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September 11, 2014
New Project: R/C Omniwheel Robot
A robot that can move in any direction immediately is useful for getting around tight spaces and for behaviors like chasing (or fleeing). No matter how fast an R/C car is, there’s no way it can catch something that can instantly go any direction, even sideways. Regular car-style robots can’t drive sideways, but omniwheel robots can!
Do the Crocodile (Tick) Tock
Tick Tock the Croc is a 51 foot long articulated human powered kinetic sculpture designed and built by a group of makers in Baltimore, where they competed in a kinetic sculpture race. Come meet the Tick Tock team and check out their reptilian friend at World Maker Faire in NYC this September. 
September 10, 2014
10 Years of “Tools of Mass Construction” with Howtoons
When I was a little kid, my family got a few magazines that were a bit beyond my grasp, but I still felt like those subscriptions were mine. I didn’t understand all the jokes in MAD magazine, but I still pawed through the pages, ran the Spy vs. Spy flipbook, […]
Functional Printing: Camera rigs, Toothpaste Keys and More
Its not just trinkets and toys, 3d printers actually are useful. Here are a few functional things people are printing. 
Ten City Maker Faire Weekend Across the U.S.
Nashville, Omaha, Orlando, Silver Spring, Mokena, Portland, Fort Wayne, Greenbrae, CIncinnati and Albuquerque!
Unboxing Intel Edison
Intel Developer Forum is underway right now at the Moscone Center in San Francisco. At yesterday’s kickoff, it was clear that Intel sees a lot of potential in Edison, its brand new Linux-based system-on-module, which was originally announced at CES earlier this year. The board itself is small, a little […]
Toyota’s Unveils New Maker Vehicle Concept — to Makers
If cars define our culture, this event could be an indication of where our culture is headed.
Mapping New Makers’ Learning Paths
A few years ago I was at an Open Make at the Lawrence Hall of Science, and as I listened to Garratt Gallagher of what was then called Hacker Scouts (since renamed Curiosity Hacked), a slide popped up of something I’d been imagining in my own head for months: a map of the terrain […]
The Skinny on End Mills
Interested in CNC routing but clueless about tooling? Can’t tell an end mill from a drill bit? Here’s an overview of end mill anatomy, some basic cutter types, and tips on how to choose the correct tooling for basic wood or plastic jobs. Drill Bits vs End Mills CNC machining […]
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