Needle Nose Pliers Projects

Playful Puppy Robot

Playful Puppy Robot

This guide will show you how to build a playful puppy robot that can be programmed with the Arduino IDE. Sample code is provided that will let you control the...

Posted by OddBot

Categories: Arduino, Robotics | 2 Comments


Speed Vest

Speed Vest

This lightweight night-cycling vest displays your current speed in glowing, 7-inch-tall numbers easily visible to cars. On the back, an Arduino microcontroller reads input from an off-the-shelf bike speedometer sensor,...

Posted by Mykle Hansen

Categories: Electronics, Fun & Games | No Comments


USB Key Makeovers

USB Key Makeovers

Memory sticks lack character. Even the nicest looking ones are more functional than fun. But re-skinning a USB flash drive takes only an hour, max, and unlike a PC case...

Posted by Brian Nadel

Categories: Electronics | 1 Comment


Paint a Glitter Guitar

Paint a Glitter Guitar

Completely makeover a lackluster guitar with a gleaming glitter finish. Don’t be intimidated to dismantle the pieces of a beater guitar and customize your instrument with a coat of paint....

Posted by Brookelynn Morris

Categories: Home, Music | No Comments


Teacup Stirling Engine

Teacup Stirling Engine

There’s energy all around us, just waiting to be tapped. Whether it’s a hot cup of coffee on a cold day, light from the sun, scented candles, or waste heat...

Posted by Jim Shealy

Categories: Science | No Comments


One-Hour CoasterBot

One-Hour CoasterBot

Last year we ran a cool CoasterBot build project and contest on MAKE. We had dozens of awesome entries, from the most basic to the quite elaborate. This Make: Project...

Posted by Matt Mets

Categories: Robotics | No Comments