More Death ray Lasers..?
Drake Anthony, perhaps better know as “the DIY Laser Guy” on YouTube, and his most terrifying creation yet.
Technology
Bmore3D: Baltimore’s one-of-a-kind 3D Printing and 3D Scanning Store
Bmore3D started as a holiday 3D printing, 3D scanning, 3D modeling popup store in Baltimore. The store came together through a collaboration of Todd Blatt of Custom 3D Stuff, Michael Raphael of Direct Dimensions and ShapeShot, Baltimorean Graham Stewart, and Tinkerine Studio of Vancouver. With all of our expertise and connections in the 3D industry, we were able to put together an extremely comprehensive and exciting destination for both the typical consumer as well as the most tech savvy folks around.
Automated Mindstorms Battery Exchanger for Drones
This Lego Mindstorms robot automatically switches a quadrotor’s battery pack, extending its flying time without the operator having to intervene.
LEDscape On Display at Maker Faire
Two projects featured at Maker Faire caught my eye because, well, I’m obsessed with LED displays right now. It turns out they have cool software in common.
Cubli: The Cube That Can Walk and Jump
Built by Mohanarajah Gajamohan at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich, the Cubli is a 15 cm cube that can walk, jump and balance on one corner.
Stepper Motor Makes Beats
Miguel Valenzuela created a series of computer controlled beats by placing a stepper motor on a guitar’s pickup.
Arduino Near-Field Communication
Don Coleman demonstrates using both Adafruit’s and Seeed Studio’s NFC shields to read Near-Field Communication (NFC) tags.