MAKER MOVEMENT PROJECTS

Handibot: Could it be a CNC game changer?

    HANDIBOT: CNC GAME CHANGER? Recently a new project was launched on Kickstarter.com. The Handibot could be a CNC game changer? The CNC world has been heating up lately. New offerings in Desktop CNC are starting to spring up. Perhaps it is because of the increasing popularity of the Makers Movement,  the same force […]

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Multiplo Open Source Robots Arrive

Multiplo Open Source Robots Arrive When I heard that Multiplo planned to release an open source robots kit I was very excited by the possibilities. I was excited because for once, anyone with an interest in robotics would have access to the tools they need to get involved. Most existing robotics kits use proprietary parts […]

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Multiplo Open Source Robot Kits

MULTIPLO OPEN SOURCE ROBOTIC KITS   Julian da Silva is up to something again. He’s about to turn the open source community on its ear. Julian just launched a new Kickstarter campaign to bring robots to the open source world. He teamed up with some of his friends to form Multiplo LLC., a Florida-based company […]

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Minibloq Beta Released – Open Source Graphical Programing Environment for Arduino

  MINIBLOQ BETA The anxiously awaited Minibloq Beta is released! Minibloq v0.8 Beta is an Open Source Graphical Programing Environment designed to work with the Arduino family of microprocessors as well as several other microcontrollers. Minibloq allows you to program a microcontroller without having to write code. In addition to Arduino, Minibloq will also work with […]

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Launch your own Satellite into orbit for $300 – KickSat.

A Cornell Grad Student wants to  help you launch your own Satellite into Orbit for  $300 with KickSat. Zachary  Manchester is a Ph.D. student in Aerospace Engineering at Cornell University and president of Cornell SEDS (Students for the Exploration and Development of Space). He has worked on the development of small spacecraft called Sprites for […]

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