Maker Fest is the Indian continuation of Maker Faire hosted across America, Europe, Africa and Japan, among others.
Show off (with humility) - Show others what you build. This can happen at personal or exhibition levels or through magazines and the internet. Show it to as many people as you can. On the one hand it gives you confidence towards your build and helps you connect with others. But the more important reason to do this is to receive "feedback". Designing in solitude is only designing for yourself and being ignorant of what others need. It would be to your benefit to get genuine feedback from people and iterate on your prototypes accordingly.
I got the chance to visit Inventables, maker of the ShapeOko 2 CNC milling machine, and talk with CEO, Zach Kaplan. They showed me the office, workshop, ware...
Inventables is one of those stores that I love on the internet. I have not bought anything from them, but then I am always fascinated by their inventory. Check out their site - www.inventables.com. This video is about what is inside inventables. Its totally awesome. They have an amazing set of tools to make stuff.
Great Moments from World Maker Faire 2014 See You Next Year New York: September 26-27, 2015 Saturday morning, September 20: New Yorkers can’t wait for the Maker Faire gates to open. Denny Daniel from The Museum of Interesting Objects greets visitors; Daniel’s traveling exhibit teaches kids the history of technology. Congressman Tim Ryan from Ohio […]
Show off (with humility) - Show others what you build. This can happen at personal or exhibition levels or through magazines and the internet. Show it to as many people as you can. On the one hand it gives you confidence towards your build and helps you connect with others. But the more important reason to do this is to receive "feedback". Designing in solitude is only designing for yourself and being ignorant of what others need. It would be to your benefit to get genuine feedback from people and iterate on your prototypes accordingly.
Find modular hardware for your projects
No point if you don't document! The world of hobbyists and makers is build on the premise of sharing and helping. That cannot be possible if you don't document your project (however small it might be) for others to use, remix and reproduce. You could blog on your website, or use resources like 'Scratch' or find new and creative ways of sharing your fantastic ideas.
The world's greatest D.I.Y. comic website!
This is one the most fantastic places on the internet for people to start with if they are clueless as to what they want to build. They have simple making tutorials through comics and videos with such clarity that you need not even know any language to understand it.
Create stories, games, and animations.Share with others around the world
This software platform called scratch is truly a creativity booster. Kids and adults alike can use it to make beautiful animated stories or even use for documentation and making tutorials. s4a.cat is a version of scratch which lets you go hardware by dragging and dropping scratch code and running on arduino in really the simplest of ways. A great way to be introduced to microcontrollers without having to go through the pain of deep understanding.
Education for Development (E4D) aims to extend the educational benefits of massive open online courses (MOOCs) and Maker Culture to disadvantaged and underserved populations in the developing world (i.e., those with the greatest need).
Teach and Mentor. Become a Resource - Don't keep your knowledge and expertise to yourself. Help others learn from you. Once you feel confident of your skills, mentors other teams, students to be able to do the same things. There are lots of people waiting for you out there who are not as fortunate as you to access the resources that you could. Become a resource yourself.
Build in Progress lets you share what you build as you build it.
No point if you don't document! The world of hobbyists and makers is build on the premise of sharing and helping. That cannot be possible if you don't document your project (however small it might be) for others to use, remix and reproduce. You could blog on your website, or use resources like 'Scratch' or find new and creative ways of sharing your fantastic ideas.
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Inspired by the Ripslinger from the Disney movie 'Planes', Josh and David decided to make their own scratch built character planes! In this episode of Flite ...
Watch the slinger from the animation movie planes in real life. It is soo cool.
I had made shelving units for the wood shop that hung on my French cleat system. The shelves do not work well for smaller items as there is no way to organiz...
Get organized.
In this episode Shahriar demos the world's fastest oscilloscope! The Agilent DSA-X 96204Q offers 160GS/s of conversion rate with a bandwidth of 62GHz on two ...
Here's another one I absolutely recommend - worth watching the whole 1 hour video. Mainly because of his excellent knowledge on what he's talking about, and how he goes about explaining all of it.
It's a full colour reference book for 45 exciting and practical projects for the Arduino Micro-controller. A perfect one for makers, kids and tinkerers. It's used by artists and makers to bring their creations to life.
Books and Toys
This is one of the most fantastic places on the internet for people to start with if they are clueless as to what they want to build. They have simple making tutorials through comics and videos with such clarity that you need not even know any language to understand it.
special camera to capture the invisible air movements From Science Channel's Cool Stuffs: How It works. Discovery Communications own the copyright of this cl...
Here is this really cool video explaining Schlieren photography. You will find this fascinating. I did.
Using an Eastwood HotCoat Powder Coating Gun to demonstrate how to properly clean and powder coat paint a machined aluminum part. In addition to powder coati...
DIY - Powder Coating at Home
Apparently ‘Disney Researcher’ is a job that really exists, and a group of them have just developed a way to calculate the exact distribution of mass within an object, in order to control its center of gravity. This allowed them to 3D print asymmetrical shaped tops, that spin despite their odd, off center shapes...
Checkout Disneys research on 3D printing. You can now convert any shape into a spinning toy. It does not have to be a symmetrical object. They have done this by using material of 2 different density. By changing where the denser material goes, they could get the object to rotate stably around an axis of their choice. Check the article to know more.
All prototypes made with little bits..
Perfect for kids who want to get on with electronics .
Thanks to Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University for supporting us on Subbable.com! - http://prescott.erau.edu A big thanks as well to Subbable supporters The ...
Always wonder why that is..check out more food for thought at https://www.youtube.com/user/minutephysics/videosHe is one of the best physic teacher IMHO
If you just bought your first drill press, here is a quick and easy pencil holder you can make that will give you practice with the drill's features. The pen...
First Drill press project
Beatty Robotics Makes Robots. But what make them different is they make Robots With Beautiful Design Concept. Beatty Robotics team consists of thirteen-year-old daughter Camille (username: Lunamoth), eleven-year-old daughter Genevieve (username: Julajay), and Robert Beatty, the Dad
"We are a family that enjoys building robots and other electronic projects. Our goal is to have fun, to learn, and to be together. We build robots because we love the fusion of creative design, electronics, metal machining, and software programming."-Robert Beatty I am following beatty robotics for last 4 years now. All over this time I have noticed how they made themselves skilled to learn new skills in the field of creative design, electronics, metal machining, and software programming. But the Most noticeable thing you will see, how well they work on every detail of these robots. Yes Makers Must realize Design Matters, Detail Matters, An honest Design Shows how beautifully the work is done. And this something Make you Different from Other Makers.
Follow the life of a SparkFun widget from a bare PCB all the way to your living room!
A very cool video on how spark fun makes their widgets. Must watch
http://element14.com/tbhs - Ben gives an in-depth tour of his Makerbot 3D Printer and provides some tips and tricks on successful 3D Printing. Find STL files...
Ben necks show on basics of 3d printing.
This episode is sponsored by Audible.com Flite Test fans can download a free audio book here: http://audible.com/flitetest The RV JET from RangeVideo.com is ...
this is a must buy/build .
Bill shows how the three key characteristics of laser light - single wavelength, narrow beam, and high intensity - are made. He explains the operation of a r...
This 4 minute video clears the concept behind laser.
For more details, visit http://www.iliketomakestuff.com/pocket-notebook/ You can buy these notebooks at http://www.iliketomakestuff.com/product/pocket-notebo...
Learn to make your own notebooks
In the third installment of my Eagle tutorial series, I show you how to ... Eagle Tutorials | Tags: CAD, eagle, electronics, element14, layout, PCB
I also find Eagle PCB design tutorials to be very helpful from Jeremy Blum
Here's the first prototype of the Dynamic Bike Headlight. I managed to get it out onto the street to try it out, too! My previous video about it: http://www....
@MattRichardson's wonderful "augmented reality" DIY Bike headlight
A non-jewellery post, for a change. We were running a bit short on shelving in the kitchen and wanted somewhere we could store all the preserves we're going to make from the garden this year, so we went to the timber yard to see what they had. They had this, 155cm long piece of chestnut.
Read this article on how a guy filled up the cracks in a panel of wood with glowing blue resin. Its looks really cool.
A Vampire Mk6 modified with a real working EDF afterburner! Powered with butane and ignited with parts from a stun gun, David attempts to fly this EPO foam R...
Electric plane to a jet afterburn: what happens when you lock up a crazy swedish guy in a room full of airplane.
http://www.niklasroy.com/project/149/cardboard_plotter This plotter is made entirely out of cardboard, welding rod, rubber bands, adhesive tape and super glu...
Cardboard plotter project
Red Bull Air Race is not only a sport of speed and skill but also precision. Check out how close the pilots fly by ground and pylons!
If you want to inject a dose of aviation adrnuatlin into your viens watch this video
A channel showing science and physics in a simple and straightforward manner, just the way it should be
I describe why glass fails, and how to improve its apparent strength via a simple chemical treatment. This process is used to create Gorilla Glass.
How to chemically strengthen glass ..
Maker Hangar Is back! With two new aircraft builds this season, a tricopter and another airplane. In this episode, Lucas talks about what a tricopter is and ...
Season 2 of Maker Hanger
Introduction to protocols for the Internet of Things. Constrained Environment. Constrained Application Protocol (CoAP) and MQTT Protocol.
Internet of Things (IoT) protocols COAP MQTT OSCON2014
This video is tutorial about How to use an MMA7455 Accelorometer with the Raspberry Pi You will need all of the usual Raspberry Pi accessories (Pi, sd card w...
Use an MMA accelerometer with your Raspberry Pi
This video examines how we can drive stepper motors using C++ within Embedded Linux using the open source hardware EasyDriver board. The video begins by desc...
Driving Stepper Motors in Embedded Linux using the EasyDriver Board
We believe that there is powerful, untapped knowledge out there that can transform the way people build technology.
real makers (not HW only), well written, very authentic and useful advice
The foundation talks us through the key features of the updated device
Difference between raspberry pi model B and model B plus
My idea for this project was to use electronics to create a musical instrument that someone could play like a trombone but would produce synthetic sounds. Like any other brass instruments, a trombone is a long open pipe that is played by buzzing one’s lips inside it, through a mouthpiece.
Learn how to build an electric trombone. Complete instruction. We have not build it .. Would love to hear from you if you build this one.
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Getting Started with Arduino
a project by dave hakkens
Making really cool stuff with recycled plastic. You will find the video interesting.
http://www.element14.com/tbhs See the trailer for the next exciting episode of The Ben Heck show. Check back on Friday to be among the first to see the exclu...
Ben Heck is getting started w/ #BeagleBone Black single board computer.
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This is a wider topic than High Altitude Ballooning – there are many applications where operation is needed away from a mains supply – so I thought it would be good to describe my approach to the problem.
Tips on running Raspberry Pi on batteries
Have an awesome electronic widget that you want to get to market? Great! We are always listening for new ideas from our customers and the community. We get many inquires on this topic, so read this tutorial carefully to keep your product pitch from getting lost in the shuffle.
Here is an article on how to sell your widgets on spark fun. Did you make something really cool? Do you want to sell it and make some money and get popular in the community? Don’t want to take the headache of figuring out how to operate your business? This article is for you.
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Watch the power of friction. In this video, two plates are welded together using friction welding. One plate is kept stationary, while the other one is made to rotate. Friction heats up the surface and on stoping the rotation of the plate, both the plates fuse together
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Multimeter for begineers
Intro The BeagleBone Black (AKA BBB) is a small, 1GHz ARM Cortex-A8 computer with a powerful NEON accelerator, many pin-outs (65!) and great power handling. In this HOWTO we're going to use it as the core of a cellular base-station that can interact with mobile phones/handsets; manage calls between handsets, interface between handsets and SIP, sending SMSs, etc. Why the BBB and not a Raspberry Pi? While lacking the graphical processing power of the R-Pi, the BBB is significantly faster and ...
Make your own GSM basestation w/ BeagleBoneBlack and USRP B200
Clip from Edwardian Farm. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sisal http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rope http://www.angelfire.com/journal/millbuilder/rope.html Strengt...
Watch how a rope is made .. Pretty fascinating
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Learn to use an oscilloscope
Buy the cut-out for $10 - http://amzn.to/VagXd0 Subscribe for more videos - http://bit.ly/SubUnbox Hope this "How it works" video featuring Google Cardboard ...
Wondering how the google cardboard VR headset works? Watch this video to learn more
I meant to bring home my power supply this weekend, but I forgot and left it at work. It was the motivation I finally needed to build a new one. I had been thinking about it for a long time, but since the old one still works, there wasn't any real reason to do it. My old AT power supply My old power supply is a modifed AT power supply. It was easier to work with because of the way the power switch was wired. In fact, after removing the huge bundle of cables, the hole was the perfect...
Making an ATX power supply
This week I traveled to northeast China to check out a bitcoin mining operation. Here's photos and details about the farm.
Checkout this account of someone visiting a bitcoin mine in china.
**New Episodes Weekly - Every Friday** Join master hacker, engineer, and tech hobbyist Ben Heck as he tackles new and fun interesting projects each week. Whe...
Fresh hacks every day
There is more cool stuff getting posted to hackaday every day. The instructions are not as complete, but it is inspiring to see how far out of the box some of these projects are.
Turning a 300mm wooden sphere on a Vicmarc VL300 lathe
How to turn a timber sphere Wow, watch how a perfectly sphere is made out of wood.
The Blueprint is an online retail destination and discovery platform for the next wave of consumer electronics.
great stories, tips, inspiration
SparkFun is an online retail store that sells the bits and pieces to make your electronics projects possible.
I personally like the open source philosophy of Sparkfun. As most of my work deals with electronics design, I find schematics and gerber files to be really useful, which I can plug into my designs. It mitigates the risk factor and shortens development time.
The whole idea of being a maker involves concepts of collaboration, community, and working with other people. It’s very hard to be a maker and be by yourself locked in a room or even in a lab.
I designed and 3D printed a Brushless Direct Current (BLDC) motor, and used an Arduino to control the motor. All parts of the motor, excluding magnets...
When I was a kid, I always thought building a useful motor would be the most difficult thing. Looks like you can now 3D print a motor
The Creators Project investigates the various innovators at work designing wearables that evolve art forms and practices, as well as how these creatives imagine the future of wearable tech. Today, we're sharing a documentary on a fashion designer at the cutting edge of wearable technology.
Not everyone can build signs and logos with bandsaws or CNC machines. In this episode of DiResta, Jimmy shows how those who don't have access to such tools c...
DiResta: Paper Letters. Such a good video series
Doorbells are there for a reason; to let you know that someone is at your door. However, many a times they turn into a nuisance. You run to the door only to find out that it is an unwanted visitor or some salesperson. Such scenarios ...
New IoT hardware which lets you respond to guest at your doorstep, whether you are home or not.
Read the poster: http://worrydream.com/SeeingSpaces What if we designed a new kind of "maker space" -- a space that isn't just for putting pieces together, but…
In this tutorial I show you how to control a motor with your Raspberry Pi. By the end of this tutorial you will be able to control the direction of the motor...
Learn to control motors with Raspberry Pi
In a robot lab at TEDGlobal, Raffaello D'Andrea demos his flying quadcopters: robots that think like athletes, solving physical problems with algorithms that...
Raffaello D'Andrea: The astounding athletic power of quadcopters In a robot lab at TEDGlobal, Raffaello D'Andrea demos his flying quadcopters: robots that think like athletes, solving physical problems with algorithms that help them learn. In a series of nifty demos, D'Andrea show drones that play catch, balance and make decisions together -- and watch out for an I-want-this-now demo of Kinect-controlled quads. The part of the video where he balances a glass of water on the top of the quad is amazing.
$20 off your first littleBits kit! http://littlebits.cc/ Enter promo code: WOODWORKING at checkout. Super fun system! |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||...
A must for storing electronics.
Learn how you can build really cool stuff using Arduino and Raspberry Pi super easily and quickly through this Free Ebook. Consider it as your first stepping stone to building projects using Arduino and Raspberry Pi.
Start building awesome stuff like robots and other gadgets using this free eBook from #DIYhacking
NYC CNC started with a TAIG CNC Mill, a small NYC apartment and not much knowledge about machining. Seven years later, we've got a decent shop (and luckily a...
A basic tutorial on how to connect a hobby servo to an Arduino and then how to use a FlexiForce Pressure Sensor to have the servo move based on pressure appl...
Learn to control Servos with Arduino
"Safety Shouldn’t Be Annoying"…So goes the tagline for the Nest Protect smoke and CO detector. This clever little device replaces your existing smoke detector with the promise of keeping you safer and better informed.
Here is the teardown of nest by spark fun.
DIY Tryin is a weekly, hands-on adventure in do-it-yourself and do it with others. Hosted by Patrick Norton and Michael Hand, whether it's experimenting with...
30 tools to make a 3D scan
Tools to make 3D scans
"Goggle Up! Science is about to happen...Share by Tweet: http://bit.ly/YAsk8M Facebook: http://bit.ly/PrinceRupert READ THE ADDITIONAL INFO HERE! (Click "Sho...
Explanation of Price Rupert's Drop. This is totally fascinating
Hoverbike is a revolution in aviation, designed to do what a helicopter does, but cost less and do so better
Wow hover bike is here. They want to build an actual hover bike that you can drive. Back this project and get yourself a scale model of the bike that you can play around with.
Makers of Morecambe
Find how to setup a low cost Arduino UNO equivalent on breadboard
Apparently ‘Disney Researcher’ is a job that really exists, and a group of them have just developed a way to calculate the exact distribution of mass within an object, in order to control its center of gravity.
Checkout Disneys research on 3D printing. You can now convert any shape into a spinning toy. It does not have to be a symmetrical object. They have done this by using material of 2 different density. By changing where the denser material goes, they could get the object to rotate stably around an axis of their choice. Check the article to know more
This was a quick project to build a data logger, useful around the lab or elsewhere. So quick it can be built in a couple of hours, and with dozens of uses. The facility to log events or values over time is extremely important for many projects - it is a useful Swiss army knife to have around when needed.
Build a simple data logger, using Tiva Launchpad. We did not build it ourself but this one definitely looks interesting.
In this video we will take a look at the new RPi MCB! What is the RPi MCB? RPi MCB stands for the Raspberry Pi Motor Control Board - and it does exactly that! It is an easy to use GPIO add on that ...
Learn to use an RPi MCB
The SparkPunk Kit is a sound generator made in the spirit of the Atari Punk Console. Rather than simply recreating the Atari Punk, the SparkPunk is a new design that springs from a similar foundation.
SparkPunK sound generator looks like a lot of fun & an easy kit to build https://learn.sparkfun.com/tutorials/sparkpunk-hookup-guide …
Get started with embedded electronics
This set of 11 tutorials is how I got started with electronics. What is missing on this set of tutorials is how to manufacture the pcbs using gerber files.
This time I am going to share you about how I did use twitter direct messages to control the raspberry GPIO (actually you can control whatever you want by modifying the script).
Control Raspberry Pi GPIO using Twitter DM messages
Raspberry Pis are credit-card sized right?! Well the latest model has bucked this trend! I'd like to introduce all of you to the incredibly cute Raspberry Pi...
A look at the new Raspberry Pi A+
Find the craziness in engineering, but don't try them at home... Learn more at: http://www.electroboom.com and follow on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/El...
In this tutorial we will be looking at the Arduino and how to use it with the Raspberry Pi... I will show you how to install all the necessary software in order to program the Arduino, I will tell ...
Use an Arduino with Raspberry Pi
Hello, my name is Marc and this blog is my perspective about life as an entrepreneur. It's a fun, amazing, and humbling way to experience the world.
real war stories, a maker who stops at nothing. Not even failing.
ArduinoOnBeagleBone - Arduino and AVR compilation tools for BeagleBone (currently command-line only)
Compile Arduino sketches on Beaglebone, learn how
Last year at CES, I got my first hands on with Cubelets by Modular Robotics. This year, they're back with the more advanced MOSS Robot Construction System. A...
Totally awesome modular robotics kit. Definitely looking forward to getting my hands on them
A very quick clip to show the process Soren goes through when making one of his unique wooden lamp shades. !!! Please before you write a negative comment abo...
Making of a shade. Watch how this beautiful shade is made. Although we think the process is extremely wasteful, we also think that is requires a lot of craftsmanship to pull this out off.
Algorithms for Walking, Running, Swimming, Flying, and Manipulation
It's time for ROBO-MOOC! Underactuated Robotics from @MIT_CSAIL.
A cassette adapter works, but is less convenient It’s been a while since I last made a PCB but I finally had need to make another circuit board. The board I needed to make this time was a simple circuit that would be installed in a ZX Spectrum +2B which would bring the record and playback lines out to standard headphone jacks so an external source like a smartphone could be patched in instead of having to use one of those cassette adapters. It came about because when the...
Making circuit boards
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Bench Power Supply Project and Solar Powered Kindle Project
After a view addicted minutes, I thought why not making an Arduino playing Timberman for me. Arduino High Score: 1039 A better timed version reached a High Score…
Watch arduino playing timber man. This might be the highest score for the app.
Adafruit Show and Tell event. Perfect for makers who want to start their electronics
Learn how Gearboxes work
Check out this detailed article on how gearboxes work.
Complete instructions for this episode of Weekend Projects can be found at http://makezine.com/projects/smart-remote-control/ Combine the Arduino Yún with a ...
Weekend Projects - Smart Remote Control
Follow us on Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/howitsmade1 How its Made Chains Show created by Gabriel Hoss. The show is presented on the Science Chann...
Watch how chains are made one link at a time.
This article is about choosing the right sandpaper grit which is very important while sanding
You can actually see sound waves as they travel through the air thanks to a clever photographic trick. tumblr.com/follow/skunkbear skunkbear.tumblr.com Twitt...
A very cool visualization of how sound looks like. The sound is visualized using a technique called Schlieren Flow Visualization. More about it on the video
Using the blower and two bucket cyclone from previous videos to build a dust collector. Still lots of work left to finish it up. http://woodgears.ca/dust_col...
Make your own dust collector.This guy is my wood working hero.
The Visual Microphone: Passive Recovery of Sound from Video by: Abe Davis Michael Rubinstein Neal Wadhwa Gautham J. Mysore Fredo Durand Wialliam T. Freeman P...
This is a very very interesting video. Scientist reconstruct speech through soundproof glass by watching a bag of potato chips. Its a demo of how they are listening to a conversation by processing video of a object that is vibrating due to the sound. The vibrations are so minuscule that you cannot see them with naked eye. Everyday visual object becomes a microphone. Must watch.
Yep, that's right, the fantastic engineers at Raspberry Pi HQ have blessed us with a new design. They've taken all the feedback over the last 3 years and rolled out a nice updated Pi with many fixes and extras...all at the same price!
A complete article on the difference between raspberry pi and model B
In this tutorial, you’ll learn the basics for simple bandsaw or scrollsaw projects. The fundamentals covered are simple cuts, drilling, and sanding techniques for basic woodworking projects. With knowledge and some practice of these woodworking skills, you should be able to create your own quality items. | Difficulty: Beginner; Length: Quick; Tags: Woodwork, Fundamental Skills
Basic tutorial for anyone interested in wood working.
...though in this case, "the hammer" is a bowling ball. In this excellent clip from the BBC's Human Universe: Episode 4, Professor Brian Cox visits NASA’s Space Power Facility in Ohio, home of the wor
Surreal science.. one of my top 100 recommended videos
Shawn Thorsson is building an ED-209 Robot (better known as the Enforcement Droid from Robocop) for Maker Faire. As if that's not cool enough, you can follow...
Epic recreation of the original Robocop robot
Our goal is to allow people to connect and play board games with each other from anywhere in the world. By combing a physical board with modern technology, w...
Wireless Arduino Powered Chess
This is one of those projects that ties in everything I love: machining, prototyping, Arduino, robotics, sensors, automation and more. It was a rapid prototy...
Building an Arduino based sorting machine
Why do digital oscilloscopes appear noisier than traditional analog oscilloscopes? Dave busts the myth that digital scopes are noiser than analog scopes, and...
Why Digital Oscilloscopes Appear Noisy
The Mashery Developer Outreach team participates in anywhere from 50-65+ hackathons per year (and countless other non-hackathon developer events). Having spent so much time immersed in the developer community ....
Found the tips on how to evangelize your hardware very useful.
Link to page: http://adf.ly/HVEks In this video, i break apart DC motor model and then i rebuilt it from a scratch, to explain how a DC motor is made. This v...
Hands down, best video explaining DC motors. Do watch it even if you know all about it.
Video Credits: Mikhail Anand and Riddhi Talreja. Audio Credits: Mikhail Anand and Arshish Mehta
Checkout this official video from Maker’s Asylum Mumbai.
A router is one of the most versatile tools you can have for use on woodworking projects. Here are seven router bits you have to have in your workshop.
These are a MUST in your workshop
Becky Stern shows you how to whip up an light-up friendship bracelet with LED sequins! Build your own: https://learn.adafruit.com/nautical-led-bracelet Circu...
Nautical LED Friendship Bracelet
http://www.toutestquantique.fr realisation Data-Burger, conseiller scientifique: J. Bobroff copyright Bobroff 2012
I wish I had seen this when I was learning physics. Beautiful visualization. check out more on http://www.toutestquantique.fr/
Adafruit was founded in 2005 by MIT engineer, Limor "Ladyada" Fried. Her goal was to create the best place online for learning electronics and making the bes...
I love Limor, real geek, real maker, does stuff for the sake of doing
My MakerFaire 2013 talk about the creation of blink(1) USB RGB LED notification light
From Prototype to Kickstarter to Production: How blink(1) was made
With my new Pi Camera I improved the Minecraft JPG renderer script allowing to take pictures in real time using the Pi Camera and render it into Minecraft. Currently the script is divided in two parts to improve the usability,…Read more ›
Ferran Fabregas has worked out a way to take images and render them in Minecraft Pi Edition. He’s now extended that idea and created a Python script using picamera to take a photo and then send it into Minecraft. Brilliant stuff.
a Chip-sized Arduino with built-in OLED Display
Sparkfun microView learning resources
Read all about the series on MAKE: http://makezine.com/2014/03/04/building-up-to-maker-faire-shawn-thorssons-brings-ed-209-to-life/ This is the first in a se...
Master Prop Maker Shawn Thorsson recreates ED-209 from RoboCop
Session: Implication of Open Source in Business and Culture 2014 Open Hardware Summit https://twitter.com/ohsummit http://www.2014.oshwa.org/ http://www.oshwa.org/
Review of popular OSHW licenses by Ari Douglas
These are the slides for my Hardware by the Numbers Keynote at O'Reilly Solid. They create a narrative about the hardware startup ecosystem using quantitative …
Renee DiResta from O’Reilly Alpha Tech Ventures talks about hardware trends. There are some interesting stats on hackerspaces, makerfaires and the rest of the hardware startup ecosystem. We also found the stats on hardware on kickstarter pretty interesting.
A weekly show about the trends in the electronic industry.
This is part 1 in a series. Check out Part 2: Using KiCAD and Part 3: Milling the PCB . When I got my Commodore 128 I was expecting I would just connect the RGBI TTL output to the GBS-8200 knockoff that I have been using with the BBC Micro’s RGB TTL output. Of course the moment I went to do that I realized that I had an extra pin for Intensity with no place to connect it. I found several circuits online that were supposed to convert the 4 bit TTL output to an analog...
Series on creating custom PCB for CGA/RGBI to analog converter
I thought I'd share some notes after three years as the machinist at a hardware startup. It's been a long slog, and we're almost at commercial launch....
Take notes and keep good records! One of the most important take away from building hardware.
http://element14.com/tbhs - Ben Heck of the Ben Heck Show demonstrates his laser cutter and creates something awesome for Alyson!
basics of laser cutting.
This set of tutorials requires and Arduino Uno. It also requires a computer running linux. Throughout this set of tutorials I will typically refer to the computer being used as the "Pi" as this documentation was written specifically for the Raspberry Pi...
A Cambridge university page that discuss about how to interface Raspberry Pi with Arduino.
Neil Gershenfeld, pioneer of the Fab Labs movement and a professor at MIT, spoke at the Museum of Science on March 10, 2010.
Amazing talk by Neil Gershenfeld about the Fablabs. Almost all you want to know about Fablabs - the insights and philosophy behind it.
Sign up for a free 12 module Arduino Course here: https://opensourcehardwaregroup.com/thearduinocourse/ This tutorial covers three easy ways to implement som...
3 Ways to Use Acceleration in an Arduino Sketch
A magazine dedicated to raspberry pi.
Being a raspberry pi enthusiast, I find it as a perfect resource for anyone to learn what is happening in RPi community. All copies are free to download but i still recommend people to buy and read it. There is no fun comparable to holding the magazine and reading it.
A few pieces of hardwood stock and a handful of spacers is all you need to create a custom knife block that will be a helpful addition to any kitchen. George...
Beginner project in wood working. Very easy and useful too :)
Innovation at its best
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In this tutorial I show you how to use a Nintendo Wiimote with your Raspberry Pi. By the end of this video you will be able to receive button presses from th...
Learn to use a Wiimote with your Raspberry Pi
The worlds most popular croudfunding site. The word crowdfunding pretty much rhymes with kickstarter
I keep tabs on this site for new open hardware projects. Hit and miss, but worth keeping an eye on.
What makes “making”—the next generation of inventing and do-it-yourself—worth paying attention to?
Collection of all the tutorials by Sparkfun
To a lessor extent, we get similar benefits like adafruit learning module from Sparkfun.
MakeUseOf is a British technology and internet blog which covers software, web applications, and technology. I recommend it for makers and tech geeks as it contains very useful information for both the junta.
A few years ago, I became a dog owner for the first time. I didn't like leaving Cody in the kennel alone all day. I had a webcam on him, but I couldn...
Eric Tsai has put together a combination of wireless, sensor-packed Arduinos with a Pi and come up with a quite neat home monitoring solution.
View all my tutorials and videos: https://www.youtube.com/user/mjlorton/videos?live_view=500&flow=list&sort=dd&view=1 --------------------- Click "Show more"...
Solar Power Your Home
More info: http://www.ibuildit.ca/Workshop%20Projects/wooden-vise-1.html The vise is made almost completely out of solid pine. The jaw pads and handle are ma...
Get a perspective on how to build a wooden vise. Its not instructional but you get it. Also the video is not narrational.
IoT Bangalore presents "ThingHack: Healthcare", a 2-day hackathon on Health and Wellness. Join us to learn, hack and have some fun building connected devices that could revolutionize healthcare!
IoT Bangalore presents "ThingHack: Healthcare", a 2-day hackathon on Health and Wellness. Join us to learn, hack and have some fun building connected devices that could revolutionize healthcare! Registration deadline: Aug 15, 2014, 6:00 PM Event date: Aug 23-24, 2014 Venue: Cisco Systems, Outer Ring Road, Bangalore Details and registration: http://www.thinghack.com/
Collection of all the tutorials by Adafruit. Learn electronics here.
These guys to a great job showcasing many many new technologies and teaching us how to use them with instructions, schematics, and forums. This is far and away the best learning site.
GE's FirstBuild, the first makerspace for the community to create the next generation of appliances, opened in Louisville, Kentucky on Thursday.
GE lauches and industrial makerspace to advance co-creation.
A collection of all "ask an engineer" by Adafruit
MAKE - DIY projects, how-tos, and inspiration from geeks, makers, and hackers
A perfect resource to keep one updated about what is happening in the community.
In this tutorial I show you how to use a mini OLED Display with your Raspberry Pi! By the end of this tutorial you will be able to make it show everything from text to full images, as well as be ab...
Learn to use an OLED Display with a Raspberry Pi
Thanks for checkout out or first video tutorial! This video explains the basics of what FPGAs are and some examples of how they are used. Digital Logic Tutor...
Quick intro on what is an FPGA.
A guide to battery capacity measurement including amp-hours, watt-hours, C ratings and more. How to support more videos: http://www.afrotechmods.com/support/...
Afrotechmod's video electronics tuts keep getting better; here's battery one
We all need a little help doing what we need to do, especially those of us with limited mobility or motor control! This guide collects some of the bes...
Collection of Assistive Technology Projects
Social network by google
Lots of cool projects getting posted to G+.
Video Tutorial on how to control large, Nema 34 Stepper motors with an Arduino, a 24V power supply and an ST-M5045 microstepping driver. I'm no expert on thi...
Drive Large Stepper Motor with Arduino
The old saying says good things come in small packages. Google and the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) seem to agree having launched the Little Box Challenge, an open competition with a US$1 million first prize to find innovative electronic designs to shrink power inverters down from the...
Google offers up US$1 million prize to shrink size of power inverters
Here's a great video from Carrie Anne Philbin on her YouTube channel the Geek Gurl Diaries. In this, she uses the Pi, a Pibrella, some motors and bits and pieces, together with a Python script, to ...
Great video from Carrie Anne Philbin on her YouTube channel the Geek Gurl Diaries
Tables have been a pretty static fixture in our homes for thousands of years, but a few MIT designers have been inspired to totally rethink the way we interact with this furniture staple.
Check out this really amazing shape shifting table.
AWE me showcases the amazing feats, wow moments, and fascinating phenomena from the world around us. From watching a modern-day blacksmith forge a weapon, to...
I'm an Electrical Engineer developing open-source hacks, building robot armies, blogging + vlogging, and promoting sustainability and entrepreneurship. My vi...
I have been using Arduino for over an year now. For a beginner, it is very necessary to have a structured tutorials to follow step by step, and take him/her to a point where they can confidently launch themselves into exploration. One such channel that help me was video channel of Jeremy Blum.
This is a quick showcase of the best creations of Raspberry Pi audio player projects with Volumio. From Hi-End players to Steampunk styled creations. Stagin trough portable players and Boombox modifications. They are modern DIY masterpieces, which sounds incredibly well!
Volumio - Turn Embedded Systems into an Audiophile Music Player
Discovery / Science Channel's "How It's Made" Eggs episode
Watch how eggs are made
Routers are very versatile, capable of many jobs. Here are 12 tips for using a router safely while getting the best results with this woodworking tool.
Don't forget to follow these tips. Or else ...
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Making a goblet. Wow, its interesting to watch how a such awesome objects are made from a piece of wood.
This Saturday (13th September) I’ll be helping RS Components and Reading Hackspace to launch Superman into near space where he will jump down in the footsteps of Felix Baumgartner and (more famously) Babbage Bear, parachuting safely down to Earth. Full details on how to watch or track will be here on Friday.
Pi In The Sky Project - Sending Superman to Space
Robots... Robots... Robots... Everyone loves robots. Not a single person doesn't. Fact. They are awesome. And I'm going to teach you how to make your first o...
Series on building Raspberry Pi Robots
Turning an egg shape in some 6061 Aluminum using a Mach3 controlled lathe. The lathe is a converted Grizzly G4003 Lathe powered by Gecko Drives. I am Using a...
Watch how a CNC lathe is turning an egg shape with 6061 aluminum
Some people (not me) can successfully solder incredibly tiny Quad Flad No-lead (QFN) parts such as the one in the photo below by hand using a soldering iron or a hot air gun (the photo below is from a commercial board, not hand soldered). For wireless devices and modern sensors, surface mount device (SMD) packages as small as QFN have become the normal, default package.
Building a reflow oven. We have not build this one. This is something that we definitely want to build sometime in the future.
After having setup the Raspberry Pi to work in headless mode directly without installing anything on it as described in this post, we then tinkered on to share WiFi internet connection with the Ras...
Excellent tutorial for running your RasPi headless and sharing internet to it.
Date: 5th September – 7th September 2014 Location: Skempton Building, Imperial College, South Kensington, London, SW7 2AZ Click here to sign up! Between the 5th – 7th September 2014, Imperial College Advanced Hackspace (ICAH) and 3D printer manufacturer Ultimaker will be hosting Imperial College’s biggest hackathon event yet, Additive Sounds, at the Imperial College campus …
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