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July 3, 2015
Formlabs Releases Tough New Resin for 3D Printing
Formlabs has been steadily releasing new materials that each provide a new property to their users. Now, Formlabs has added a new resin to join Clear, Flexible, and Castable: Tough.
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July 2, 2015
Retired Cleaning Robot Turned Into Abstract Expressionist Painter
Japanese artist and engineer “HYde JII” has turned an iRobot Roomba vacuum cleaner into a pretty impressive abstract expressionist painter. The robot, named Mr. Head (“Head-kun” in Japanese), a 15 year old Roomba, has retired his janitorial vacuum cleaner and taken up the arts. Four plastic bottles hold acrylic paints […]
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3D Printed Toy Uses 104 Pennies to Walk
This 3D-printed toy uses a flywheel filled with pennies to walk like nothing you've seen before. The open-source 3D printed toy revisits a gyroscope design that was shelved by Mattel in the 80s.
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New Project: Build a Kite Aerial Photography Rig
Kite aerial photography is the easiest way to get photo and video footage from the skies. Learn how to build a dependable kit to hold your camera rig.
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Makers in Italy Innovate with Arduino
Making in Italy didn't start with the Arduino, nor did it end when the Arduino became the next immigrant to pass through Ellis Island, and production began in New York just a few days ago.
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New Project: Bake These Easy BB-8 Cupcakes
Everyone is clamoring about the newest, cutest Star Wars droid and how to build him. I wanted to build my own BB-8 droid, but without robotics or magnets. I also wanted him to be edible. And delicious. (And vegan.)
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Check Out This Beautifully Quirky Nixie Tube Clock
This Maker details the challenging but rewarding process of building his own nixie tube timepiece.
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Choose the Right Ear Protection for Loud Jobs
When working around noisy equipment, ear protection is essential to not causing damage. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration sets the limit to which a worker should be exposed during an 8 hour day to 90 decibels on an A-weighted scale (dBA). The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health […]
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July 1, 2015
New Project: Building a Robot Arm Part 3: Designing the Mount Section
So far in designing our robot arm we have designed and printed the base and the modular arm segment. Now, after designing the basis of our robot, we are ready to design and print the final piece. Still, this piece is special; this is how we mount something to the […]
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Redesigning a Bike for a Tough 8-Year-Old Customer
My 8 year old daughter Anna is now the proud owner of the best bike you can’t buy. That’s because she picked the colors, collaborated on the design, and assisted (a little) with making it. It all started simply enough. Anna had outgrown her last bike, and so we took her […]
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