Invasion of the Christmas Robots
Give the gift of robotic ornaments this holiday. Make these cool little LED ornaments that light up when the lights go out.
Technology
Conversations with a SANDF Colonel
The UAV Challenge team and the Aurora team are traveling with the South African National Defense Forces (SANDF) to the Mozambique border. On that 2 hour drive to the forward camp I had the chance to speak with a Colonel and Lieutenant about counter poaching and border patrol.
Listening to BBC Radio 4 With Your Raspberry Pi
Earlier in the year Andrew Back picked up a vintage 1950’s extension speaker from a flea market. He thought it was ideal to convert into a Raspberry Pi radio, one that receives only BBC Radio 4.
More than a Dozen New Drone Products in the Maker Shed
No category has ever expanded more rapidly in Maker Shed history than the recently-added Drones and Flight category. We’ll continue adding items to the category in anticipation of the launch of Volume 37 of Make Magazine, which will focus on Drones, but I look forward seeing what our creative audience – all of you – do with these products during the Holiday season.
UAVs Deployed in Counter Poaching Missions
Our fact finding mission and demo of Aurora Flight Sciences’ small UAV turned operational. After officials saw the potential for a tactically deployed UAV, we were quickly embedded with rangers to support live counter poaching missions.
Holiday Gift Guide 2013: The Kano Christmas Special
Remember the Kano Kit we featured a last week? This week they’re doing a Christmas special.
Retro Blaster: Vector Weapon Kit
The Vector Weapon has been one of our most popular projects on our Maker Faire table. It makes a wide variety of gleefully retro space sounds, and it’s a good intermediate soldering project. You can put it in your own case, or get a rad one from the Shed.