Open Source Hardware Certifications for June 2026
The Open Source Hardware Association added 26 new certifications in June, from microcontrollers to scrolling tools and everything in between.
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Turning A Cheap Optical Mouse Into A Robot Odometer
John Graham-Cumming (JGC), author of The Geek Atlas, wrote in to let us know about a fun conversion he did with a cheap optical mouse: For a small robot project I’m working on I needed a way to measure the robot’s progress across the floor. There are various possibilities, such as: use stepper motors (expensive […]
Retrofitting a Classic Mouse with Wireless
The folks from UnconventionalHacker posted a fantastic Instructable on how to use the insides of an inexpensive wireless mouse to bring wireless to a classic, corded mouse.
Owl and Mouse Automata
This paper automata entitled “Nervous Owl” from the folks at cool4cats shows an owl with its head turning around and back again trying to keep its eye on a motorcycle-riding mouse down below its tree. The whole mechanism is controlled by a crank below the piece that the user can use to set the animation going.
The AWESOME Button: A Made-to-Measure USB Input Device
After a quick search of the posts I’ve written for MAKE, it’s clear that I overuse the word “awesome.” It’s not news to me, but I had no idea how bad my problem was. In fact, I think you could say that I abuse the word. In order to cut down on my usage of […]
Invisible computer mouse is perfect accessory for mimes
Love your mouse, but tired of having to cart it around everywhere?
Weekend Project: Evil Mouse Prank (PDF)
Take control of your co-worker’s cursor and drive ’em nuts. Thanks go to John Edgar Park for the original article in MAKE Volume 15. View the PDF of this project. And then subscribe to MAKE magazine for other great projects you can do over the weekend.