Film and television create amazing worlds, but sometimes you want a piece of those worlds you can hold in your hands. In this issue of Make: we show how to create your own tangible props and models from movies, TV, and your own imagination. Join pro model maker and Tested alum Kayte Sabicer as she […]
In this issue of Make:, we show you how to use AI programs and open source plans to experiment and build your own humanoid helpers right now!
Wow, itโs been 20 years since Make: magazine hit newsstands and mailboxes. We wouldnโt be here without you! To celebrate, we got the original magazine team back together to give a behind-the-scenes look at creating the very first issue, and asked Fab Labs guru Neil Gershenfeld and visionary tech publisher Tim OโReilly to look back […]
In this issue of Make: we make friends โ literally! Build your own companion robot with a Raspberry Pi 5, and then give it a voice using AI and a large language model running locally. No internet required! Or keep it simple and build a friendly bot with a micro:bit and a few servos. Next, […]
Itโs aliiiive! Bring characters to life for Halloween, movie making, and live shows with the mechanical wonders of animatronics!
Whether itโs rosy nostalgia or a healthy respect for what computer engineers of old were able to achieve with limited resources, thereโs whole megabytes to love and learn about the technology of yesterday.
Paper printers can print in color, why not 3D printers? Well, now they can! New multicolor and multi-material 3D printers are more approachable than ever โ and theyโre good!
Boards are back and more powerful than ever! With fresh offerings from Arduino and Raspberry Pi and powerhouse boards like DFRobotโs LattePanda Sigma and Nvidiaโs Jetson Orin Nano, itโs easier than ever to put epic computing power for your next project in the palm of your hand. In this issue of Make: we track new […]
Cosplay is the perfect gateway to making. What better way to celebrate fantasy worlds than to role-play as your favorite characters โ and build versatile skills along the way! In the latest issue of Make: we show you how to use EVA foam to make realistic fake leather, weld together 3D prints for BIG armor […]
In this issueโs cover story, we go inside how an FX team built a working R/C prop of the famous disembodied hand โThingโ from Netflixโs Wednesday, and how you can bring your own props and robots to life with channel mixing, telemetry, and on-the-fly programming using OpenTX for your R/C transmitter. Then, we dive into […]
