Over the last 12 months, we’ve certainly seen a fair share of new 3D printers hit the market. While many of today’s printers range in terms of size, extruders, composition, materials and hardware, none may be as unique as the one recently created by Dutch Maker Harold Reedijk. As 3DPrint.com notes, Makers have been constructing their own 3D printers using 3D-printed parts for a while now […]
Several months back, 15-year-old Braden designed a DIY 3D printer with an approximate $400 build of materials (BOM). The Delta Twister build — which was recently posted to Instructables — had also been an entry in the site’s Arduino contest earlier in the year. “Anyone can build the Delta Twister! You don’t need any 3D printed parts or […]
It’s the holiday season, and while we surf the web and flock the stores to find the latest and greatest smartwatches, alarms and decorative clocks, some Makers have proven just how amazing handmade timepieces can be. Let’s take a look back at some of our favorite home-brew devices from the last couple of months. Steampunk VFD Wristwatch Maker John De […]
Sadly, the “Father of Video Games” has passed away at the age of 92. Ralph Baer was a prolific inventor who earned more than 150 patents in his lifetime, in addition to having created the precursor to both Pong and the electronic memory game Simon. The true pioneer went on to develop the Magnavox Odyssey in 1972. Credited as the the first home […]
With Computer Science Education Week in full swing and the holidays just around the corner, we’ve decided to list some of our favorite creations from this year that are inspiring the next generation of Makers to not only tinker around, but pursue STEM disciplines. littleBits Created by Ayah Bdeir, littleBits was launched with hopes of making DIY […]
Electrical engineering student Tyler Alford has successfully 3D-printed a laser engraving machine. No stranger to printing and constructing 3D printing devices like the ATmega1284P based RepRapPro Huxley, curiosity eventually led the young Maker to think outside the box. “It started out just being bored on summer break from university. I had recently finished a project that required custom PCBs and was interested in ways to […]
13-year-old Maker Clay Haight recently designed something not many kids would have even imagined: a Google Glass-inspired, intelligent pair of glasses. This is surely one way to beat the Cyber Monday rush! As reported by our friends at MAKE Magazine, when he was 10 years old, Haight bought his very first Arduino, the ATmega328 MCU based Uno. Now at age 13, not only […]
November 29, 1972: A day that will forever hold a place in the heart of all video gamers. It was the day in which Atari Corporation announced Pong, one of the first video games to reach mainstream popularity in both homes and arcades everywhere. In the simulated table tennis game, players were represented by paddles that could move up […]
As previously covered on Bits & Pieces, UK-based Maker Philip Case (referred to many as “Cap”) has set his sights on a project that will make the lives of many living with a disability easier. Cap, who is confined to a wheelchair due to an unfortunate accident, has been diligently working to further develop his incredibly innovative, all-purpose e-wheelchair. The e-wheelchair enables chair […]
When the Makers of tomorrow explore the deep beyond, they’re going to need self-replicating sidekick robots. Inspired by the recent launch of 3D printers in space, a group of South African students decided to create a new, intergalactic-bound 3D printer aptly named Delta 3. The roving device, which was recently exhibited at the World Robot Olympiad in Russia, could potentially enhance self-sufficiency for astronauts navigating the extraterrestrial domain. In […]
