This article appeared in Make: Vol 93. Subscribe for more great articles. Manufacturer: Elephant Robotics Price: from $949 ($1,299 as tested; $1,748 above) While humanoids may soon be within reach of students and hobbyists, the classic four-wheel ‘bot is still the ideal base for learning, both literally and metaphorically. Elephant Robotics are established leaders in the area of robotic arms, and have developed an automated ground vehicle, myAGV, in...
This article appeared in Make: Vol 93. Subscribe for more great projects. Manufacturer: Neoden Price: $9,497 as tested; $3,999 for YY1 Pick & Place alone Our makerspace just became a surface-mount technology (SMT) printed circuit board (PCB) factory overnight. We’ve watched 3D printers, CNC machines, and laser cutters become cheaper, smaller, and easier in our magazine’s twenty years, and now this revolution has reached PCBA (printed circuit board assembly). While services such as PCBWay have made...
This article appeared in Make: Vol 93. Subscribe for more maker projects and articles! On January 12, 2010, at 4:53pm local time, a 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck Haiti, about 15 miles southwest of Port-au-Prince. The earthquake lasted less than 30 seconds. About 220,000 people were reportedly killed. Near the epicenter 80–90% of buildings were destroyed or critically damaged including hospitals, the airport, seaport, and telecoms services. The devastation was hard to imagine. Financial aid poured in from around the...
