Model makers sound pretty enthused taking a printed design and using traditional techniques to give a finely sculpted finish.

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Lisa Winter was 10 years old when she started competing in the first BattleBots show in 1996, and she's back ABCs reboot with Mega Tento.

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Have you ever seen someone cut a hinged set of pliers out a single piece of wood? It's cool.

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The Jetson TX1 Cat Spotter uses advanced neural networking to recognize when there's a cat in the room — and then starts teasing it with a laser.

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Infinity mirror illusions are great for getting a good "Wow!" reaction, and they're relatively simple to make.

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Jared Lupinski created this great beginners electronics project: an upvote/downvote tracker for Imgur that uses an ESP8266.

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Here's how to make the perfect continuous rotation servo with an adjusting potentiometer.

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Make this computer-controlled plant watering system that doesn't use a pump.

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Last May, we spotted what looked like an updated version of Inventable's X-Carve. The company has now made it official.

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Cool your next cocktail with large, beautiful spheres of ice made with this simple technique.

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Start up your mobile eatery with a customized food truck. Here are 15 things you'll want to consider.

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This story was originally published on the Future Development Group blog, and is republished here with permission. Willing suspension of disbelief… in education. Interesting phrase, isn’t it? Unless you’re a fiction writer or a movie producer, chances are you haven’t heard this phrase before. Willing suspension of disbelief is defined […]

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Makerspace representatives convened at the White House to discuss makerspace challenges and opportunities, and connect with officials.

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Cristiana, the maker behind the phenomenal Get Hands Dirty series, shares her journey, her favorite mediums, and her thoughts on the future.

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Create a simple light detector to create a light pollution survey of your town or county to find out where your local dark sites are.

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It rides a monorail of string, streams video, and is remote-controlled from my phone... It is my very own 3D printed skycam.

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This isn't your typical schoolroom globe... Create a Persistence-of-Vision LED Globe to display a map, a skull, or message.

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Calling all artists and makers for the San Diego Mini Maker Faire!

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Kit-building grows confidence, develops grit (the ability to persevere) and can help you become a successful maker.

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Tweet #twitterbag to have your messages displayed on this Geek Mom's purse. Read on to learn more about her project.

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