Custom “Makey” Mold-a-Rama Toy
Blow-molded Maker Faire mascot figure from special die prepared for MFBA 2014.
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Print an Articulated Makey With Just One File
We are days away from Maker Faire, but Bertier Luyt (President of Le FabShop and organizer of Maker Faire Paris) showed me his version of a Makey. Not only is it fully articulated, it’s just one file. Grab it over at Thingiverse. Print one out! Better yet, bring him over to Maker Faire this weekend!!
Makey the Robot Visits Olympic Park in Sochi
Here’s what Makey the robot saw on his trip to the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia
Holiday Hacking the Makey Robot
Our elves Make: Labs Interns have been working on a little something extra for the holiday season. Every order the Maker Shed fulfills comes with bonus holiday cheer in the form of a wooden laser-cut Makey Robot. It’s our only Christmas wish that, when you open your package from the Maker Shed, you immediately hack Makey and send us the pictures.
Young makers make Makey robots
Months ago, MAKE engineering intern Kris Magri designed and built Makey the Robot, one of our major projects that appeared in MAKE Volume 19. I remember the love and passion with which she crafted the little guy, getting him ready to present to the MAKE community. You never know what impact the things you create […]
Principles of electricity
Feast eyes upon General Electric’s retro-beautifully animated film explaining the fundamentals of electricity. From the quite excellent Prellinger Collection of the Internet Archive. I had a hunch that electrons were cute and fun-loving, but I never imagined opposing charges being so darn burly! Come to think of it, I knew this little guy looked familiar […]
