On The Level [Maker Update]
This week on Maker Update: a really wobbly table, Formlabs’ new automation ecosystem, a robot that shames you, a robot that inspires you, changing prices, and the zip tie tip omnibus.
It’s a Sign [Maker Update]
This week on Maker Update: real big real neon, a Pi camera with autofocus, bending cathode rays, and a typewriter that writes back.
Shop Chop [Maker Update]
This week on Maker Update, gifting for DiRestas, A table with a hole in it, a 3D Space Mushroom, huffing fumes, elder gods, and teaching robots to build robots.
Favorite Projects of 2022 [Maker Update]
This week on Maker Update, Donald and Tyler look back at their favorite maker projects and tips of 2022.
Ornament of Doom [Maker Update]
This week on Maker Update: vintage gaming for your tree, a snowflake made from LED noodles, making for fun, and the Alpakka open source gamepad.
Monkey’s Paw [Maker Update]
This Week on Maker Update: racing hand over hand, circuit sculpture ornaments, Binbot 9000, bubbling cauldrons, jigsaw jigs, and the top ten cosplay shops.
IoT Xmas Spirit [Maker Update]
This week on Maker Update: a holiday town controlled with your phone, robots that twist, robots that hop, a tool for flexures, and supercapacitor earrings.
Sound Is Just Wiggly Air [Maker Update]
This week on Maker Update: trumpets that breathe fire, a pumpkin for typing, ready to roll couches, and a picture that’s worth a thousand balloons.
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.
A Nose for Art [Maker Update]
This week on Maker Update: stopping to smell the abstract paintings, elevating your shop storage, bubblewrap bling bags, precise sheet metal parts, automatic wire cutting, and reverse engineering a 3D scan.