Make: MakerCamp Newsletter

Tuesday June 20, 2017

Inside Adafruit, the Open-Source Manufacturing Maker Champion   Founded in a dorm room in 2005 by MIT engineer Limor “Ladyada” Fried as an online learning resource and marketplace for do-it-yourself electronics, Adafruit is now a highly successful electronics company, educational resource, and maker community. In our cover story from the latest issue of Make:, we take a deep dive into what makes this community-driven company tick.

READ MORE           Sponsored by:             Assemble a Robot Opponent for Air Hockey   Never be without a worthy adversary with the Air Hockey Robot EVO. It's easy to set up and deploy, and it's controlled by your Android smartphone.       Read More           Sponsored by:             Coins Become a Canvas for This Intricate Carver   Often called “Love Tokens,” or in some cases “Hobo Nickels,” maker Shaun Hughes engraves coins with intricate and beautiful designs. Check out more of his intricate designs.       Read More           Take Photos Through These Raspberry Pi Powered Binoculars   Upgrade a pair of binoculars (or a telescope or microscope) with a Raspberry Pi 2 and a Pi camera and use one of Adafruit's touch LCDs to view and take pictures at a distance.       Read More           This Custom Built “Commute Deck” Makes it Easy to Work on the Go   Maker Kerry Scharfglass wanted a more productive computing experience for UNIX terminal work in tight places during his commute to work. Laptops were cumbersome, so he built his own custom device.       Read More           Build an LED Copter and Slingshot   From our recent book Electricity for Young Makers: Fun and Easy Do-It-Yourself Projects, this easy-to-build helicopter project not only lights up but also flies through the air!       Read More           More from Make:   The updates and upgrades in the LilyPad Arduino USB ATmega32U4 make this wearable favorite even better. Check out our review.   In this installment of the Makeshift Challenge, your questionably-legal urban exploration has left you trapped and immobile in the upper floors of a condemned building. Come up with your own solution and read how other readers would have escaped.   Sixth grade maker Elijah Horland talks about the trials and tribulations of building a laser cutter for the science fair — and reasurring the judges that, yes, he did in fact build it himself!           Upcoming Maker Faires   »  Honolulu Mini Maker Faire (HI): June 24 »  Maker Faire Kansas City (MO): June 24–25 »  Maker Faire Nantes (France): July 7–9 »  Reno Mini Maker Faire (NV): July 8   Find a Maker Faire near you on the Maker Faire map.     FIND A FAIRE         Maker Media, Inc | 1700 Montgomery St, Suite 240 | San Francisco, CA 94111   Having trouble viewing this email? View it online. If you got this from a friend, join us here.