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September 14, 2023 AUTHOR: Donald Bell CATEGORIES: News Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

All Eyes On Me [Maker Update]

This week on Maker Update: a necklace with a staring problem, a laser powered mosquito swatter, moire play, and a giant 3D printed mechanical hand.

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July 27, 2023 AUTHOR: Donald Bell CATEGORIES: News Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

From the Shadows [Maker Update]

This week on Maker Update, AI shadow stories, your own retro cable TV simulator, a relaxing cosplay project, and building your own toy robot.

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July 6, 2023 AUTHOR: Donald Bell CATEGORIES: News Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

I Think I’m a Clone Now [Maker Update]

This week on Maker Update: 90s toy tech with an AI upgrade, return of the cyberdecks, body bots, a Rubik’s cube that solves itself, and a pickup truck that writes.

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April 6, 2023 AUTHOR: Donald Bell CATEGORIES: News Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Dancing With Myself [Maker Update]

This week on Maker Update: beats with a side of AI, Hackaday Prize, tiny lightsabers, Furby backpacks, foldable rovers, MIDI Lyres, and new gear from Arduino and Prusa.

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November 19, 2022 AUTHOR: Donald Bell CATEGORIES: Project Tags: , , , , , , , ,

Building a Remote Controlled Tricycle-Riding Puppet

I’ve published an Instructables guide showing how I made this remote controlled tricycle-riding puppet.

It was such a fun project that I’m already hard at work on an updated version and a more manageable project guide. The bill of materials alone is simply ridiculous. It’s what happens when you’re prototying and just ordering random bits and grabbing things out of your stash of whatever boards you have on hand.

But until the next version is finished, I hope this guide can offer some inspiration.

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