Collin Cunningham’s awesome videos are always great to watch. This time, Collin shows how to build a Color Organ, which is a light display that responds to sounds around it, allowing you to build cool visualizer effects to go with your tunes. Long before the dawn of digital music, folks employed the power of the [...]

Polish Lego builder piotrek839 built this sick robot arm that packs some pretty impressive functionality. It’s remote controlled and uses a whopping 12 Power Functions motors and linear actuators to do its thing. You can read about the project on LUGPol, though it’s in Polish. Article source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/makezineonline/~3/DIQ7Q9oMqwY/

Polish Lego builder piotrek839 built this sick robot arm that packs some pretty impressive functionality. It’s remote controlled and uses a whopping 12 Power Functions motors and linear actuators to do its thing. You can read about the project on LUGPol, though it’s in Polish. Article source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/makezineonline/~3/DIQ7Q9oMqwY/

Oakland-based artist, blacksmith, and fabricator Jon Sarriugarte and his wife and creative partner Kyrsten Mate have been bringing their incredible vehicles and installations to Maker Faire Bay Area since the very first one in 2006. That first year, they brought their SS Alpha Fox art car and their then-toddler daughter Zolie (Jon and Kyrsten had [...]

Oakland-based artist, blacksmith, and fabricator Jon Sarriugarte and his wife and creative partner Kyrsten Mate have been bringing their incredible vehicles and installations to Maker Faire Bay Area since the very first one in 2006. That first year, they brought their SS Alpha Fox art car and their then-toddler daughter Zolie (Jon and Kyrsten had [...]

Working with Kyle Taylor (L) at BioCurious. Kyle edited and contributed significant insight to this post. One of the most ambitious (and controversial) projects to explode on Kickstarter recently has been the Glowing Plant project. Nearly 6,000 backers have joined the campaign to use synthetic biology to create plants that will, hopefully, replace your desk [...]

Working with Kyle Taylor (L) at BioCurious. Kyle edited and contributed significant insight to this post. One of the most ambitious (and controversial) projects to explode on Kickstarter recently has been the Glowing Plant project. Nearly 6,000 backers have joined the campaign to use synthetic biology to create plants that will, hopefully, replace your desk [...]

Maker Faire is a unique event when it comes to the world of 3D printing. I can’t think of any other place that you can go and see such a variety of manufactures, products, talks, and projects all focused on this growing technology. It’s no surprise that so many people get inspired to join in [...]

Maker Faire is a unique event when it comes to the world of 3D printing. I can’t think of any other place that you can go and see such a variety of manufactures, products, talks, and projects all focused on this growing technology. It’s no surprise that so many people get inspired to join in [...]

The Schertle family leads the way to Maker Faire Bay Area 2013 This year, Maker Faire features more young makers than ever, many of whom have participated in our ever-expanding Young Makers program, now housed in the Maker Education Initiative. A big jump The 2012 season marked a big jump for us, as we moved [...]

The Schertle family leads the way to Maker Faire Bay Area 2013 This year, Maker Faire features more young makers than ever, many of whom have participated in our ever-expanding Young Makers program, now housed in the Maker Education Initiative. A big jump The 2012 season marked a big jump for us, as we moved [...]

We’re just a day away from the launch of our 8th annual Maker Faire Bay Area and it’s always so exciting to see the exhibits take shape and the installations roll in. The best thing is that you never know what’s waiting for you around the next turn. It could be Chester the Trojan Horse [...]