R/C

Bringing Rocket League To Life With A Jumping Car

Bringing Rocket League To Life With A Jumping Car

By Caleb Kraft

Caleb Kraft

Senior Editor for Make: I get ridiculously excited seeing people make things. I just want to revel in the creativity of the masses! My favorite thing in the world is sharing the hard work of a maker.

I'd always love to hear about what you're making, so send me an email any time at caleb@make.co

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In a bizarre twist of art imitating life, then life imitating art, someone has created one of the acrobatic radio controlled cars from the video game Rocket League, in real life. If you’re unfamiliar, Rocket League is a video game where you control a car, to play soccer. I know, it sounds peculiar at best […]

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This Week in Making: Life-Sized R/C Car, Bionic Hands, and New Holiday Gift Ideas

This Week in Making: Life-Sized R/C Car, Bionic Hands, and New Holiday Gift Ideas

By Jordan Ramée

Jordan Ramée

Jordan has spent much of his life writing about his many geeky pastimes. He's particularly passionate about indie game design and Japanese art, but loves interacting with creators from all walks of life.

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Check out this life-sized R/C car, the slow progression of these bionic hands, and all of the new ideas on our maker Gift Guide.

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This Lego R/C Creation Is Just Plane Cool

This Lego R/C Creation Is Just Plane Cool

By Mike Senese

Mike Senese

Mike Senese is the Executive Editor of Make: magazine. He is also a TV host, starring in various 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, doing amateur woodworking, and attempting to cook the perfect pizza.

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Adam Woodworth’s R/C creations bring whimsical aircraft and spacecraft to life as actual flying toys. His latest creation is a Lego airplane.

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The StrandMaus Is a Bite-Size Homage to Jansen’s Classic Strandbeest

The StrandMaus Is a Bite-Size Homage to Jansen’s Classic Strandbeest

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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This little StrandMaus was inspired by Theo Jansen’s magical contraptions. It’s even remote-controlled and has a camera for FPV!

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First Person View Driving Rig for an R/C Car

First Person View Driving Rig for an R/C Car

By Gareth Branwyn

Gareth Branwyn

Gareth Branwyn is a freelance writer and the former Editorial Director of Maker Media. He is the author or editor of over a dozen books on technology, DIY, and geek culture. He is currently a contributor to Boing Boing, Wink Books, and Wink Fun. And he has a new best-of writing collection and “lazy man’s memoir,” called Borg Like Me.

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Turn an old video game racing wheel into a VR racing game using a real R/C car.

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