This article appeared in Make: Vol 93. Subscribe for the latest projects. Photography by Lindsey Johnson In 1979 my wife, Ronda, and I moved to the Central Oregon Coast, where we discovered our love for kites. We began attending workshops to learn the art of kite design and construction. As we became involved with local and international kite clubs, we formed strong friendships with people from around the world. What began as a hobby grew into a...
This article appeared in Make: Vol 93. Subscribe for more great projects. In the summer of 2015, Make: Volume 45 featured the InMoov robot on the cover. Inside, an article by Geeta Dayal introduced Gael Langevin, a French sculptor and technologist, who developed this 3D-printed humanoid robot from scratch. He set it up as an open source project with instructions on how to print the robot on a home 3D printer and assemble it. Gael...
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This article appeared in Make: Vol 93. Subscribe for more great projects. My career never prepared me for electronics manufacturing. In 2011, I had time on my hands after leaving a biotechnology company I had helped start, and my daughter’s head of school asked if I’d help set up a new makerspace in their 6–12 grade school. As a lifelong tinkerer who believed in the importance of making in education, I jumped at the chance. I ended...
Manufacturer: xTool Price as tested: $3,699 Link: https://www.xtool.com/products/xtool-f1-ultra-20w-fiber-diode-dual-laser-engraver Previously we looked at the xTool F1; this time we bring you the F1 Ultra, a machine that is more of a big cousin than a big brother to the F1. If you are willing to give up the extreme portability for more power, the F1 Ultra is here for you. Unboxing the F1 Ultra is a surprise — it’s big. It has a 220mm×220mm cutting area, not huge for...
Manufacturer: HOTO Price as tested: $30–$120 Link: hototools.com Here in Ann Arbor, we have an amazing library that lets you check out not only books, movies, and games, but even artwork, tools, and music gear. It was through this program that I first experienced the Teenage Engineering OP-1, a combination synthesizer, sampler, and multi-tracker that is intuitive to use and gorgeous to look at. Shortly after this, I acquired one of my own so that I didn’t have to keep waiting...
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...
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