End of an Era [Maker Update #128]
This week on Maker Update, a robot with a staring problem, the end of Maker Media, holding rainbows, a robot dating simulator, DaVinci machines, a Pi movie tracker, and surface mount soldering with sand.
Bring the Heat [Maker Update #127 Adafruit Edition]
This week on Maker Update, a brass thread injector, drag and drop Arduino storage, PyGamer, robot fish, a blacklight parasol, a hand-crank GIF player, and a 7-segment circuit sculpture.
Ready Player Thumb [Maker Update #123]
This week on Maker Update, a one thumb entertainment system, using an LED matrix as a scanner, LED jewelry, and a rubber chicken powered camera slider.
Exploding Vader [Maker Update #112]
This week on Maker Update, catch with a robot, Arduino’s IoT cloud, sorting screws, making fabric, exploding darth, and the anti-drawing machine.
Arduino Snow [Maker Update #103]
This week on Maker Update, an Arduino snowflake, a hands-free cookie dispenser, building a big telescope, networked nightlights, budget robots, and the gamification of your couch.
Spider Clock [Maker Update #89]
This week on Maker Update, an LED filament clock, a pool noodle robot rover, a scream that screams back at you, a motorized Flippy crawler, 7 vintage toy robot designs you can 3D print, a project packaging generator, and a mini metal chop saw.
A TV For Lazy People [Maker Update #88]
This week on Maker Update, a TV for lazy people, a Lego Crickit rover, milk jug skulls, an EL nixie clock, a boat, a box, a rock tumbler, LED holders, and Tinkercad’s new Fusion feature.
Alexa Grows a Finger [Maker Update #85]
This week on Maker Update, Alexa presses buttons, Google gets a laser, robot fish, robot dogs, 1-dimensional pong, drill bits, speed squares, an unholy union of DeWalt and Ryobi, and a resistor kit roundup.
Selfie Bot [Maker Update #64]
This week on Maker Update, an adorable robot wants to take your selfie, a future-proof charging dock, two new types of NeoPixel, and rolling your own coin cell pack. Our Cool Tool is a Klutch angle grinder stand.
Goliath Router Robot [Maker Update #52]
This week on Maker Update, a giant AT-AT made from foam board, the Goliath CNC robot, embossing your notebook, affordable addressable LED strip, a software update for your knitting machine, and World Maker Faire. This week’s Cool Tool is WS2812b LED strip.