TechShop Partners with National Instruments
TechShop today announced a new partnership with hardware and software manufacturer National Instruments.
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The Most Face-Melting Music Video You’ve Ever Seen
In a fascinating new music video directed by Yoonha Park for experimental rock band Liars, we get to see the process of creating realistic sculptures of their faces using 3D scanning techniques and CNC routing.
Maker Hangar 2 ep1: What is a Tricopter?
Maker Hangar Is back! Learn to build two new aircraft this season, a tricopter and second airplane. In this episode, I talk about what a tricopter is and some of its advantages over other multicopters. We also take a look into the kits that are being sold for this year. Stay tuned for the next episode where I’ll show how to get started building the Tricopter!
Pinball Wizard, Race Car Driver, Self-Taught Engineer: Jeri Ellsworth
Jeri is a truly amazing person, who any aspiring engineer or technical entrepreneur can look up to. A self-taught hardware designer, Jeri has created products, hacked hardware, and shared her knowledge with the maker community for years. Her latest venture is as co-founder of Technical Illusions, developer of the castAR augmented reality system.
Teaching the LED Color Organ in Oregon with #WeekendProjects
Here’s a high school class in Oregon that recently built the Easy LED Color Organ, a “sound to light” breadboard circuit that converts audio input into flashing LEDs.
RobotGrrl Rulz!
Erin Kennedy (aka RobotGrrl) is a very talented person whose creative energy has brought to life many fun and quirky robots. Erin also has a real talent for sharing her knowledge and encouraging others to share and grow together.
What the Heck is a Surgical Roboticist?
Carol Reiley-Ng is a self described “surgical roboticist” who is pursuing a Ph.D. at Johns Hopkins University while creating amazing DIY projects that address environmental and health issues with low-cost technology.
