At Make: we’ve cheered, and sometimes steered, two decades of rapid evolution in digital fabrication tools for home, hobby, and business use. But this year is an astonishing one. Multi-material 3D printing is finally legit, with smart, tool-changing machines that don’t waste filament on purges and poops. In this issue we review Snapmaker’s U1 tool […]
Amazing things are happening in low-cost computing, and Make: is all over it! In Make: Volume 95, the big names Arduino and Raspberry Pi are pairing SBCs with MCUs in new products like we’ve never seen before, but independent board makers like BeagleBoard and IceWhale are hot on their heels. Next, get connected with the […]
Film and television create amazing worlds, but sometimes you want a piece of those worlds you can hold in your hands. In this issue of Make: we show how to create your own tangible props and models from movies, TV, and your own imagination. Join pro model maker and Tested alum Kayte Sabicer as she […]
In this issue of Make:, we show you how to use AI programs and open source plans to experiment and build your own humanoid helpers right now!
Wow, it’s been 20 years since Make: magazine hit newsstands and mailboxes. We wouldn’t be here without you! To celebrate, we got the original magazine team back together to give a behind-the-scenes look at creating the very first issue, and asked Fab Labs guru Neil Gershenfeld and visionary tech publisher Tim O’Reilly to look back […]
In this issue of Make: we make friends — literally! Build your own companion robot with a Raspberry Pi 5, and then give it a voice using AI and a large language model running locally. No internet required! Or keep it simple and build a friendly bot with a micro:bit and a few servos. Next, […]
It’s aliiiive! Bring characters to life for Halloween, movie making, and live shows with the mechanical wonders of animatronics!
Whether it’s rosy nostalgia or a healthy respect for what computer engineers of old were able to achieve with limited resources, there’s whole megabytes to love and learn about the technology of yesterday.
Paper printers can print in color, why not 3D printers? Well, now they can! New multicolor and multi-material 3D printers are more approachable than ever — and they’re good!
Boards are back and more powerful than ever! With fresh offerings from Arduino and Raspberry Pi and powerhouse boards like DFRobot’s LattePanda Sigma and Nvidia’s Jetson Orin Nano, it’s easier than ever to put epic computing power for your next project in the palm of your hand. In this issue of Make: we track new […]
