintballs at a helpless art car (donated for the purpose) and thrilling the crowd with its menacing height and ear-splitting pneumatic cannons. You’ve probably heard about MegaBots, the proposed giant robot combat league — yes […]
