Carbon Origins: From Hobbyist Rockets to a Space Tech Business
The founders of Carbon Origins moved to the desert to launch rockets. It was harder than they expected.
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Smart Bike Tweeted its Cross-Country Journey
Precious is the name of the sensor laden anthropomorphized bicycle modified by New York makers Zolty, Mattias Gunneras, and Michael Lipton of Breakfast. The project started when its rider, Janeen, had decided to ride across the US on the TransAmerica Trail to raise money for LIVESTRONG. The crew at Breakfast wanted to lend support and saw it as an opportunity to create something different and exciting.
DFRobot Encourages the Open Hardware Community
DFRobot is a Shanghai-based open source hardware facilitator whose mission is to encourage people to develop their own products and simply enable more rapid project creation. We caught up with Hector Saldana of DFRobot to find out more about the company’s offerings. Saldana notes one of their main focuses of DFRobot is to reduce the […]
The Latest in Microcontrollers: 11 Cutting-Edge Boards That Are Driving Diversity
In the last year and a half, we’ve seen an explosion of new boards, and there doesn’t appear to be any reason to expect the trend to slow down in the near future.
Body Boards — A Guide to Wearable Microcontrollers
Created by Leah Buechley of MIT, and introduced commercially in 2007, the LilyPad was the first board to feature sew-through contacts for stitching soft circuits. Now there’s a plethora of options in “ready-to-wear” microcontrollers. Here’s a look at a few of the standouts.
Are you experiencing problems with your new MicroView?
If you’re having problems with your MicroView, you aren’t alone, as it appears that close to 2,000 boards may have been sent out without bootloaders. We talk to Marcus Schappi about the problem.
The TinyLoadr Shield Programs AVRs From Your Arduino
Turn your Arduino into an AVR programmer with the TinyLoadr Shield! Jeff Murchison’s shield makes shrinking Arduino projects easier and more efficient.