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Design Tool for 3D-Printable Robots from Disney Research

Design Tool for 3D-Printable Robots from Disney Research

By Gareth Branwyn

Gareth Branwyn

Gareth Branwyn is a freelance writer and the former Editorial Director of Maker Media. He is the author or editor of over a dozen books on technology, DIY, and geek culture. He is currently a contributor to Boing Boing, Wink Books, and Wink Fun. His free weekly-ish maker tips newsletter can be found at garstipsandtools.com.

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Disney, in partnership with Carnegie Mellon, shows off very exciting software for creating 3D-printable robots.

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Carnegie Mellon Student Gives a Lift to Lessig’s Ideas

Carnegie Mellon Student Gives a Lift to Lessig’s Ideas

By Phil Shapiro

Phil Shapiro

Phil Shapiro is a maker and media maker in the Washingon DC area. He loves open source, digital storytelling and fixing up donated computers to deliver to people who need them. He can be reached at pshapiro@his.com and on Twitter @philshapiro.

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Lawrence Lessig is one of the most astute systems thinkers on the planet. Carnegie Mellon student Jordan Harrison decided to help bring Lessig’s ideas alive visually, with this video.

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Pixy — teaching micro-controller boards to see

Pixy — teaching micro-controller boards to see

By Alasdair Allan

Alasdair Allan

Alasdair Allan is a scientist, author, hacker and tinkerer, who is spending a lot of his time thinking about the Internet of Things. In the past he has mesh networked the Moscone Center, caused a U.S. Senate hearing, and contributed to the detection of what was—at the time—the most distant object yet discovered.

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Now in the closing few days of its Kickstarter campaign the Pixy camera board isn’t just another camera, it’s a “smart” vision sensor.

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