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July 18, 2025
From WonderLab to Kickstarter: The Small World of Garner Holt’s Animatronic Songbird Kit

Just over a year ago, during the grand opening of WonderLab at Give Kids The World Village, Dale and I first saw an interactive fabrication and robotics activity that would later become the Garner Holt Animatronic Songbird Mini STEAM Build Kit. Last week, I stumbled across this hands-on robotics project on Kickstarter. Then the communication […]
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Compass CNC Heads Forward

Compass CNC is finally ready to launch V1.0 of their 3D-printed open source handheld CNC router.
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Why is Open Source Hardware Not Working for 3D Printers?

FAB25 in Brno and Prague raises the question of how we "support and protect" open innovation.
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July 17, 2025
Review: Algolaser Pixi Engraver Handles the Basics

The Algolaser Pixi is a tiny, low-fuss machine that skips the fancy features but does the basics well.
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July 16, 2025
Grindcore by Tube Time

Tube Time cuts components down to make cross sections that are equally informative and beautiful.
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July 15, 2025
Sound Foraging with Dogbotic

If you’ve ever wondered how to sound design a technology that doesn't exist yet, or how to make noises for animals that don’t exist anymore, then this talk was made for you.
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July 14, 2025
Blips and Blankets

Phillip Stearns explores the contrast between digital and analog art with Glitch Textiles.
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July 11, 2025
Choose the Best Board for Wearables

Should you use a LilyPad Arduino or a Circuit Playground Express? We rounded up our 5 favorite boards for wearable electronics.
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July 10, 2025
Review: xTool F1 Ultra Laser Cutter

The F1 Ultra laser cutter from xTool is a lot bigger than the F1, but it's built with production in mind.
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July 9, 2025
Gadget Cache Road Trip!

Road tripping to solve the clever gadget cache contraptions of Trycacheus, in the “Disneyland of geocaching.”
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