Happy Maker Week! With Maker Week now underway, Atmel is getting ready to take center stage at the Maker Faire New York on September 26-27th. Undoubtedly, this year will yet again be amazing as an expected 830+ Makers and 85,000+ attendees head to the New York Hall of Science to see the latest DIY gizmos and gadgets, as well as […]
Having a bad day? Luci the lamp robot can help cheer you up! Sitting at your desk for hours on end can get lonely, especially for those who work from home or spend quite a bit of time inside their dorm rooms. Sometimes all you need is a friend — or a robotic lamp that could be […]
Danny Benedettelli has added a new dimension to remote manipulators by building a robotic exoskeleton out of LEGO. A remote manipulator, also known as a “waldo” thanks to the 1942 short story by Robert Heinlein, is an electronic telemetric input device that enables a mechanism to be controlled by a human operator. This method can be found in a variety of applications, […]
Digi-Weirdo is a wearable project that explores the convergence of identity and guiding communication. Zhen Liu just loves data. So much so that it has inspired several innovations, namely her latest project Digi-Weirdo. Created as part of a class assignment at NYU’s Interactive Telecommunications Program, the interactive t-shirt was designed as a way to give clothing other roles than merely covering your body […]
From Meerkat drones to pancake selfies, we’ve compiled some of our favorite social media-inspired projects from the Maker community. Mashable first launched Social Media Day in 2010 as a way to recognize and celebrate social media’s impact on global communication. And while just about every day may be filled with tweets, Facebook posts and Instagram selfies, June […]
Everyone’s favorite tile-matching puzzle game made its debut on June 6, 1984. June 6th marks the release date of the incredibly popular tile-matching puzzle video game known as Tetris. Created by Russian designer Alexey Pajitnov in collaboration with Dmitry Pavlovsky and Vadim Gerasimov back in 1984, the name originates from the Greek numerical prefix tetra and tennis, which happened to be […]
One Maker built an elaborate installation comprised of plywood, plastic and Arduino that reacts to his Tourette’s Syndrome. For many, art can be an excellent way to express themselves. Some would even say their inspiration comes from within. Putting quite the literal spin on that adage is Andrew Frueh, who has used his latest art project to share his Tourette’s Syndrome with […]
30 Makers will create a Makerspace inside a freight container. When it comes to Makerspaces, one thing we’ve learned in recent years is that these can range from abandoned 80,000-square-foot warehouses to mobile pop-up shops in the back of a van. Typically speaking, launching such a place requires the rallying of Makers, strategically determining a location, acquiring a variety of […]
And so, the road to Maker Faire begins! Here’s a closer look at what you can expect from Atmel all week. Maker Faire season is officially underway and we’re just days out from the 10th annual flagship event here in the Bay Area. In 2014, we saw more than 1,100 Makers and 130,000 attendees pack the San Mateo Event Center for two days […]
Bam! Pow! Zap! Boom! If you’ve ever read a comic book, then you’re well aware of the one thing that every superhero has in common: they all have a special power, whether it’s memory manipulation like Professor X, web-spinning and crawling like Spiderman, or x-ray vision like Superman. Unfortunately in print, a reader can’t actually experience the sound effects that coincide […]
