Electronics: Fun & Fundamentals — The Eclectic Electret Microphone
Electret mics are now tiny, high-quality, and available for less than $1 each.
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Open Source Robotics: A Buyer’s Guide
Build them from scratch, buy them complete, or meet somewhere in the middle.
In Our Own Image
Our visual celebration of the art and science of anthropomorphic robotics.
Mars-Bot: Adding Science to Robotics
A simulated space mission could leverage the popularity of robotics competitions to teach science.
The Man with a Train Car in His Basement
Canadian train enthusiast Jason Shron has a special place in his heart for VIA trains, Canada’s intercity passenger rail cars. His lifelong dream was to have a train car in his basement. When he was 12, he wrote VIA a letter asking if there was any way he could buy a seat from one of […]
Insanely Intricate Laser-Cut Paper Sculptures
Virginia-based fine artist Eric Standley is busy blowing minds with his laser-cut paper sculptures reminiscent of stained glass windows. Standley spends months drawing and planning each piece, determining the depth and obsessively playing with dimension and the details therein, before beginning the laser cutting process, which can take upwards of 30 hours. Virtually a paper […]
