Last year our first trip to Maker Faire Bay Area. My daughter Sawyer and I saw many creative projects and were inspired by the work we saw. Sawyer, who was 7, really got the bug to make things. One of our first projects was a table built out of 1-inch... Read more »
Categories: Furniture, Kids & Family, Makers, Woodworking, Workshop | 4 Comments
Knock Knock is a clever Arduino-controlled calculator toy, designed for small children. The user knocks out a calculation on the surface — addition, multiplication, subtraction, or division — and Knock Knock will spit back the solution, in the form of knocks, of course. It's a fun idea for a toy,... Read more »
Categories: Arduino, Education, Kids & Family | 1 Comment
This cool mapping system created by MIT uses a Kinect motion tracker, a laser range finder, GPS, and inertial sensors to map out the interior of a building. [via Beyond the Beyond] Read more »
Categories: Science, Computers & Mobile | 3 Comments
To get the most efficient use of solar electric energy, you must keep your solar panel pointed at the sun. Manually moving the solar panel is impractical. An automated solution may be beyond the reach of many green energy enthusiasts or anyone who just wants to keep the lights on... Read more »
Categories: Electronics, Maker Pro, Robotics | 10 Comments
The new Lilypad MP3 board is out and it looks pretty sweet! Lilypads are washable Arduinos designed for wearable electronics. You can sew them onto your clothing and wire them up with conductive thread. The new MP3 board is basically an Arduino — it’s got the standard ATmega 328p with... Read more »
Drone Dudes are a team of filmmakers and designers who use RC copters to capture stunning aerial cinematography. In this video we interview Andrew Petersen and Jeff Blank, who operate a radial octocopter capable of lifting cameras up to 12lbs. on a 2- or 3-axis gimbal. All the gear stows... Read more »
Categories: Makers | 2 Comments
The Maker Faire Bay Area brings in Makers from around the world, like 15 year-old Gabriel Diaz Yanten, who is coming all the way from Chile along with his animatronic dinosaur puppet, Anacleto. Anacelto is a 12.8 feet tall and 8.2 feet long T-Rex that Gabriel designed and built with... Read more »
Categories: Fun & Games, Kids & Family, Makers, Robotics | No Comments
We're impressed with the BioLite CampStove, a fan-stoked, twig-fueled rocket stove with a thermoelectric module that converts heat into electricity to charge your cell phone or other device. Read more »
Categories: Energy, Computers & Mobile, Fun & Games | 10 Comments
"If you come, we will build it." From the editors of MAKE magazine, the Maker Pro Newsletter is about the impact of makers on business and technology. Our coverage includes hardware startups, new products, incubators, innovators, along with technology and market trends. Read more »
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Applications are now open at Haxlr8r. Joining a growing contingent of hardware accelerators vying for companies and ideas. Read more »
Categories: Hackerspaces, Maker Pro, Open Source Hardware | 1 Comment
Scottish designer Patrick Stevenson-Keating made these innovative lamps using Bare Conductive's nontoxic electrically conductive Bare Paint suspended in oil for the 2012 Milan Furniture Fair. Tilting the lamps so that the Bare Paint makes contact between the two electrodes extending from the bulb turns the lamp on. Read more »
Categories: Art & Design, Electronics, Furniture | 2 Comments
Annika O'Brien works full time making cool robots. She also founded the popular LA Robotics Club, which has over 1,200 members including high school students, hobbyists and professionals who share an interest in building robots. The club meets in real space to work on projects and participate in presentations, as... Read more »
Categories: Electronics, Robotics | No Comments
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