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Wall-E the Edinburgh mini Maker Faire

[image error] Dale Wood—a maker from Zimbabwe that now lives here in Scotland—has built a life-sized replica of Disney's WALL-E robot and it's on display at the Edinburgh mini Maker Faire.

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The Darwin Toolbox at the Edinburgh mini Maker Faire

[image error] I talked to Philip Boeing from UCL about the Darwin Toolbox—an affordable biotechnology laboratory in a compact toolbox-size container that should allow you to get started doing real DIY genetics at home.

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Roll up, roll up for the Edinburgh mini Maker Faire

[image error] Back for a second year the Edinburgh mini-Maker Faire is bigger and brighter than ever, and I'll be reporting live from the faire all day here at the Summerhall in Edinburgh.

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Washington Man Builds Bellagio-Style Dancing Fountain in Front Yard

Spectacular display from kiddie pools, open source software, low-cost parts.

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Fog Projection Combined with Gestural Interface to Create “Hologram Touchscreen”

Laminar-flow mist curtain serves as ethereal, interactive projection surface.

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Young Raspberry Pirates

Alaska-based young makers Nathan Schatz, 13, and his little brother, 10, wrote in to share their fun adventures with our Raspberry Pirate Radio project.

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New Project: Build an Omnidirectional Holonomic Robot from Lego

Holonomic robots are cool. They move in any direction, they rotate on the spot, they even move while rotating. These unique capabilities of holonomic robots make them very well suited for operating in tight spaces. But holonomic robots are also fun to play with and look at as they move gracefully over […]

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LeJOS, the Java Operating System for Legos, Releases EV3 Beta

Today, the team behind LeJOS — the Java operating system for Legos — released a beta edition of their software for Mindstorms EV3. LeJOS has been around since 2000, when Jose Solozano first built the open-source Java-based software for Mindstorms RCX; it’s one of several software replacement systems for Mindstorms, […]

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Maker Pro Newsletter – 04/17/14

“Venture math is a harsh mistress.” From the editors of MAKE magazine, the Maker Pro Newsletter is about the impact of makers on business and technology. Our coverage includes hardware startups, new products, incubators, and innovators, along with technology and market trends. Please send items to us at makerpro@makermedia.com. Are you […]

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10 Tools and Techniques for Light Painting

Modern light painters have developed a rich variety of original tools and methods to create their art.

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