June 2012

Parallax Propeller Microcontroller Based Quadrotor

   Using a Parallax Propeller Jason Dorie built this Quadrotor. Watch the video below to see it in action. It looks to be very stable and with the Propeller processor on board there is sure to be no lack of processing power to keep things nice and stable. “The control board is a Parallax Propeller protoboard (a quick prototyping board you can buy for about $20). The only sensor currently

DIY Wirelessly Charging LED Light made from PVC Plumbing Parts

    John Duffy built this Wirelessly Charging LED Light in a strong PVC Plumbing housing. It uses an inductive loop for charging which means the case can be made completely waterproof by permanently sealing the unit. Given that it is tiny and made from PVC it would be very robust. I am thinking that you could run over it with a car and it would suffer no damage.  He

Gir Robot Build

     Check out this Gir Robot Build. This build is a combination of all sorts of odds and ends. I had never seen Gir before, if you are in the same boat you can see more about the Invader Zim characters here. For an eyeballed hand built version it looks great! The eyes and audio really makes this tiny robot come to life. Thanks for sending it in Rangerx52!

Redbull Creation Contest 2012

  Thanks to Pat Reilly for letting us know about the Redbull Creation Contest 2012. It is a 72 hour innovation competition. To get started you need to get your hands on the Redbull version of the Arduino called the Bullduino and impress Redbull with a cool video of your creation. This is great to see a big company like Redbull embracing us makers in a cool contest like this!

12 mm Diamagnetic Levitation

  Mr Floater, a maker from Germany sent in this diamagnetic levitation project. He was able to achieved a levitation gap of 12 mm. Have a look at the video above! Mr. Floater is selling the creation (not sure how much) but you can contact him through his Youtube account if you are interested in purchasing or building one of these. “This is a levitation setup completely based on diamagnetic

Rinser Brush

  Check out the newest invention from our inventor friend, Scott Amron. I can see this idea becoming a common feature on our everyday tooth brushes. You can pre-order one of these cool tooth brushes now but I think that licensing is the right road for this invention. I hope Scott has a solid patent on the concept so he can prevent the big tooth brush makers from ripping off

 MaKey MaKey - Make almost anything into a Button

  If you want to play a banana, or make a keypad from some drawn pencil marks the MaKey MaKey is the kit for you. This is a Kickstarter but it will be a product since it has raised amazingly raised over a half million dollars over an above the goal of $25,000. Looks like there is a huge demand for this cool item. It is also an open hardware