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This machine can print pictures using drops of coffee, wine and other liquids
If you’ve ever been to a Maker Faire, then chances are you’ve stumbled upon the PancakeBot, a CNC machine that extrudes delicious art out of batter. A few years ago, RIT Assistant Professor Ted Kinsman...
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27 smart crowdfunding campaigns you may want to back this week
YOUMO This modular power strip gives you variety of charging options, which are customizable depending upon your needs. Good Gadgets has hit its $55,000 goal on Kickstarter. Mighty This...
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This system lets you experience the hidden politics of networks in everyday...
If the U.S. presidential election took place tomorrow, and only power strips were running, at least we would now still have a choice of candidates and political ideologies. Shunning the two party...
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Maker mods his NERF blaster into a fully-functional Halo 5 MA5D
Jeremy Chang is a big fan of Humans vs. Zombies (HvZ), a live-action game where players try to survive a post-apocalyptic world using soft toys like socks and foam dart guns. Well, in this case, the...
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The Internet of Things… according to Dr. Seuss
Theodor Geisel, more commonly known as Dr. Seuss, taught us important life lessons through his humorous rhymes and colorful illustrations. Not only one of the first authors to make reading fun, his...
View ArticleA $1 IoT node
Although one dollar may not get you much these days, it is enough to make an IoT device using the all-new ATtiny104. Take an IoT lamp, for example. In this case, the tinyAVR sends a signal to AM radio,...
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This smart shoe may help reduce diabetic amputations
Unfortunately, diabetes can lead to dangerous complications that often result in the amputation of a foot, or in some cases, death. Foot ulcers are usually the primary cause of these incidents....
View ArticleThrow this Android Smart Badge around your neck
Developed in collaboration with Adeneo Embedded, the Smart Badge Demonstrator is equipped with an Atmel ǀ SMART SAMA5D31 as the main processor, an Atmel ǀ SMART SAM G54 MCU as the sensor hub, a...
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The first AVR device
It’s Thursday, so what better day to go back, way back to the first AVR device? The ceramic sample, equipped with an AT90S1200, was initially created to demonstrate the speed of the AVR in comparison...
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Archinaut is a multi-armed, 3D printing space robot
In the past, the only way astronauts were able to send anything into orbit was with a rocket — a process that is both expensive and bound by a number of limitations. Thanks to Made In Space, this is...
View ArticlePlay Pac-Man on an Arduino Due with ILI9341 and VGA support
This recent project from Dr. NCX Mirracle is one of those that are much better seen than read about. Simply stated, the Maker has developed an awesome Pac-Man clone for the Arduino Due that looks just...
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This octopus-like skin lights up in different colors as it stretches
Researchers at Cornell University have developed an octopus-inspired skin, which can bend and stretch to nearly six times its original size while changing colors as it is deformed. A hyper-elastic...
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20 smart crowdfunding campaigns you may want to back this week
Tio This kit lets anyone create app-controlled projects using everyday objects like recycled materials, LEGO, old toys, gadgets and 3D-printed parts. Tio is currently seeking $69,255 on Kickstarter....
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Making a wooden audio sequencer with Arduino
If you want to play a beat over and over, depending on what is selected in a grid, a sequencer should be your instrument of choice. In this case, one line of wooden cylinders represents what sounds to...
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10 famous companies that started in a garage
On March 5, 1975, the Homebrew Computer Club held its first meeting inside Gordon French’s garage in Menlo Park, California. The club was an informal group of electronic enthusiasts and...
View ArticleArduibag is a connected backpack for bike riders
When riding a bicycle in traffic, visibility is of utmost importance. Trying to signal to car drivers, or even pedestrians, that you are going to turn is also a huge challenge, since blinkers are...
View ArticleAn Arduino Yùn Nixie tube display for the IoT
If you’d like to know what is going on in the world, and your computer, smartphone, and smartwatch just aren’t cutting it anymore, you might need to construct your own InfoDome. Daniel Kummer decided...
View ArticleElectroloom Mini is a 3D printer for fabric
Inspired by 3D printing, the Electroloom Mini is a machine capable of making small pieces of colored polyester fabric in 20 minutes or less. Whether it’s creating a pocket square or napkin, the process...
View ArticleDraw wall art with a flying pantograph
A pantograph, traditionally, is a system of linkages designed so that a user’s original movements are copied at a distance, sometimes at a smaller or larger scale. It’s certainly an interesting device,...
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This bionic finger lets amputees feel rough or smooth textures
Thanks to the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL), an amputee can now feel rough or smooth textures in real-time — in his phantom hand — using an artificial fingertip connected to...
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