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Making Fun: Brainwave Controlled Zen Garden

My Brainwave-Controlled Zen Garden is similar to a standard desktop zen garden in that you rake sand to calm yourself. In my version, though, the rake and resultant patterns are controlled by your actual brainwaves. If you are tense and worrisome, the rake moves randomly and quickly, scribbling odd patterns in the sand.

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Defusable Clock Featured in TV Show

Nootropic Design's Arduino-powered Defusable Clock was featured as a prop in the CW's "The Tomorrow People" drama.

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Robot Hacks Picks up Momentum

Our Robot Hack Community page is brimming with projects and ideas. Many teams are experimenting with movement mechanisms. Aaron Bierenboim  has been working on walking. Check out his totally cool walking robot chassis below: Designs for the Boim Walker are posted here. Aaron 3D printed his prototypes and plans to […]

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Anthony Howe’s Kinetic Art

Anthony Howe builds fantastic, intricate metal creations that move with the wind, almost resembling some sort of alien technology.

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Makers: the New Explorers of the Universe

Makers are moving out of the garage and into the physical and natural worlds. Who makes the rules in this new world?

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How to Make a Maker Class

Would you like to learn how to MAKE a Maker Class at your school? I have been a middle school Art teacher for seven years and I want to share with you how I got my Project Make class up and running on a shoestring budget, with a large group of low-income English Language learners.

Maker Pro Newsletter – 10/31/13

“Kickstarter does not penalize you for being late.” 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. […]

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New Project: Build the Vector Weapon Enclosure

This guide will show you how to build the Vector Weapon Enclosure (which is the default add-on to our Vector Weapon Kit). If you haven’t built the electronics just yet, you’ll need to do that first (instructions are here). The Vector Weapon circuit was designed by Chris Lody, a fabulous […]

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Robot Hacks Countdown

We've gotten a great response to our call for robot teams for our newly formed Robot Hacks project. More than 52 teams have already registered and the G+ Community page is filling up with posts about designs and plans.

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Maker Faire Tokyo: Nov. 3-4!

Maker Faire Tokyo is set for this Sunday and Monday, Nov. 3-4. The fair is in its second year and will be held again at the National Museum of Emerging Science & Innovation. Last year's event attracted about 10,000 attendees and this year is expected to be even bigger. Here's a sampling of what's on tap.

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