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The Calm Before the Storm? Not in Orlando!
The skies are clear, the weather is picture-perfect, and a storm of creativity, curiosity, and connection is the only thing brewing at Maker Faire Orlando 2026! Maker Faire Orlando is off to an incredible start kicked off by Friday’s Field Trip Day, when 2,500 students, teachers, and homeschool…
Maker Faire Rome Is the Greatest Show-and-Tell in Europe
Rome’s is the world’s biggest Maker Faire outside of Maker Faire Bay Area and it draws exhibitors from all over Europe. The post Maker Faire Rome Is the Greatest Show-and-Tell in Europe appeared first on Make: DIY Projects and Ideas for Makers .
3D Print a Star Wars Control Panel
Will Muto from ILM shows how to 3D print a real control panel prop from Star Wars: Andor to control whatever you want! The post 3D Print a Star Wars Control Panel appeared first on Make: DIY Projects and Ideas for Makers .
Maker Faire Orlando 2026: Retro Games, Robots, and Rain or Shine DIY
INSTAGRAM I FACEBOOK I WEBSITE I YOUTUBE Sunshine, palm trees, afternoon thunderstorms, and a little lot of Disney magic are all part of the Orlando landscape. Oh, and robots and power racing, too. If that sounds too good to be true, that’s because Orlando has always had a knack for making the…
Kitbash a Cardboard Star Wars Control Panel
No 3D printer? “Kitbash” this Star Wars: Andor control panel prop from cardboard, caps, and scraps! The post Kitbash a Cardboard Star Wars Control Panel appeared first on Make: DIY Projects and Ideas for Makers .
Claymation, Zoetropes, and 3D-Printed Blasters: Join Our Live Two-Minute Film Festival Roundtable!
(clockwise from top left) Operation: Blitz Tag by Freesia Gaul; (M)other Moon by Will Nava; Dimension Cafe by Lauren Meichtry; and The Myth of Pandora by David Thulin. Imagine building a compelling cinematic experience, coordinating practical VFX, and telling a story—all in less than 120 seconds…
Halloween Spirit from the Make: Editorial Slack Archives
Every October, the Make: editorial Slack fills up with links. Someone posts a skeleton that carves pumpkins, someone else answers with a 30-foot marionette, and by Halloween we have a full haunted house worth of inspiration. Here are some of the builds that keep resurfacing in the channel, from…
OpenBDX Duck Robot: Learning to Waddle
Droid builders are reverse engineering Disney’s real-life “duck” robots. The post OpenBDX Duck Robot: Learning to Waddle appeared first on Make: DIY Projects and Ideas for Makers .
Review: Banan-a-Synth Is an Adorable Yellow Synthesizer
Banan-a-Synth is just what it sounds like: a banana-sized, 20-note, capacitive touch keyboard that can mimic different instruments. And it sounds great. The post Review: Banan-a-Synth Is an Adorable Yellow Synthesizer appeared first on Make: DIY Projects and Ideas for Makers .
Taylor Waddell Made a Working BART Gate Halloween Costume
Taylor Waddell's working BART gate costume is well-done and incredibly niche. The post Taylor Waddell Made a Working BART Gate Halloween Costume appeared first on Make: DIY Projects and Ideas for Makers .
Udderly Fantastic Game Controller
Make a squishy cow udder controller for your indie video game out of silicone and force-sensitive resistors, so players can squeeze teats to the beat! The post Udderly Fantastic Game Controller appeared first on Make: DIY Projects and Ideas for Makers .
10 Things I Can’t Wait to See at Maker Faire Orlando
Maker Faire Orlando has been on my bucket list even before I joined Make: in 2014. It is a long story I will refrain from. But one that has never lined up for me to attend until now! In excited anticipation as I was […] The post 10 Things I Can’t…
A Shapeshifting LED Mask for Halloween
Sebastian Staacks from There Oughta Be built an LED mask that can change into any face using matrix panels, a Raspberry Pi Pico, and zip ties. The post A Shapeshifting LED Mask for Halloween appeared first on Make: DIY Projects and Ideas for Makers .
Omnibot Reborn: Giving a 1984 Robot Butler the Brain It Was Promised
In 1984, Tomy sold a toy robot that promised a domestic future it couldn’t quite deliver. Forty years later, a maker in Miami gave it vision, a voice, and just enough intelligence to finally pull it off. The post Omnibot Reborn: Giving a 1984 Robot Butler the Brain It Was Promised appeared first on…
Train a Balance Bot With Reinforcement Learning
Teach a robot to balance, using reinforcement learning in simulation just like the big labs. The post Train a Balance Bot With Reinforcement Learning appeared first on Make: DIY Projects and Ideas for Makers .
AlgoLaser DIY KIT MK3 Review
Acmer's SM MOPA laser comes with great power, but leaves responsibility to the user. The post AlgoLaser DIY KIT MK3 Review appeared first on Make: DIY Projects and Ideas for Makers .
Sunlu AMS Lite Filament Heater Review
Sunlu's AMS Lite Heater is simple to assemble, easy to use, and keeps your filament dry while you print. But it only works with Bambu’s AMS Lite. The post Sunlu AMS Lite Filament Heater Review appeared first on Make: DIY Projects and Ideas for Makers .
Improving a Brain-Computer Interface
Young engineer Aarav Sharma is still at work developing better brain-computer interfaces. The post Improving a Brain-Computer Interface appeared first on Make: DIY Projects and Ideas for Makers .
Maker Faire Brno: A Growing “Village” Of Makers
Brno is hitting its stride—and makers are leading the charge. Prague’s smaller cousin likes to joke that it’s just a village, but with a big population and some 80,000 students, there’s nothing small about its creative energy. Young people, big ideas, and a healthy appetite for tech, craft, and…
Building Community Through Making In Louisville
“We want visitors to see the range of creativity in our community and leave with anidea they are interested in exploring, whether that involves art, technology orsomething they can build at home. Maker Faire gives people a chance to meet the person behind a project, ask questions and try something…
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