Hand Grinding a Telescope Mirror
This is how you make a telescope mirror out of a hunk of glass.
Maker Faire
Maker Faire is the Greatest Show (and Tell) on Earth — a family-friendly festival of invention, creativity, and resourcefulness, and a celebration of the maker movement.
Part science fair, part county fair, and part something entirely new, Maker Faire is an all-ages gathering of tech enthusiasts, crafters, educators, tinkerers, hobbyists, engineers, science clubs, authors, artists, students, and commercial exhibitors. All of these people come to Maker Faire to show what they have made and to share what they have learned.
Explore below to see the best of Maker Faire, and head to makerfaire.com for more information.
Gorgeous Wood Bicycles from Masterworks
From lightweight racing bikes to commuters to chopper-esque cruisers, these bikes are a showcase of wooden cycle design.
Cardboard Armor Transforms Kids into Heroes
“When kids put this on, you see their former self just kind of melt away, and they become this heroic self.”
Grid Beam is the Life-Size Erector Set
[youtube:http://youtu.be/vTJXID9rw-U] Brothers Phil and Richard Jergenson invented Grid Beam, a full-size modular construction set. It’s kind of like an erector set for grown-ups (and not-so-grow-ups). It’s made from interchangeable parts of wood and metal, bored out to fit hex bolts. Everything is can be assembled and disassembled with minimal tools. At Maker Faire, the brothers […]
Hooked On ‘Ponics
AGponics is an Arduino-controlled modular aquaponics system.
Hop to it, Gertie!
When you say jump, Gertie the robot says, “To which X, Y, and Z coordinates?”
Sentry Robot will Stalk your Driveway
A team of students from Marin County Day School built a mobile robot with a sentry gun that responds to its environment.