A Maker by the name of Ryan Brooks – aka “the real Tony Stark” – has created a slick 3D-printed, nod-receptive Iron Man helmet. According to Terry Chao of DVICE, an Atmel-powered Arduino Pro Mini (ATmega168) and an Adafruit accelerometer allows the helmet’s faceplate to open and close based on which way the wearer nods. “By […]
Chelsea Schelly, assistant professor of social sciences at Michigan Tech, says 3D printing can be used to help empower individuals. “When you produce something yourself instead of purchasing it, that changes your relationship to it,” Schelly explained. “You are empowered by it.” As Dennis Walikainen of Michigan Tech News notes, the principle might sound simple […]
Writing for Electronic Design (ED), Iliza Sokol says Atmel’s recent Maker and Education Community panel illustrates how the wildly popular DIY Maker Movement is positively changing the engineering industry. The panel was moderated by moderated by Windell Oskay, co-founder of Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories. Panelists included Massimo Banzi (co-founder of Arduino), Reza Kazerounian (Microcontroller SVP […]
Atmel is at the very heart of the DIY Maker community – a rapidly growing movement which is well on its way to “reinventing” the retail sector. “Consider the craft maker whose merchandise got so much exposure through a recent Etsy-Nordstrom partnership that she and her husband both quit their day jobs to handle production […]
Recently, Bits & Pieces ran an article about how the Xinchejian crew constructed a “Pop Up” DIY space in a shipping container as part of Make+, a non-profit art and technology program headquartered in Shanghai, China. We also took a closer look at the city of Baltimore which is filling up with DIY spaces for […]
Recently, Bits & Pieces ran an article about how the city of Baltimore is filling up with DIY spaces where Makers, hackers and modders can to share ideas, tools and projects. Besides the Hackerspace (founded in 2009), there is The Node in the Station North Arts District, Fab Lab, Unallocated Space and the Baltimore Foundery. […]
Atmel MCU Applications Manager Bob Martin recently went on camera to discuss Atmel’s unique relationship with Arduino, Maker Faire and the DIY Maker Movement. As Martin points out, Atmel’s 8- and 32-bit microcontrollers have been the MCUs of choice for Arduino since the boards first hit the streets for DIY Makers way back in 2005. More […]
LIMBERboard – powered by Atmel’s versatile ATMega168 – is targeted at the rapidly growing DIY Maker Movement which is currently shaping the wearable future. Created by Infinite Corridor Technology (ICT), the flexible platform is a stretchable, programmable microcontroller (MCU) board with an open source design philosophy. “LIMBERboard is the perfect tool for wearable projects like […]
The long-awaited World Maker Faire will be kicking off September 21st in the New York Hall of Science (NYSCI). According to Sherry Huss of Maker Media, the best of DIY invention, creativity and resourcefulness are expected to be showcased at the Faire. “World Maker Faire at NYSCI has become an anticipated experience for New Yorkers and, […]
Did you know that Baltimore is “awash” in DIY spaces where Makers, hackers and modders can gather to share ideas and tools, sip some brew and happily void warranties? According to The Baltimore City Paper, the town has witnessed an explosion of new hacker, modder and Maker spaces over the past few years. “Besides the […]
