by Natalie Nelms Weve all heard about the trend of 3D printing thats on the rise and breaking into many different industries, from automotive to fashion, Makers have embraced 3D printing on a whole new level and many have presented their creations to the public. At least thats what maker Robert Berger did. He demonstrated […]
by Natalie Nelms If you are what you eat, then it’s important to avoid putting pathogens and viruses into your body, right? Nobody wants to be a germ. It should come as no surprise that the produce we fill our plates with can host a wide variety of illness-causing bacteria like E. coli or salmonella. […]
By Natalie Nelms Not only mans best friend, the Pick n Paste is now a makers best friend! Carbide Labs, a startup out of Philadelphia, is developing a desktop circuit assembly tool that is enough to melt any makers heart thanks to its capability to cut both the time and cost of a prototyping project. […]
By Natalie Nelms Its amazing what you can create when you pair a few spare parts lying around and an inventive imagination. In this instance, these ingredients gave birth to BeagleBot a small test robot for localization algorithms! After seeing demos of SLAM at home brew robotics society meetings, along with people using Kinects […]
By Natalie Nelms Oh, the places youll go when using three BeagleBone Blacks! Maker and engineering expert Trefor Delve explored this idea by developing a parallel simulation proof of concept that ran on three Sitara-processor-powered BeagleBone Blacks in order to implement a MIL-STD-1553 bus system and interface to real and virtual hardware. There is always […]
By Natalie Nelms Picture this: Youre lying in bed, exhausted from a long day of work; your eyelids are heavy, but youre devoted to finishing the last page of your favorite novel. You conclude the last page, set the book down on your nightstand, get in the perfect sleeping position and then regrettably realize that […]
By Natalie Nelms You dont have to be a child to play with remote-controlled cars. The BeagleROV is an exciting toy that would bring any adult Maker back to the good ole days except this robot packs a bit more punch than the classic Nascar minis. Powered by the TI Sitara AM335x processor-based BeagleBone […]
By Natalie Nelms Standing in line for coffee, a commercial break, boiling water all things that only take a matter of minutes. What if building circuit boards were that easy and time efficient? At New York startup company BotFactory, devices print and assemble electronic circuit boards from your desktop in a matter of minutes. […]
By Natalie Nelms Computer numerical control (CNC) milling machines have been around for decades. Most are industrial-sized, and are used create everything from the shaped trim on a house to the mechanical components of a space shuttle. Over the last decade, a large do-it-yourself community has emerged giving a new market to CNC milling machines […]
Commuting in a big city is a tough task, especially when public transit and traffic congestion make the process even more difficult. For someone who is blind, finding your way around the city on public transportation in these conditions can seem daunting, or nearly impossible. Marcelo Gutierrez recognized this issue and wanted to do something […]