MAKE Magazine and Instructables.com's Blog, page 793
March 6, 2014
New Project: Raspberry Pirate Radio
Simple hack turns RaspPi into an FM transmitter with a 100 meter range. Broadcast your favorite music throughout your house, dorm, or football field.
Published on March 06, 2014 12:30
New AVR Programming Book from MAKE
Our latest book, Elliot Williams‘ Make: AVR Programming, is now available in the Maker Shed. To get a taste of the book, check out the excerpt we’ve posted.
Published on March 06, 2014 12:00
The Pocket Drone: A Kickstarter Success Story
How do you create the most successful crowdfunded drone campaign ever? Ask the maker, Pocket Drone's T.J. Johnson.
Published on March 06, 2014 11:26
March 5, 2014
And the Winner Is…
Published on March 05, 2014 17:00
Ultrasonic Train Detector in Stockholm Subway
Published on March 05, 2014 10:50
March 4, 2014
Crowdfunding Watch: Robot Projects March Ahead
Sweet robots are swarming the crowdfunding sites, with everything from humanoids to drones and hexabots up for funding.
Published on March 04, 2014 10:20
Building Up to Maker Faire: Shawn Thorsson Brings ED-209 to Life
As a maker, it doesn’t matter if the thing I’m after can’t be bought. With the right materials, a bit of know-how, a lot of research, and a few 55-gallon drums of elbow grease, I can build my own anything. So I'm building a life-size replica of Robocop's ED-209.
Published on March 04, 2014 09:40
Web Series from an Eccentric Family of Robot Makers
The Siegels live a somewhat isolated life, living and running their business developing robotic and educational exhibits for museums from an abandoned school building they purchased. They conduct humanitarian research and development into robotic adaptive technology and environmental, energy conservation and alternative energy technologies. Basically, they are out to make the world a better, more accessible place for everyone.
Published on March 04, 2014 04:00
March 3, 2014
The Audacity of Making
Published on March 03, 2014 13:35
The Future of Farming is Open Source
The Rural Advancement Foundation International (RAFI) and Farm Hack aim to promote farmers as innovators and makers through a new project called Growing Innovation. The two organizations have launched a collaborative Kickstarter campaign to fund the creation of an open source online library of agricultural innovations and a new book documenting sustainable models developed by farmers.
Published on March 03, 2014 08:53
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