This retractable lightsaber prop made by the HeroTech team not only looks authentic but operates just like those in the movies.

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Maker Faire Miami and its producers at Moonlighter FabLab have always celebrated innovation in full color as befits the city they live in. For Maker Faire Miami 2025 things are getting a little bit wilder as they move into their new venue at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Gardens. Moonlighter and the MF Miami team have previously [&]

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On the smaller side, Seeed’s Grove Vision AI v2 Kit bundles an AI-optimized Arm Cortex-M55/Ethos-U55-based board with an optional OV5647 Camera Module and Xiao ESP32-C3 to create an approachable machine vision solution leveraging no-code SenseCraft pre-trained models. An extensive wiki and examples help makers take things to the next level with their own custom AI [&]

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Making is fundamental to individual well-being and societal progress. Marianne, the titular character of Kelly Corrigan and Claire Corrigan Lichtys new childrens book, Marianne the Maker, is a young inventor and one thing she doesnt invent is reasons not to go to soccer practice. Her alter ego (and her inspiration) was another Marianne — Marianne [&]

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Use free or low-cost design software to 3D print lace fabric and make a hat, bowtie, corset, or whatever you can think of.

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Make: Volume 91’s cover focuses on RP2350-based boards, and Pimoroni are a leading adopter of Raspberry Pi’s new silicon. Their Plasma board is a USB-C powered controller for addressable RGB LED strips, with screw terminals for easy attachment, a Qwiic connector for convenient expansion, and 3A of juice to power fun glowies like their optional [&]

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Building this safe out of aluminum and pop rivets will help you learn electronics and keep your valuables secure.

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Make founder Dale Dougherty talks with author and music experimenter Kirk Pearson about the book Electronic Music from Scratch.

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Another leader in embedded vision, Arducam have been pumping out a multitude of industry-ready yet maker-accessible products since 2012. The PiNSIGHT fuses a 4K camera plus hardware-based encoding and AI acceleration with your existing Raspberry Pi 5 to create an “intelligent vision hub” with extensive available pre-trained computer vision models supported by great documentation and [&]

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Matt Eaton demystifies inverse kinematics and teaches how to code a robot arm move to a specific final location.

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LokLik's iCraft vinyl cutter is a capable, affordable machine if you know how to use it. We tested it against a range of materials for this review.

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Oats, corn flakes, muesli, Rice Krispies — this Oxocard breakfast dispenser serves your favorite cereal at the push of a button.

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xTool's MetalFab system aims to make metal as accessible as woodworking. All signs point to an exciting new machine.

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This model-making YouTuber shares whimsical costumes, intricate models, and advice for finding happiness in life.

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The power of makers and making is in battling boredom, in doing something fun with others who are doing something.

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City of STEM + Los Angeles Maker Faire, the largest celebration of science, innovation and creativity and LA County’s Official Science Festival returns Saturday, April 12. The free and family-friendly event will feature special guests, groups and surprises that will transform Exposition Park’s South Lawn on Saturday, April 12th – into a full-day of fun, [&]

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In a future time people will work together to build a giant cyborg. Until then, here's a roundup of projects to build for National Robotics Week.

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DMX controls are the brains behind big-time performances and events. Set up this professional stage lighting protocol with just an Arduino!

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In Vol. 82 (2022), long-time Make: contributor Tim Deegan shared an Emergency Prep mini manual that ran with a cover proclaiming We’re All MacGyvers Now, which included an article about the character who has become a verb. Deegan shared prep techniques and posed the obvious hypotheticals of an emergency: How bad will it be? Where [&]

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Check out four excellent new open source hardware certifications for March 2025.

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