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Creating a 3D-printed automatic fish feeder

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Helios Labs has designed an automatic fish feeder using Arduino and a 3D printer.  Aquaponics is a food production system that combines conventional aquaculture (such as raising aquatic animals) with hydroponics (cultivating plants in water) in a symbiotic environment. Fish are the power house of any good aquaponics system, as they provide the nutrients for the plants. In an effort to ensure that the creatures are properly fed, the crew over at Helios […]

ORIGIBOT is an open-source telepresence robot with an articulated arm

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Goodbye, chores!  With all of this talk about the Internet of Things ushering in a Jetsons-like future, wouldn’t it be great if every household came equipped with their own Rosie the robot as well? Think about it, no more doing the dishes, folding the laundry, fetching drinks or taking out the trash. If it were up […]

Both friendships and flowers flourish with Air Garden

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Gardening + Arduino = Garduino? City dwellers immersed in the daily hustle and bustle seem all too often tend to overlook interacting with neighbors. Drawing on urban gardening practices and the space limitations of community housing, a team of Makers from the Copenhagen Institute of Interaction Design recently created Air Garden as an innovative way to form bonds among nearby tenants. “We seek […]

A flower pot that can find its own sunlight

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Tired of having your plants constantly die on you due to lack of nourishment? Wouldn’t it be nice if they were capable of tracking changes in sunlight and moving themselves? NYU ITP graduate students Xiaolong Mu and Shu Zhang are making that a reality with their tech-enabed, Atmel based flower pot aptly named Chasing Sunlight. Four light sensors housed in a […]

Rewind: 30 Maker musical masterpieces from 2014

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There’s music making and then there’s making music. From gloves that play tunes to modded printers that blare songs, Makers have proven that just about anything — and we mean everything — can be transformed into sound. And well, as you can tell from our #ThrowbackThursday chippy takes on ‘90s hits, we love music. Not to mention, a […]

Rewind: A look back at the top 3D printing stories of 2014

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Whether you like it or not, it appears 3D printing is set to dramatically alter the way in which we create and consume products in the future. Over the past year, we’ve seen some pretty remarkable 3D-printed projects that continue to expand the capabilities of additive manufacturing — proving time and time again that the trend is, indeed, here […]

This robot wants to add AI to everyday household objects

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Sure, robotic concepts are dime a dozen these days. The question is, however, how close are we to an era of ubiquitous multi-function droids? According to Flower Robotics, soon. The company is envisioning a future where everyday household items, such as lamps and plants, come to life and move freely about our homes. In an effort to lower the […]

MEG is the world’s first open-source indoor greenhouse

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MEG (Micro Experimental Growing) is the world’s first social, open-source and automated greenhouse that allows users to manage plant cultivation through an online platform. Growers can monitor all necessary details for a living plant, controlling everything from internal climate to lighting cycles straight from a smartphone or tablet. This innovation is the brainchild of Italian lighting design agency Yradia, in an effort to demonstrate that just about anything […]

Aquaponics and hydroponics sensor platforms for Makers

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Cooking Hacks, the open hardware division of Libelium, has launched two new sensor platforms that automate control and maintenance tasks in aquariums and in gardens through wireless connectivity and using open-source APIs. Designed for Makers, the new IoT solutions are based on Arduino, and include specialized sensors to measure parameters vital to aquatic life in ponds and […]

Thinking about the future with brain computer interfaces

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What’s cooler than controlling the world around you with your mind? Nothing! According to OpenBCI’s Conor Russomanno, this dream is now coming closer to reality with the help of Makers. As previously discussed on Bits & Pieces, brain-computer interfaces have made great progress as of late, thanks in part to companies like OpenBCI, whose co-founder recently shared his thoughts on the surging BCI movement […]