New in the Maker Shed: The Original Egg-Bot
At long last, we have the Egg-Bot Kit in the Maker Shed! What’s an Egg-Bot? It’s an art robot that’s purpose built to draw designs on spherical objects allowing you to create art like never before!
Open Source Hardware
EHSM Open Source and DIY Conference
(EHSM) will feature presentations of the brightest DIY achievements. But we do not want to stop at DIY. In fact, we should not, because teamwork is the only way to get the big things done. The open source ethos is about keeping the freedom and openness of DIY when many people are involved. At a […]
Thermal Flashlight Reveals Substandard Apartment Insulation
Cheap DIY thermal flashlight provides evidence to landlords and housing authorities about poor insulation in apartment units.
Optically Tracking a Robot Arm
I loved reading Tom Larkworthy’s recent post on Edinburgh (Scotland) Hacklab’s blog on his experiments with building an OSHW robot arm with a reach of 1m, positionable to within 0.1mm and able to lift up to 2kg. Rather than sourcing expensive components, Tom’s goal was to develop an optical tracking system that would allow the […]
MAKE’s Exclusive Interview with Andrew (bunnie) Huang – The End of Chumby, New Adventures
Phil Torrone “sits down” with engineer and maker entrepreneur “bunnie” Huang to talk about the end of chumby and what’s in store for the future.
Open Hardware Summit – Call for Sponsors
Open Hardware Summit – Call for Sponsors. The Open Hardware Summit is made possible through the generosity of sponsors — individuals, hackerspaces, businesses large and small — who recognize the importance of an ongoing conversation about the Open Hardware Movement. Your donations allow us to keep ticket prices low, and help ensure that the summit […]
Top 10: Oomlout Factory Hacks
Regular readers will be familiar with UK open source hardware kitmakers oomlout. We love their products and link out to them a lot. This post is not about what they sell, however; it’s about what they share. The folks at oomlout are fairly obsessive process engineers, and are constantly hacking, modding, and tweaking their in-house production equipment to make their assembly and packing operations smooth and efficient….
