Welcome — Join the Robot Uprising
This is MAKE’s third issue featuring robots, after Volume 06 in 2006 and Volume 27 in 2011. So, what’s changed in robots in that span of time from a maker’s perspective?
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Wearable Tech — Tracking Our Bodies
Thanks to the recent explosion of devices such as the Nike FuelBand, Jawbone Up, and Fitbit, the ability to ubiquitously track everything from our heart rates and activity levels to sleeping patterns is becoming remarkably simple.
Toy Inventor’s Notebook
Gelatin is used in lots of things like food, candy, and pharmaceutical and paintball capsules, but it also has interesting optical properties.
The Smart Gallery
How the artists of Oakland’s Lost and Foundry are paving their own path against convention.
The Accidental Maker
A pursuit of bandit gold leads to a different kind of treasure.
The Greatest Show (and Tell) on Earth
Wouldn’t it be cool if we could get all these makers together in one place to share what they make?
Solar Observatory
How I fashioned a low-tech setup to record the sun’s movement.
