We've got a great new video that debuts today--MAKE: Inventions. You're going to love it. In each episode, host Steve Hoefner tells the story of a landmark invention--from airbags to tumbler lock-- by trying to build it. Steve starts with the original patent and along the way solves the problems... Read more »
Categories: Art & Design, Fun & Games, General, Kids & Family, Makers, Photography & Video, Workshop | 6 Comments
The Interactive Musical Tire Swing is a ton of fun to play with and was a big hit at Maker Faire Bay Area last year. In a nutshell, it plays soundtracks and musical beats depending on the rider’s acceleration and rotation. The Swing will be back at this year’s Faire,... Read more »
Categories: Arduino, Art & Design | 1 Comment
This is really cool, a MakerBot Industries-supported 3D printable prosthetic hand project. When Richard Van As, a master carpenter in Johannesburg, South Africa, decided to make a set of mechanical fingers, it wasn’t just for fun. He’d lost four of the fingers on his right hand in an unfortunate work... Read more »
Categories: 3D Printing, Health | 7 Comments
If you're an early-adopter, like so many makers are, then there's a good chance you've already got a Pebble smartwatch. With the recent updates to the development platform, we're starting to see a rush of fun, and functional custom watchfaces for the Pebble, as well as web-based tools for generating... Read more »
Categories: General | 3 Comments
Erin “RobotGrrl” Kennedy has introduced the Buddy 4000 robot chassis. It’s an open source, 3D-printable robot: Buddy 4000 was created to look like a modern version of the old ‘tin toy’ robots. We put much effort into the design of the ‘bot, so hopefully it meets this goal. It took... Read more »
Categories: Open Source Hardware, 3D Printing, Robotics | No Comments
Why pay more for colored prints when you can use off-the-shelf dyes to make them any color you want? Atlanta-based designer Colleen Jordan walks us through the simple process of dying 3D Printed parts from Shapeways, or a similar service, in just a few steps. Read more »
Categories: 3D Printing | 3 Comments
I really enjoy Jack Conte‘s music, creative video editing, and now, his behind-the-scenes look at the making of his latest video, Pedals. Please check out the video itself, and then enjoy his enthusiastic making-of video. Jack has maker skills! The hexapod, Dmitiri, in the video was built and... Read more »
Categories: Music, Art & Design, Photography & Video, Robotics | 4 Comments
A new maker-oriented TV show, Big Brain Theory, pits 10 designers, engineers, and fabricators against 8 extremely hard challenges to be solved in very short periods of time. Read more »
Categories: Makers | 12 Comments
MAKE’s 2013 Hardware Innovation Workshop is only days away, and we still have a few more makers to feature as part of the “pitches with prototypes” contest. Next up is the Lumiglass Infinity sign by ProtoTank. We have featured a few variations of edge-lit displays before, but the ProtoTank team... Read more »
After a night of brainstorming, and then another week or so of indecision, maker Brian Dolan settled on making a Guitar-Hero-like rhythm game inside a Trader Joe's mint tin involving a single sensor, an LCD screen, and a small speaker for playing some cheesy music. I play drums, and I... Read more »
Categories: Electronics, Arduino | No Comments
We're delighted to announce a new addition to this year's Maker Faire educational offerings: a Class Pack filled with behind-the-scenes information and activity sheets designed just for you: teachers and parents who look forward to Maker Faire as your favorite learning-packed weekend of the year! Whether or not you are... Read more »
Categories: Education, Kids & Family | 2 Comments
This is a story of two Michigan high school students putting their robotics expertise to great use. Wyatt Smrcka and Micah Stuhldreher of Pinckney Community High School, who took first place in the 2012 SkillsUSA robotics competition, were tapped with task of building a robotic locker door for fellow student... Read more »
Categories: Makers, Robotics | No Comments
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