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April 16, 2015

Relive Your Favorite Heist with this DIY Laser Dodging Game

A bit of fog machine sets the mood for a round of Laser Equipped Annihilation Protocol.Laser Equipped Annihilation Protocol (L.E.A.P.) is a live-action game installation that challenges players to reach the back of the room in a set amount of time without coming into contact with an alternating pattern of lasers mounted every few feet.

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Published on April 16, 2015 10:44

Arduino-Controlled Coffee Oven Wins GE Hackathon

This past weekend, I had the pleasure of attending a home appliance hackathon at GE’s FirstBuild facility in Louisville, Kentucky. If you’re anything like me, you’re probably wondering how anyone really could go about “hacking” an appliance. I was pleasantly surprised, and I think you will be too. Lets start […]

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Published on April 16, 2015 10:36

Scenes from Rhode Island’s Robot Block Party

Under the skin of Hasbro's creationsWe had the pleasure of being among the exhibitors at last weekend’s Robot Block Party (produced by Rhode Island Students of the Future) in Providence, Rhode Island. Brown University’s Pizzitola Center was packed the whole day, with some great exhibits and lots of attendees. Our immediate neighbors, XactSense, attach LIDAR […]

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Published on April 16, 2015 10:11

Intel Capital President Says Hardware Is Hot

Arvind Sodhani is pictured in a photo by Dow Jones Events (Flickr)Intel Capital President Arvind Sodhani said Monday that he believes the venture-backed tech may be overvalued —but that among current ventures, hardware startups are some of the most accurately priced. “We are going to need a lot of hardware companies if many of the disruptions and innovations that we are […]

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Published on April 16, 2015 10:06

Saint-Malo Mini Maker Faire is the Greatest Show & Tell in France

The improving face of human — robot relations. The open-source 3D printed life-sized robot from InMoov.That's a wrap for this year's Saint-Malo Mini Maker Faire. Bigger and better than last time. See you all next year!

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Published on April 16, 2015 10:01

Join Us At New York 3D Printing Week

3dp-featIf you are in the New York City area (or if you can get there easily), come out the rest of this week and check out two big 3D printing events: Inside 3D Printing/3D Print Week and The New York 3D PrintShow. This is the third year running for both shows.  Combined, they […]

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Published on April 16, 2015 06:47

April 12, 2015

Mechanical Shadow Theatre at Saint-Malo Mini Maker Faire

Mechanical Shadow TheatreI talk to the Lever le Rideau, a theatre group specialising in stage costumes and sets, about the intriguing collection of mechanical shadow theatres they've brought to Maker Faire.

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Published on April 12, 2015 13:56

Catching up with WeIO at Saint-Malo Mini Maker Faire

WeIO BoardWe catch up with Uroš Petrevski to find out what's happened with the WeIO micro controller board announced at the previous Saint-Malo Mini Maker Faire two years ago.

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Published on April 12, 2015 13:40

A Robot Sculpture, Made By A Robot

The robot-carved statue of Makey — the Maker Faire mascot — is the first thing that greets you when you arrive at the Saint-Malo Mini Maker FaireThe first thing that greets you as you come to the Saint-Malo faire is a huge stone statue of Makey. What most people don't find out till later is that this statue of a robot was originally carved by a robot.

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Published on April 12, 2015 11:41

Teddy Bears and Tablets Making Operations a Picnic

Nolween Febvre from the Les P'tits Doudous project at the University Hospital in RennesProviding teddy bears and tablets to young children has significantly helped reduce the drug use of those requiring anaesthesia.

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Published on April 12, 2015 11:24

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