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March 26, 2014

New Project: Hacking a laser cutter using an Arduino

DSC07610 (Custom) An Arduino pro mini connected to the z axis stepper motor driver gives improved control over the up down motion of the laser bed.

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Published on March 26, 2014 10:00

Open Source Soft Robots!

softrobots A new, open-source soft robot called the Glaucus Atlanticus.

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Published on March 26, 2014 04:00

March 25, 2014

New Project: Building a Simple Arduino Robot

Simple Arduino Robot Learn how to quickly and easily build your first Arduino-based robot!

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Published on March 25, 2014 15:00

Microcontrollers Explained

make_v36_high Learn the difference between I/O pins, ports, and processors.

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Published on March 25, 2014 14:10

Foolin’ Around: A Call for Pranks

cubeprank3 If there's a holiday better suited to creative, homemade projects than April Fools' Day, we don't know what it is.

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Published on March 25, 2014 13:43

New Project: Brownie Pan LED Light Panel

LEDPanel_final-13 Roll your own photography light panel for a fraction of the cost of pro units.

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Published on March 25, 2014 11:55

Imogen Heap’s Glove Project Launches a Kickstarter campaign

c94cbb2c94f95e309ae875a7f0cb84d4_large Imogen Heap and a team of makers have been developing a pair of high-tech gloves, called the Mi.Mu, that will allow users to manipulate sounds via gestures, allowing a literally hands-on style of writing and performing.

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Published on March 25, 2014 10:35

Walking in a Maker Wonderland: Makerland Day 3

Turtlebot, the winner of the Makerland hackathon, is a Spark-powered LOGO processing, drawing robot built by combining a SumoBot Jr. kit with LEGO. What happens when 300 makers square off in a hackathon?

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Published on March 25, 2014 04:27

Expanding the Arduino Ecosystem with MicroView

The MicroView on the end of a finger. The MicroView is Arduino compatible—and a member of the Arduino at Heart program—but it doesn't share that classic form factor. It's a tiny chip-sized, breadboard compatible, Arduino with a built-in OLED display.

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Published on March 25, 2014 04:00

March 24, 2014

Hanging with Frank Gehry: Seattle Mini Maker Faire 2014

IMG_6212 Slideshow of the great projects, people and venue (Frank Gehry's EMP building) of this past weekend's Seattle Mini Maker Faire.

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Published on March 24, 2014 21:07

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