Tilden Lecture in Pasadena

Well folks, the BEAM Anniversary sale has officially come and gone. So many of you jumped on those awesome deals that we extended them an extra four days before taking them down. Anyways, we have tons of great stuff to get through, so let's plow through starting with the new stock we've brought in over […]

Although not a true BEAM robot, this simple schematic by Randy Sargent is small, simple, slick, and effective. My own version uses a pair of pager motors and three cells from a 9V rechargeable battery. Hard to get any simpler than this device!

3D printer Using Smartphone Light The creators claim this is the first of its kind, high-resolution portable 3D printer. Interesting idea. (Via Designboom) Tiny Picobug It is adorable and multi-modal - it is capable of flying, crawling and grabbing. (Via IEEE Spectrum) Illuminated Bluetooth Speaker A combination of white oak and LED-illuminated acrylic makes this […]

Here's a great booklet to accompany any new Freeduino purchase - "Getting Started with Arduino", written by Massimo Banzi (the co-founder of the Arduino Project). This title is based on his free-download introduction PDF, but takes is much farther, guiding new electronics enthusiasts into how to use the Arduino / Freeduino in a project.  Also […]