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June 25, 2014
Trimble is Ready to Tango
The location-based solution developer presents their new SketchUp Scan and Through the Wall apps for Project Tango at Google I/O today. Trimble's Omar Soubra stopped by the Make: office to give us a sneak peek!
You Should Already Know About Becky Stern
If you don’t know who Becky Stern is, it’s not her fault. She’s prolific. She’s worked at Make:, Adafruit, places of higher learning, and given talks all over the nation. Any decent write up of her work could easily take up a small novella, or a shelf worth of alternative yet […]
An LED Beer Pong Table to Rule them All!
Building an appealing beer pong table is an accomplishment by itself. If you’re not, however, satisfied with a nicely lacquered piece of wood with your team’s logo on it, maybe this LED-powered beer pong table will do the trick. As seen in the video below, the LED-filled Ping Pong balls […]
Annika O’Brien Makes Cool Robots, Teaches Tech
Annika O'Brien is a roboticist with quite an online following. She is the founder of the LA Robotics Club, appeared in SyFy's Robot Combat League, and works full time making cool robots and encouraging kids to learn technology.
June 24, 2014
What the Heck is a Surgical Roboticist?
Carol Reiley-Ng is a self described "surgical roboticist" who is pursuing a Ph.D. at Johns Hopkins University while creating amazing DIY projects that address environmental and health issues with low-cost technology.
PancakeBot Delivers Obama Grandma Slippers
The story of how the "Obama Grandma Slippers" came to the White House is a global maker tapestry, its threads woven by world travelers eager share their knowledge and designs to enable others to create their own products.
June 23, 2014
Are Little Free Libraries Illegal?
You may have seen these little structures, slightly larger and more decorative than a birdhouse or mailbox, standing in people’s front yards near you. If you’ve gotten up close, you’ve noticed that they’re full of books and usually sport a sign that says “Take a book, Return a book”. These […]
Soldering a Connection — The Start of a Mentoring Relationship
"Having to explain the principles of soldering forced me to reassess my methods and ultimately made me much better at soldering," says roboticist Annika O'Brien, on the mutually beneficial effects of teaching your skills to others.
CreoPop: The 3D Printing Pen That Uses Resin Instead Of Filament
You’re likely already familiar with the concept of a 3D printing pen. The most famous is the 3Doodler, which is the extruder from a 3D printer made handheld, or like a high precision hot glue gun that uses the same filament as a typical 3d printer. The 3Doodler has been […]
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