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Marshall Piros is a freelance writer, upcoming college student, and lover of all things retro, pop-culture, and sci-fi. Despite not being a maker himself, he is always happy to showcase the creativity of others. Born and raised in Santa Cruz, CA, Marshall spends his spare time reading, drawing, playing video games, and practicing the piano.

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April 4th, 2024April 3rd, 2024

Forget four-wheel-drive, this electric vehicle speeds over all-terrain with 18 powered wheels.

Learn to Build Your Own Lithium Batteries with Micah Toll’s New Book

By Jeremy S Cook

Jeremy S Cook

Jeremy is an engineer with 10 years experience at his full-time profession, and has a BSME from Clemson University. Outside of work he’s an avid maker and experimenter, building anything that comes into his mind!

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May 26th, 2017May 25th, 2017

Micah Toll’s new book, DIY Lithium Batteries: How To Build Your Own Battery Packs, is full of practical advice for building batteries.

Sourcing Parts to Create the Cutest Racing Go-Kart Ever

By Charles Z Guan

Charles Z Guan

Charles Guan is a 2011 MIT Mechanical Engineering graduate, and current machine shop and design instructor. Like many of his peers, he was inspired to pursue robotics as a hobby by the TV show BattleBots.

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July 23rd, 2015October 6th, 2015 5

Designing and building the Chibi-Mikuvan go-kart for the Power Racing Series was no easy feat.

An Unassuming Electric Vehicle

By Matt Richardson

Matt Richardson

Matt Richardson is a San Francisco-based creative technologist and Contributing Editor at MAKE. He’s the co-author of Getting Started with Raspberry Pi and the author of Getting Started with BeagleBone.

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@MattRichardson

July 12th, 2013 12

With the goal of illustrating “the simplicity that alternative energy vehicles could embody,” George Schnakenberg curated and built The Sleeper Bike, an electric motor-assisted bicycle that also sports a stylish look. The San Francisco-based design director handmade the leather battery bag and retrofitted the bike frame with a Hill Topper electric bike kit from Clean […]

Meet Cybraphon – the autonomous emotional robot band

By Collin Cunningham

Collin Cunningham

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July 29th, 2009 2

Simon Kirby sends word of a hot new group destined for stardom and driven by solenoids. Ladies & gents, put your hands together for – Cybraphon! […] a robotic orchestra in a large display cabinet, inspired by 19th century automata. The unusual feature of Cybraphon is that it is emotional. It’s mood is shaped by […]

Electric motorcycle made from junk

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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May 19th, 2009 2

This laid-off fellow in Omaha, NE built himself an electric-powered motorcycle mainly out of junk. He also built a windmill and a small solar system to charge it. Electra Green

Electric cars and the smart grid

By Chris Connors

Chris Connors

Making things is the best way to learn about our world.

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@connors934

April 30th, 2009 16

Photo from Connors934on Flickr A few years ago, I got really into electric cars. Not enough to build one, but certainly enough for me to do a pile of research, find a free electric truck for two students to work on, and to buy another electric car that sat in my garage for a few […]