Catching up with WeIO at Saint-Malo Mini Maker Faire
We catch up with Uroš Petrevski to find out what’s happened with the WeIO micro controller board announced at the previous Saint-Malo Mini Maker Faire two years ago.
Technology
Teddy Bears and Tablets Making Operations a Picnic
Providing teddy bears and tablets to young children has significantly helped reduce the drug use of those requiring anaesthesia.
Turn a Vintage Radio into a Stylish Home Theater PC
Media center PCs are usually something that you try to hide inside an entertainment center, or possibly behind a subwoofer. If you’d rather display your HTPC proudly as a work of retro futuristic art, look no further than this 40s-era radio converted into a Raspberry Pi media center. This project was originally envisioned as being […]
Mechanical Carnage: Gallery and Video from RoboGames’ Triumphant Return
We’re only a couple months in, and 2015 has already been a good year for robot combat. Battle Bots is back, and RoboGames ran a successful competition this past weekend. Make: was on-site at the San Mateo (California) County Event Center to see contributor Zachary Lytle and many others compete in the ant-weight (one-pound) division. […]
4-in-1 DrawBot Decorates Walls, Floors, Eggs, More
The mDrawbot is a girder-based construction kit that lets you create a number of different drawbot configurations, from wallbot to eggbot.
Skywalker vs. Stormtrooper: Endor Speeder Bike Quadcopter Battle
The Star Wars Speeder Bike toy hacker is back with the iconic good guy Jedi
Drone Privacy Lawsuit Seeks Tighter FAA Restrictions
Just weeks after releasing preliminary rules for drone regulation, the FAA is facing a lawsuit. The Electronic Privacy Information Center’s lawsuit asks the Washington, DC federal appeals court to declare the regulations unlawful due to the lack of privacy protections, and alleges that the proposal is not comprehensive enough to allow for the safe use […]
