Homework Machine Saves Time, Possibly

It’s been said that computers make great teachers because they’re so dumb, they force you to think harder.1 That’s definitely true in the case of this automatic homework machine by Devadath PR of Thrissur, Kerala, India, which uses a CoreXY plotter and clever programming to convincingly forge the answers. Fed up at 15 with an educational system that felt heavy on rote memorization but low on critical thinking, Devadath began building a machine to do the boring...

May 31, 2025Uncategorized, , , , 0 Comments
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LAI Games Begins Testing Ubisoft All-Star VR

Much has been said in recent months about arcade virtual reality (and VR in general) declining from the heights of its second boom period. That doesn’t stop new pieces from appearing, however, as here we have news of one appearing on location test. LAI Games was the first company to have a big hit in this space with Virtual Rabbids (2017), and now they are working with Ubisoft again as they have begun testing Ubisoft All-Star Blast VR. Let’s...

May 31, 2025Uncategorized0 Comments
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Lower-Cost Metal 3D Printing

This article appeared in Make: Vol. 86. Subscribe for more maker projects and articles! Metal 3D printing conjures up an image of lasers depositing energy into explosive powders, and systems that cost millions of dollars. However, there are viable options that will allow you to print metal parts on a consumer-level filament 3D printer. The investments start at a couple thousand dollars and go up a couple orders of magnitude from there. Let’s find out what...

May 30, 2025Uncategorized, , , , 0 Comments
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What can you do with Arduino and a new 3D printer?

When 3D printing matured from an industrial edge case to a mainstream commercial technology in the 2010s, it captured the imaginations of everyone from schoolteachers to fashion designers. But if there’s one group that really, really got excited about 3D printing, it was makers. When 3D printers became commercially available, they knew that everything was about to change. Indeed, 3D printing offers everyone the invaluable ability to create custom components tailored to specific needs. This in turn brings a...

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Review: Procolored F13 Panda DTF Printer

This review appeared in Make: Vol 93. Subscribe for more maker projects and articles! So you’ve got something to say and you want to wear it on your sleeve, or maybe your chest, or your back? Well the Procolored F13 Panda DTF printer has you covered. There lots of ways to put graphics on a garment. Silkscreen is popular, but multicolor takes lots of practice and it’s still hard to get a lot of colors....

May 28, 2025Uncategorized, , , 0 Comments
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Konami Releases Contra Burst To Round1USA

Late last year, word spread around in arcade circles about a brand new Contra video redemption game by Konami under the name of Contra Burst. This quietly appeared on location test at Round1USA‘s flagship Puente Hills Mall store, although all we had to go off of was a photo of it being set up and another taken from after it went into operations. Nothing else was said on it following this, with no news coming through of...

May 28, 2025Uncategorized0 Comments
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Recreating a bizarre century-old electronic instrument

Arduino Team — May 27th, 2025 There are a handful of instruments that are staples of modern music, like guitars and pianos. And then there are hundreds of other instruments that were invented throughout history and then fell into obscurity without much notice. The Luminaphone, invented by Harry Grindell Matthews and unveiled in 1925, is a particularly bizarre example. Few people have ever heard the Luminaphone and so Nick Bild recreated the unique instrument using...

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Get 3 months of Arduino Cloud Free with your UNO R4 WiFi!

Arduino Team — May 27th, 2025 If you own an Arduino UNO R4 WiFi or plan to get one, there’s a special reward waiting for you. Register your board on the Arduino website and receive three months of free access to the Arduino Cloud Maker plan. This offer gives you everything you need to start creating smarter, more connected projects, with a big bonus: access to the new AI Assistant in Arduino Cloud.

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YouTuber builds robot to make boyfriend take out the trash

Arduino Team — May 26th, 2025 Is there anything more irritating than living with a partner who procrastinates on their share of the chores? Even if it isn’t malicious, it sure is annoying. Taking out the trash is YouTuber CircuitCindy’s boyfriend’s responsibility, but he often fails to do the task in a timely manner. That forced Cindy to implement a sinister solution: a robotic trashcan that follows her boyfriend and makes pointed comments until...

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Episode #786 – The Larks, Pt. 2 – 1952-55

Air Week: May 26-June 1, 2025

The Larks, Pt. 2 – 1952-55

The Larks are one of the most influential and best sounding vocal groups of the early 1950s and yet, they are never remembered quite as well as many of their contemporaries. Last week in part 1 of our 2 part series, we showcased The Larks’ early recordings from 1950-52, including their only 2 charting singles, “Eyesight To The Blind” and “Little Side Car.” This week,...

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