Today SeeedStudio launched an intriguing new Kickstarter project, the RePhone. Reminiscent of Google's Project Ara, the RePhone is a modular phone built from open source components.

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Tormach has introduced its most personal CNC mill yet. It's the PCNC 440 — a unit with factory-level capabilities in the size of a table saw.

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The new flagship resin-based 3D printer from Formlabs features an expanded build volume along with a number of other surprises.

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Design a passive speaker using physics, a computer, and a 3D printer.

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See an oscilloscope function like you never have before — captured on slow motion footage at an incredible 1,000 frames per second.

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The Screaming Rabbit is a custom bike that uses bike uses an airboat motor for some extra propulsion and a nasty sound.

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Autodesk has just released the files for the control board to their Ember 3D printer. You can download them today.

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Ahmed didn't invent the parts to his project, and that's fine. Most beginner projects are simple.

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With 3D printing, tabletop gaming can now incorporate impressive home-produced props and game components.

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Your quadcopter and fixed-wing drone just got more powerful with FLIR's newly released Vue Pro compact thermal sensor module.

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Most 3D prints have the same ridged, textured finish to them due to the nature of extruders. Find out how to customize your prints with these techniques.

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Lake Champlain will soon be filled with ChampBots. Teams will navigate their homemade R/C lake monsters through a series of obstacles for a chance to win $2,500.

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The Bristol Mini Maker Faire recently came and went. If you missed it, check out these awesome highlights.

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In this 30-minute video, wood sculptor David Groth runs through his process for breaking down a gorgeous redwood log into 43 thick slabs that he plans to turn into some outdoor benches for his koi pond. The person videoing him asks a lot of basic and thoughtful questions and Groth […]

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Ahmed Mohamed isn't the first kid who built something other people didn't understand. Check out five more Makers who built something "scary."

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Ahmed Mohamed's clock has inspired MIT students to bring their own homemade clock to their university.

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In the late 90s, I was semi-bound to a wheelchair for five years. It was an extraordinarily sobering experience. People treat you differently in a wheelchair (more than once, my wife was asked questions directed at me, like being in a wheelchair had somehow rendered me unable to speak for […]

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Young Makers have a huge presence at Maker Faire Silver Spring. Head to the third annual event this weekend to join in on the fun.

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Check out these five amazing robotic arms that will hit the market soon.

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Learn how to create a simple custom model for dice in OpenSCAD.

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