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May 9, 2015
An Interview with Chuck Swiger, Winner of the PSoC Pioneer Challenge
Read how Chuck Swiger turned a passion for monitoring e-bike battery health into a winning project for the PSoC Pioneer Challenge! He'll now travel to Maker Faire Bay Area to exhibit his project.
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New Project: How to Tame Tangled Wires on Your Desktop
Need to tame a tangled workspace? Drill big holes in your desk and cut your own custom grommets to make those wires all disappear.
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May 8, 2015
Why Educators Love Maker Faire 2015 ( + more tips!)
One of my favorite parts of being a part of Maker Faire is sharing all our amazing Makers with teachers who come from all around the Bay Area—really from all over the world!—and then hearing from the teachers why this is such a special part of their year. We’re delighted to welcome teachers to […]
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Fun Designs for the Moat Boat Paddle Battle
The first races of the Moat Boat Paddle Battle are almost here! If you are headed to Maker Faire Bay Area next weekend, now is the time to enter and have your shot at winning one of the fantastic 3D printers from SeeMeCNC. Register Now During the announcement we offered would-be racers a downloadable file of […]
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InMoov, The Crowdsourced Robotic Future Returns to Maker Faire
For decades, humans have imagined, even come to expect, life-size humanoid robots in their future. The sober truth is that such robots are extraordinarily complex mechanically, the intelligence to reliably bring them to life is still outside our grasp, and the cost of building such thinking machines is prohibitively expensive. […]
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The Rise of the Maker Movement for Kids
If you’re a Maker Faire veteran, you’ve seen the growing droves of kids engaging in the excitement and promise of the Maker Movement. Watching a child solder that first LED followed by the amazed “ah ha” look that inevitably appears when it lights up is infectious. Maker Faire is teeming […]
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Cast Your Vote in the Pitch Your Prototype Challenge
The Pitch Your Prototype challenge is now closed to new entries, but it’s not too late to vote for your favorite submission. Online voting will run until May 18, and the winning individual or team will be announced at MakerCon New York on September 21. As the clock wound down, […]
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May 4, 2015
May the 4th Be With You: 5 Fun Star Wars How-To Projects
May the 4th be with you when you make one of these awesome Star Wars themed projects. From Spheros, to drones, to bundt cakes, there is a little bit of something for everyone. Find what’s best for you to celebrate May 4th and May the Force Be With You. Mini Star […]
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New Project: Simple Silk-Screen Printing Using a Vinyl Cutter
Use adhesive “sign vinyl” to silk-screen without the aid of chemicals or a darkroom. It's easy! The vinyl stencil can last for years and allows you to print dozens and dozens of images. Another clever hack from MAKE contributor Chris Connors.
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4 Real Robots That Can Trace Their Lineage to Movies
Sci-fi movies have shown us many visions of our future. Often, these visions have included robots. In some cases these robots are a little closer to reality than in others. Out of all of the heroic automata, the droids you were looking for, those you weren’t, and A.I.s both disturbing […]
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