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Facebook just ruined Instagram
About two weeks ago, while I was busy Snapchatting all the people at the park playing Pokémon Go, I wondered for a hot second why Instagram doesn't let you add text, drawings and emoji to your posts....
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Single Motor Lets This Robot Do the Worm
With more and more research in the field of autonomous robotics, new methods of locomotion are coming on the scene at a rapid pace. Forget wheels and tracks, forget bi-, quad-, hexa- and octopods, and...
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Def Con: The hackers bringing Mr Robot to life
From the latest Jason Bourne movie to CSI Cyber and countless other films and TV shows, hacks, hackers and hacking have never been more mainstream. But few people who work in computer security can...
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Japan: Company builds exoskeleton to help elderly staff
Nara, Japan - A Japanese hauling company which employs many elderly people has invested in an exoskeleton to take the strain off its staff. Tatsumi Shokai Logistics - which employs more than 700 people...
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No More Pills? Tiny Nerve-Zapping Implants to Fight Disease
0 Imagine a future where we can treat diabetes or autoimmune disorders with an electrical zap delivered by a device no larger than a speck of dust. The device, implanted through microsurgery, sits...
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Watch an industrial robot give a brave human a tattoo
Getting a tattoo can mark an important life moment, quite literally. But one thing that always seems awkward is having to make small talk with the tattoo artist as a painful needle scratches a design...
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Move, Shake, and Make: 3 Baby Steps to Bring Making to Your Classroom
You know you have “arrived” when the White House honors a week just for you. This June 17-23 President Obama and his staff will host the National Week of Makers. With the support of the President, it’s...
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Longboard with NeoPixel LEDStrip reacting to speed
I added Neopixel programmable LEDStrips to my longboard. By measuring the speed of the board using some magnets and a hall effect sensor I can have the light-effect of the strip move with the same...
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Rhode Island Mini Maker Faire 2016
Providence, RI Makerspaces The 8th Annual RI Mini Maker Faire returns to Providence on August 13, 2016. Help us make it happen! The 8th Annual RI Mini Maker Faire returns to Providence on August 13,...
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Why Making Is Essential to Learning
Making is as old as learning itself. While the maker movement may only be about a decade old, the human desire to create dates back to the earliest forms of human activity, from making stone tools to...
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In China, a Robot’s Place Is in the Kitchen
BEIJING—Wang Peixin has seen the future, and he’s sure it features robots serving up fried dumplings. On a recent day, a white robot wearing a flowered kerchief rolled across Mr. Wang’s Together...
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The Rise of Artificial Unintelligence
Computers may one day be able to reason exactly as humans do, but will they ever be as dumb? I had always thought that was impossible. Now, however, I’m not so sure. The other day, I was in Penn...
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Robotics in Healthcare — Get Ready!
While there are concerns for machines replacing people in the workforce, the benefits are tempting. Imagine how a machine that doesn’t need sleep or food, doesn’t have prejudices that we humans so...
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Do Your Friends Actually Like You?
Yet one of the most recognized treatises on friendship is Dale Carnegie’s decidedly instrumental “How to Win Friends and Influence People.” Pop stars like Taylor Swift and Drake are admired for their...
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Watch Over 1,000 Robots Dance Since Robots Aren't Creepy Enough Already
Robots already have the potential to be creepy (those cold, dead eyes and unmoving faces only just add to the uncanniness of it all), but have you ever seen them dance? What about over 1,000 of them?...
View ArticleWhy I'm not a big fan of Scrum
Scrum is now the default agile software development methodology. This management framework, which is "simple to understand but difficult to master", is used by 66% of all agile companies. After two...
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DIY ECG with 1 op-amp
Posted on Monday, August 8th, 2016 in DIY by DP A DIY ECG made from single op-amp (LM741) and 5 resistors by Scott Harden: I made surprisingly good ECG from a single op-amp and 5 resistors! An ECG...
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Big-I is a smart home robot that will stalk your family
Siri, Alexa and Cortana are helpful around the house, but can their respective tech follow you around the house like something out of a science fiction movie? Big-I, the personal robot, can do just...
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iRobot Roomba 960 Is a More Affordable VSLAM Vacuum
Last week, iRobot quietly launched the Roomba 960, a new addition to the flagship 900 series of robot vacuums. The 960 doesn’t offer anything new at all in terms of technology. In fact, it’s a minor...
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Maker Spotlight: Rachel Koukal
3D Printing : Jewelry Design : Neon Signs Home: Los Angeles, California Makerspace: Crash Space, LA Makerspace Day Job: Sr. Designer, The Walt Disney Company Rachel is currently working on a bespoke 3D...
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