Open Source Hardware Certifications For August 2020

  Hello Makers, In the month of August we had 14 newly certified open-source hardware. Today I will introduce each of them to you. I hope it may help you in the next project or product. The first piece of open source hardware is from Great Scott Gadgets: the HackRF […] Read more on MAKE The post Open Source Hardware Certifications For August 2020...

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Build an Animatronic Raven Kit

  Animatronic Raven DIY Kit $255–$375, Mr. Chicken’s Prop Shop, chickenprops.com Pololu Mini Maestro Servo Controllers $30–$50, Pololu Robotics and Electronics, pololu.com Here’s an awesome small-batch kit that’s got all the hardware and feathers you need to assemble a well-articulated animatronic raven that would fit into any imagineer’s menagerie....

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  Learning is best done with people, not for them. It is most effective when learners are participants rather than recipients. The central element in promoting learning, therefore, is promoting relationships—teacher-pupil relationships; peer-to-peer relationships; and children’s relationships with siblings, mentors, and role models. All the traditional...

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DIY Fog Projection Screen

Low-cost and lightweight, this indoor-outdoor screen looks awesome and adapts to the weather Read more on MAKE The post DIY Fog Projection Screen appeared first on Make: DIY Projects and Ideas for Makers.

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Building A Portable Air Quality Monitor

Air quality is on a lot of people’s minds right now, especially if you’re on the West coast of the US. Mike Winter was putting together a system to measure and display the air quality and had an idea to make it portable and partially wrist mounted. His results were […] Read more on MAKE The post Building A Portable Air Quality Monitor appeared first...

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Titancraft Lets You Create Custom Creatures For 3D Printing

I’m always looking for interesting now sources for fun 3d prints.  This fun little site called Titancraft Minis popped up and I hopped in to give it a try and was blown away! You can create and customize monsters, then download them for free (or have them printed and shipped). […] Read more on MAKE The post Titancraft Lets You Create Custom Creatures...

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Quick Look: The Tormach XS Tech CNC Router

We finally got a chance to play with Tormach’s desktop learning system.  this was a fun little piece of equipment and presented some interesting approaches to a desktop milling experience. Tormach looks to be focusing mainly on education with this unit. It ships not only with the mill but with […] Read more on MAKE The post Quick Look: The Tormach...

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Plan C Live: From Invention to Innovation: Maker Incubators During Covid-19

Plan C Live: From Invention to Innovation: Maker Incubators During Covid-19 Plan C Live: From Invention to Innovation: Maker Incubators During Covid-19COVID-19 represents a challenge, as well as an opportunity, for what incubators do and how they work with makers. Just as makerspaces became the hubs for the rapid response […] Read more on MAKE The...

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Maker Spotlight: Engineer Emily

  Name  Emily Where are you located?  South Carolina What is your day job?  Senior Mechanical Engineering Student Do you attend a makerspace/fablab/hackerspace?  Most everything of what I work on is done in my college apartment. I have two 3D printers and most all of my tools are kept in […] Read more on MAKE The post Maker Spotlight: Engineer Emily...

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Fix Our Planet, Part 4: Reinventing a Material World

We need new tricks — quick — to decarbonize our stuff and the ways we manufacture it. Read more on MAKE The post Fix Our Planet, Part 4: Reinventing a Material World appeared first on Make: DIY Projects and Ideas for Makers.

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