Turning Coders into Makers at JSConf 2014
By giving software developers the challenge (and help) to build a bot, boat, or rocket in a day, JSConf is turning web developers into hardware makers.
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Robot Week Wrap-Up
We celebrated the launch of Make: Volume 39 — Robotics, with five days of robot-related articles, pictures, videos, reviews and projects we called Robot Week. It’s been a blast! In case you missed anything, here’s a quick review.
Building robots and rockets with Javascript
The web developers are coming, and they’re bringing Javascript frameworks that let you build robots and rockets more easily.
How Much Bot Would a Drawbot Draw if a Drawbot Could Draw Bot?
Servo motors are a popular component in maker projects. Watch how we used two – without the aid of a micocontroller – to power the TRS Drawbot, the latest addition to our beginner-friendly electronics series of Weekend Projects.
Your Very Own Holodeck? castAR Brings It Within Reach
castAR bridges the gap between the physical world and the virtual world by combining projected augmented reality, true virtual reality, and true augmented reality in a magical pair of glasses.
Grant Imahara’s Ten Favorite Robot Building Blocks
When I think about all my builds over the years, I find there are a few components I use over and over again — kind of like my own personal Lego set.
Fugitt’s Favorites: Robots of MakerCon and Maker Faire
Lem Fugitt of Robots-Dreams.com captured some of his favorite images from MakerCon and Maker Faire.