Beyond Barbie
These toys can help sow a love of STEAM in girls, simply by doing and making. Use your little one’s likes as a starting point and see where it leads.
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Lumber Hack
Picture it: A giant supermarket claw machine, but instead of a metal hand with a frustratingly weak grip, it’s a real-life chainsaw. In place of stuffed animals, there are stumps of wood on the cutting floor, ready for ripping.
Maker Hangar ep6: Maker Trainer 2
In this episode of Maker Hangar, I give you an intro to the Maker Trainer 2. See the changes and improvement I made from the old design and see all the advantages of this new plane. In the next episode, I’ll will show us how to build the entire airplane, so stay tuned!
Hot Outdoor Projects
The days are long and you’ve got more time to work and play outside. Here are 10 of our favorite builds to liven up your summer.
My Thermoelectrically Cooled Pillow
Do you hate a hot pillow? Are you constantly turning your pillow over, all night long? Me too, so I created the Digital Pillow, the world’s first microprocessor controlled, water-cooled pillow — and it works.
Maker Hangar 2 ep5: Flying a Tricopter
In this episode of Maker Hangar, I give you some tips on how to be successful when flying your tricopter. I also include some video shot from my tricopter when I brought it on vacation and flew it around.
Maker Hangar 2 ep4: Flight Controller Boards
In this episode of Maker Hangar, I’ll teach you about flight controller boards. You’ll learn what they are and what they do in a multicopter. I’ll also show you how to set up your tricopter with the Flip 1.5 Multi Wii Controller board.
