In the MakerShed: BrushBots
Build your own scuttling vibrating robot with our BrushBot kit from the Maker Shed. Brushbots are easy to make, fun to build, and easy to personalize. You will find all the parts needed to build 4 BrushBots in each kit.
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Blendophone Project Build Part 2
Here’s the next step in the Blendophone project I’m building for Maker Faire: making it wireless. (Note: I’ll be doing a talk about the Blendophone with my co-conspirator, Usman Muzaffar, at next weekend’s Maker Faire Bay Area 2011 each day at 3pm on the Make: Live stage in Expo Hall). So far, I can control […]
Tool Review: Video Experimenter Shield
With high-definition television becoming increasingly widespread, many people are tossing their old NTSC or PAL video equipment to the curb. But as makers, we can reclaim this old equipment for our own projects. Enter The Video Experimenter. This Arduino shield by Nootropic Design lets you program your Arduino microcontroller to manipulate and analyze NTSC or […]
Cellular Wall Printer
Ever have the desire to print out a text message in large dot matrix lettering on a wall? If so, Liat Segal from Sweet Tech Studio has the device for you. Comprised of seven servo actuated felt markers controlled by an Android handset via an IOIO board, the Cellular Wall Printer allows you to manually […]
Tiny Skee Ball Machine
Samuel Seide, who built this excellent cocktail arcade machine, has a new project, an Arduino-powered mini Skee Ball machine.
Use Android Open Accessory Without Android Programming
“follower” wrote in with yet another cool project for the Android Open Accessory SDK. This time, you don’t even need to do any Android programming; your Arduino Sketch tells follower’s Android app what to do and what to display on the screen: Handbag makes it possible to create Arduino-based accessories for Android devices without creating […]
SparkFun Drone Contest Recap with Chris Anderson
The New York Times has produced an entertaining recap vid of last month’s Autonomous Vehicle Competition, hosted by our pals at SparkFun. It’s narrated by WIRED’s Chris Anderson, who is also the founder and chairman of DIY Drones. The contest embraces three classes of autonomous outdoor vehicles–roughly, wheeled, winged, and with rotors.