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September 14, 2014
Barn Door tracker built with Lego Technic for Entry-Level Astrophotography
Photographer Brian Carter designed a barn door tracker using Legos and a Mindstorms EV3 brick to take incredible photos of the universe.
September 13, 2014
Cool Crowdfunding September 13.
BlocksCAD: Easy 3D CAD for Kids & Adults, Open-Sourced A CAD system designeD specifically to be easy to use for a beginner. BlocksCAD uses a simple drag-and-drop interface to create designs for 3D objects. It offers basic geometric shapes: cube, sphere, cylinder, cone, etc. Kids can combine these shapes to create […]
AT-AT with Custom 3D Printed Lego Technic Pieces
The Imperial Walker was designed using several different Technic sets and houses four motors to control everything from walking to firing rubber bands.He had to design and 3D print some pieces himself because they didn’t exist in any of the sets.
September 12, 2014
Finding Starter Projects for New Makers (Part 1: Make & friends)
Every fall we get a new crop of schools and teachers coming to us looking for ways to get started with making. We’re developing more awesome Maker Media-made resources for you. In the meantime, over the next several posts we’re going to share the resources our colleagues in the classroom use […]
DIY Boba Fett Jetpack from Scratch
Some things are just better when you make them yourself, especially when it comes to cosplay costumes, as this amazing Boba Fett jetpack made by Pastor Kyle Gilbert clearly illustrates!
Drones, Augmented Reality, and Borg Bouquets at Mokena Mini Maker Faire
On September 13, Mokena Mini Maker Faire (MMMF) will open its doors for its year one extravaganza. Featuring a drone obstacle course, a 10-foot-tall musical instrument, an augmented reality sandbox, steampunk accessories, a learn-to-solder class, DIY noisemakers (you can take them home!), an Arduino course, watercolor painting, handcrafted Etsy jewelry, 3D […]
LEGO Print Making at Maker Faire Orlando
Chris Ware, of cWare Studios, is a graphic designer, print maker and artist from central Florida. At Maker Faire Orlando, he'll be hosting a Maker booth focused on LEGO Print Making, which was selected as an Educators Pick at the event.
Meticulous Machines
I figured I had a passable grasp on what it meant to bring a great product to life, but I was wrong. In the past, I’d often look at technical specifications on product pages without thinking about the challenges of actually achieving them on a repeatable basis. Have you ever thought about what it takes to get there, every single time? Neither had I.
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