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Maker and Instructables Community Manager Randy Sarafan talks about beginner robotics with Donald from Maker Project Lab.
Links:
instructables.com/id/Simple-Bots-Skitter
instructables.com/id/Simple-Bots-Inchworm
instructables.com/id/Remove-a-Servo-Controller
instructables.com/id/Easy-Squiggle-Bot
instructables.com/id/Simple-Bots-Scrub
instructables.com/id/Telepresence-Robot-2
robotroom.com/Solar-Recharging.html
instructables.com/id/Solar-Powered-Robot
instructables.com/id/Simple-Bots-Wobbler
instructables.com/id/Simple-Machines
instructables.com/id/Simple-Bots
instructables.com/class/Robots-Class
instructables.com/member/randofo
randysarafan.com
instagram.com/randy_sarafan
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Maker and Instructables Community Manager Randy Sarafan talks about beginner robotics with Donald from Maker Project Lab.
Links:
instructables.com/id/Simple-Bots-Skitter
instructables.com/id/Simple-Bots-Inchworm
instructables.com/id/Remove-a-Servo-Controller
instructables.com/id/Easy-Squiggle-Bot
instructables.com/id/Simple-Bots-Scrub
instructables.com/id/Telepresence-Robot-2
robotroom.com/Solar-Recharging.html
instructables.com/id/Solar-Powered-Robot
instructables.com/id/Simple-Bots-Wobbler
instructables.com/id/Simple-Machines
instructables.com/id/Simple-Bots
instructables.com/class/Robots-Class
instructables.com/member/randofo
randysarafan.com
instagram.com/randy_sarafan
Buying me a coffee is a great way to show your appreciation. Thanks!
★Buy Me a Coffee★
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![Raspberry Pi Rubiks Robot [Maker Update #51]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/91gmSYw_atQ/mqdefault.jpg "Raspberry Pi Rubiks Robot [Maker Update #51]
This week on Maker Update, a Pi-powered Rubik’s cube-solving robot, hacking your own tabletop pinball machine, a look at Fiber Fix tape, and a new issue of Make magazine. This week’s Cool Tool is Fiber Fix repair tape https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00B297WDG/ctmakerupdate-20
++SHOW NOTES++
[Extended notes available here: https://wp.me/p7HjS6-i2]
Advanced Project
Fully 3D-Printed Rubiks Cube Solving Robot by otvinta3d
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2471044
http://www.otvinta.com/download12.html
More Projects
John Park’s Mini iPad Pinball Table with Gemma M0
https://learn.adafruit.com/mini-pinball-table-with-gemma-m0/overview
First version using Teensy
https://learn.adafruit.com/pinball-controll-ipad/overview
Cool Tools Minute
http://cool-tools.org
Fiber Fix 2 Repair Tape Wrap (Amazon)
https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00B297WDG/ctmakerupdate-20
Cool Tools Review by Gerald Zuckier
http://kk.org/cooltools/fiberfix/
Tools/Tips
Make Tips of the Week
https://makezine.com/2017/09/08/tips-of-the-week-9/
Resealable Bag Keeps Your Scale Clean (via Tested)
https://youtu.be/YKufwAJxumE
Make #59 is out!
Maker Faires
http://makerfaire.com/map/
Maker Faire Hannover Hannover
Wilson County Mini Maker Faire Floresville, Texas
Portland Mini Maker Faire Portland, Oregon
Troy Mini Maker Faire Troy, New York
Seattle Mini Maker Faire Seattle, Washington
Maker Faire Bergstraße Bergstraße
Trieste Mini Maker Faire Trieste
Mayersche Mini Maker Faire Düsseldorf
Hangzhou Mini Maker Faire Hangzhou
Boston Mini Maker Faire Boston, Massachusetts
East Bay Mini Maker Faire (Oct. 22nd)
http://eastbay.makerfaire.com/
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![Skateboard Guitars & Ninja Timers [Maker Update #26]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/A6AkDUQnTxU/mqdefault.jpg "Skateboard Guitars & Ninja Timers [Maker Update #26]
This week on Maker Update: timers for ninjas, Hackaday Prize, what happened to Maker Faire Chicago, skateboard slide guitar, PiCade hats, Feather cases, and this weekend’s Maker Faires. SUBSCRIBE ON YOUTUBE https://www.youtube.com/c/makerprojectlab?sub_confirmation=1
Show Notes
Project of the Week
John Park Ninja Timer
https://learn.adafruit.com/ninja-timer-giant-7-segment-display/overview
News
2017 Hackaday Prize Launched
https://hackaday.io/prize
http://hackaday.com/2017/03/20/2017-hackaday-prize-begins-right-now/
Maker Faire Chicago Postponed
http://makerfaire.com/chicago/
More Projects
Lap Slide Guitar Skate Board by BeavisChrist
https://www.instructables.com/id/Lap-Slide-Guitar-Skate-Board/
InkScape Fret Ruler Extension
https://inkscape.org/en/~Neon22/%E2%98%85luthier-fret-ruler
Cool Tools Minute
FastCap Glue-Bot & Babe Bot bottle
http://kk.org/cooltools/paolo-salvagione-visual-artist/
https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0006IUW8G/ref=nosim/cooltools-20
https://www.amazon.com/FastCap-Babe-Bot-Ounce-Glue-Bottle/dp/B0006IUW9U/ [Cool Tools Link TK]
Tools/Tips
Etcher Software for SD imaging
https://etcher.io/
Pimoroni Picade Hat
https://blog.adafruit.com/2017/03/14/new-product-pimoroni-picade-hat-for-raspberry-pi/
https://www.adafruit.com/product/3402
Feather Cases
https://forums.adafruit.com/viewtopic.php?f=57&t=113908
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8bCpCotjO4&feature=youtu.be
Maker Faires
http://makerfaire.com/map/
San Antonio Mini Maker Faire San Antonio, Texas
Maker Faire Ruhr Dortmund
Twin Tiers Mini Maker Faire Horseheads, New York
Lynchburg Mini Maker Faire Lynchburg, Virginia
Mission Creek ALT
http://missioncreekfestival.com/schedule/alt-2017/
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfPH_5k5U07g_6RuAwt3liueIQwEZdnX6DYu8DkoshWlcC3sg/viewform?c=0&w=1
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![Garbage Ghosts & Key Bangers [Maker Update #06]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/AmLgflhFrtk/mqdefault.jpg "Garbage Ghosts & Key Bangers [Maker Update #06]
This weeks Maker Update is dedicated to taking your Halloween up a notch, with tips on costume resources, cheap and easy (and scary) DIY ghosts, 3D printed cosplay props, and site recommendations for professional haunted house props and controllers.
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Show Notes
Projects
Trash bag tape ghosts
http://www.instructables.com/id/Trash-Bag-and-Tape-Ghosts-Wwwmonstertutorialscomgh/
Cheap Mannequin Head on Amazon
http://amzn.to/2dEnclR
Chicken Wire Ghost Bride
http://www.instructables.com/id/Chicken-Wire-Ghost-Bride/
Neopixel Goggle Kit
https://www.adafruit.com/product/2221
Tools/Tips
5 Cosplay Communities
http://makezine.com/2016/10/03/halloween-2016-5-cosplay-communities-to-source-your-halloween-costume-inspiration/
Cosplay Tutorial
http://cosplaytutorial.com/
MyMini Factory Cosplay Collection
https://www.myminifactory.com/category/cosplay
Thingiverse Halloween Collections
https://www.thingiverse.com/glitchpudding/collections/cosplay
https://www.thingiverse.com/glitchpudding/collections/halloween
Professional Prop Shopping
http://www.frightprops.com/
http://www.monsterguts.com/store/
iFixit ProTech Toolkit https://www.ifixit.com/Store/Parts/Pro-Tech-Toolkit/IF145-307
Maker Faires
http://makerfaire.com/map/
Maker Faire Rome Rome Italy
Maker Faire Seoul Seoul Korea
Maker Faire Ottawa Ottawa, Ontario Canada
Penang Mini Maker Faire Penang Malaysia
Maker Faire Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania USA
Colorado Springs Mini Maker Faire Colorado Springs, Colorado USA
Aarhus Mini Maker Faire Aarhus Denmark
Rhode Island Mini Maker Faire - East Bay Edition Newport, Rhode Island USA
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![Bobbleheads & Burrs [Maker Update #46]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/B7NvuJ1Xh2M/mqdefault.jpg "Bobbleheads & Burrs [Maker Update #46]
This week on Maker Update, designing your own bobblehead, a new trick for your Raspberry Pi, what’s so great about deburring tools, McMaster Carr meets Tinkercad, and a roundup of 3D printed Pi cases. This weeks Cool Tool is the General Tools 481 Swivel Head Deburring Tool: https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0031F03VC/ctmakerupdate-20
Show Notes
(Expanded notes available here: http://wp.me/p7HjS6-gX)
+Advanced Project+
3D Printed Bobblehead by Paige Russell
https://www.instructables.com/id/3D-Printed-Bobblehead/
Facebook video walkthrough
https://www.facebook.com/instructables/videos/10155604164646913/
Paiges Invention Class
https://www.instructables.com/class/Invention-Class/
+News+
GPIO 1.4 for Raspberry Pi
https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/gpio-zero-update/
+Cool Tools Minute+
http://cool-tools.org
General Tools 481 Swivel Head Deburring Tool with Handle Storage
Buy it on Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0031F03VC/ctmakerupdate-20
Original review on Cool Tools
http://kk.org/cooltools/swivel-head-deburring-tool/
A similar review by Charles Platt
http://kk.org/cooltools/vargus-uv1-1/
Tools/Tips
Cool Tools: Beadle Wrap
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHba0EfZI60
Awesome Pi Cases to Print
https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/3d-printed-raspberry-pi-cases/
Import McMaster-Carr Components Into Tinkercad by Paige Russell
https://www.instructables.com/id/Import-McMaster-Carr-Components-Into-Tinkercad/
Join Email List for bonus links
http://mailchi.mp/b454278e338c/arduino-fire-punch
Maker Faires
http://makerfaire.com/map/
Maker Faire Beijing Beijing
Rutland Mini Maker Faire Rutland, Vermont
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![Goth Glue [Maker Update]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/BWtamRi-XS4/mqdefault.jpg "Goth Glue [Maker Update]
This week on Maker Update, a $20 screen for your Pi, a cheeseburger battle bot, a giant LED ring, and Maker Faires. This weeks Cool Tool is black hot glue: https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B01I9L89LS/ctmakerupdate-20
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++Show Notes [Maker Update #78]++
Project of the Week
Building a portable Raspberry Pi workstation from a foldable 4.3″ screen by Michael Horne
http://www.recantha.co.uk/blog/?p=18689
Foldable 4.3 Inch LCD (Amazon)
https://amzn.to/2uWmef7
News
Battle Royale With Cheese
https://www.facebook.com/BattleRoyalewCheese/
More Projects
Light Ring by Donald Bell
https://www.instructables.com/id/LED-Ring-From-Recycled-Bike-Rim/
Cool Tools Minute
http://cool-tools.org
Black Hot Melt Glue Sticks
https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B01I9L89LS/ctmakerupdate-20
Surebonder PRO2-100 100-Watt High Temperature Industrial Glue Gun
https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B006IY359K/ctmakerupdate-20
Tips
Interview with Randy Sarafan
https://youtu.be/78dP5Hk-eVw
Bots by Randy:
https://www.instructables.com/id/Simple-Bots//
https://www.instructables.com/id/Simple-Machines/
https://www.instructables.com/id/Telepresence-Robot-2/
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Maker Faires
Kent State Mini Maker Faire Kent, Ohio
Omaha Mini Maker Faire Omaha, Nebraska
Salt Lake City Mini Maker Faire Salt Lake City, Utah
Almaty Mini Maker Faire Almaty
Maker Faire Sachsen Chemnitz
Twin Tiers Mini Maker Faire Horseheads, New York
Edinburgh Mini Maker Faire Edinburgh, Scotland
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![Hacking a $2 Voice Recorder [Maker Update #21]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/CAE-PJzmd_k/mqdefault.jpg "Hacking a $2 Voice Recorder [Maker Update #21]
This week on Maker Update, a circuit-bent voice recording intercom, a $500 laser engraver, a Raspberry Pi robot arm, Flick Face electronics project, Pi Cams compared, a PocketCHIP review, and contests! SUBSCRIBE ON YOUTUBE https://www.youtube.com/c/makerprojectlab?sub_confirmation=1
Project of the Week (0:38)
Lo-Fi Voice Sampler (lonesoulsurfer)
https://www.instructables.com/id/Lo-Fi-Voice-Sampler-Circuit-Bending-/
Original Project by Dani Dögenigt
http://www.dogenigt.com/2014/01/greeting-card-sampler-boxed.html
Cheap Recorder Module
http://www.ebay.com/itm/ISD1820-Voice-Recording-Sound-Recorder-Module-With-Micophone-0-5W-Loudspeaker-/191959331149?hash=item2cb1aaf14d:g:xLYAAOSwRGlXqCvP
Vintage Intercom Enclosures
http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_odkw=transistor+intercom&_osacat=0&_from=R40&_trksid=p2045573.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.H0.Xvintage+intercom.TRS1&_nkw=vintage+intercom&_sacat=0
News
$500 XPlotter Laser Engraver Kickstarter (2:15)
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/pineconerobotics/xplotter-desktop-plotter-laser-cutter-and-engraver
MeArm Pi Kickstarter (3:29)
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mime/mearm-pi-build-your-own-raspberry-pi-powered-robot/description
Projects
Flick Face (Ben Light) (4:24)
https://www.instagram.com/p/BQRmpD_j0ny/?taken-by=blight_design
Tools/Tips
Pi Cameras Compared (5:22)
https://blog.adafruit.com/2017/02/10/raspberry-pi-camera-comparison-piday-raspberrypi-raspberry_pi/
PocketCHIP Review (5:44)
http://makerprojectlab.com/pocket-chip-review/
Contests Ending Soon (6:04)
Trash to Treasure (2/20): https://www.instructables.com/contest/trashtotreasure2017/
Shelving (2/20): https://www.instructables.com/contest/shelving2016/
Valentines Day (2/27): https://www.instructables.com/contest/valentinesday2017/
Microcontroller (3/1): https://www.instructables.com/contest/Microcontroller2017/
Maker Update is a weekly video series that comes out every Wednesday morning, covering news, projects, tips, and events that will interest the maker and DIY community.
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