Herb Deutsch and the First Moog at Maker Faire Detroit
Moog synthesizer co-inventor Herbert Deutsch played Maker Faire Detroit as part of The Henry Ford’s 50th anniversary celebration of the first Moog.
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The Isoscel-Ease Drawing Robot
Maybe you’ve built your own drawing robot, but I doubt it comes with a geometric pun like the Isoscelease pen plotter device. As the name would imply, this robo-plotter uses a constantly varying isosceles triangle that is able to angularly expand and contract as well as move as a unit back and forth. This allows […]
How-To: Sunscreen Reminder Hat
This fetching sun hat is outfitted with a wearable microcontroller that’s been programmed to alert you when it’s time for you to reapply sunscreen!
A Robotic Arm Made from Recycled Bicycle Parts
Building an 8′-long robotic arm with a chainsaw on the end is no small feat. Here’s how it was done.
Maker Hangar 2 ep8: Flying the Maker Trainer 2
In the last episode of Maker Hangar, I show you how to fly our Maker Trainer 2s. You’ll see how to hand launch them, how to fly around, and how to do some acrobatics. In this season, I showed us how to build and fly a Tricopter and another Maker Trainer. I hope you enjoyed, […]
Maker Hangar 2 ep7: Maker Trainer 2 Build
In this episode of Maker Hangar, I show you how to build the entire Maker Trainer 2! You’ll learn how to cut out the PDF plans and glue the airplane together, then how to paint the airplane, install all the electronics, secure all the wires, and program the radio so that we can go fly it! Wow, that’s a lot!
5 Wearables To Make With LittleBits
littleBits is thrilled to be part of Wearables Week at Makezine! For those that arent’ familiar with littleBits: littleBits is a library of electronic modules that snap together with magnets for prototyping, learning, and fun. Given the small physical size of littleBits, we love thinking of new ways to use them to make wearables. Here […]
