Drones & Vehicles Archives

Nvidia’s New TX2 Board Does Dual 4K-Camera Object-Detection in Real Time

Mike Senese is a content producer with a focus on technology, science, and engineering. He served as Executive Editor of Make: magazine for nearly a decade, and previously was a senior editor at Wired. Mike has also starred in engineering and science shows for Discovery Channel, including Punkin Chunkin, How Stuff Works, and Catch It Keep It.

An avid maker, Mike spends his spare time tinkering with electronics, fixing cars, and attempting to cook the perfect pizza. You might spot him at his local skatepark in the SF Bay Area.

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March 8th, 2017March 8th, 2017

Useful for makers and professionals alike, the new board lets you track objects like never before.

Autonomous Robots, Cars, and Drones… What Will You Do with Lidar?

By Nathan Hurst

Nathan Hurst

Nathan Hurst is an editor at Make. He loves anything having to do with science or bicycling. He tweets as @nathanbhurst.

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July 5th, 2016July 21st, 2016

As prices tumble, lidar is becoming the go-to tool for autonomous robotic vision — and its applications go well beyond autonomous vehicles.

Made in Baltimore: Creating a Mobile Makerspace

By Will Holman

Will Holman

Will Holman is the general manager of Open Works. A maker himself, he is the author of Guerilla Furniture Design, out now from Storey Publishing.

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@OpenWorksBmore

June 13th, 2016June 10th, 2016

Though schools may want to visit makerspaces, many just don’t have the resources or time for field trips. So bring the makerspace to them!

Makers Fuel World’s First Autonomous Car Track Day

By Tyler Winegarner

Tyler Winegarner

Video producer for Make:, also tinkerer, motorcyclist, gamer. Reads the comments. Uses tools, tells stories. Probably a human. Tweets @photoresistor

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June 7th, 2016June 7th, 2016

Hackers and upstarts gather for an unconventional trackday just north of Sacramento: All the vehicles were autonomous.

Drone Sports and Education Are Under Attack in California

By Marque Cornblatt

Marque Cornblatt

Marque Cornblatt (marquecornblatt.com) is a conceptual artist, roboticist, and maker. He is the creator and host of Gomi Style, a green DIY lifestyle and design series on the web (gomistyle.com).

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June 2nd, 2016June 7th, 2016

Act now and demand California lawmakers support robot combat games and educational programs. Stop the criminalization of drone combat sports in California!

The Miles CubeSat Might Be the Next Satellite Sent to Mars

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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June 1st, 2016June 9th, 2016

When I think of people putting things into orbit, or visiting space, bulky spacesuits and perhaps a gigantic room filled with scientists monitoring an array of screens comes to mind. Things have, however, changed since the 1970s, and though that situation may still exist, smaller entities are now getting into the space race. One way […]