Make:

Make: is the only magazine dedicated entirely to DIY technology projects — electronics, 3D printing and digital fabrication, craft, cosplay, food hacks, robotics and AI, and more. Every issue is packed with dozens of step-by-step builds, how-to guides, and feature stories about inspired makers and their amazing creations. Subscribers can improve their skills with insider tips from innovative makers, build unique projects for all ages and skill levels, and read cutting-edge reviews and recommendations for tools, gadgets, and gear. Get motivated and inspired four times a year by this one-of-a-kind magazine for makers everywhere.

Make:

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FROM THE EDITOR’S DESK

The Maturing of the Maker Movement

MADE ON EARTH

THAT’S A WRAP • MAKER FAIRE BAY AREA TURNS 20!

PEDAL, PADDLE, PUSH WITH PUNS • How the Rebel Appliance Won the Kinetic Grand Championship

BUILDING THE IMPOSSIBLE • Making movie magic at Backhaul Studios

GET ON BOARD: THE New ESP32’5 • THE TINY CHIPS THAT CONNECTED THE MAKER WORLD ARE PACKING WAY MORE THAN WI-FI AND BLUETOOTH

FROM BLINKING TO THINKING ARDUINO’S WAY FORWARD • WILL ARDUINO, NOW PART OF QUALCOMM. STILL BE ARDUINO OR BETTER?

TWO BRAINS GOOD • WHAT DEVELOPERS ARE BUILDING WITH THE NEW ARDUINO VENTUNO Q

MEETING OF THE MINDS • TRY THE NEW ARDUINO “HELLO WORLD” LED BLINK, ON A BOARD WITH TWO BRAINS

UNDERSTANDING THE CODE

MAKING THE BAOCHIP-1X • HOW AND WHY I DESIGNED A MICROCONTROLLER THAT'S RADICALLY TRANSPARENT AND TRUSTWORTHY

INSTANT WRITERDECK • GO DISTRACTION-FREE THE EASY WAY — PAIR A KEYBOARD WITH AN ESP32 REFLECTIVE LCD

WHY A WRITERDECK?

ALTERNATIVE STEPS FOR SPLICED BATTERY

AI Playground CYBER-DUCK • Build the XGO-Duck robot, a DIY version of Pollen's Microduck, using Arduino Uno Q

MIGHTY DUCKS! • The evolution of Pollen Robotics' amazing new Microduck

LEARNING TO WADDLE • Droid builders are reverse engineering Disney’s real-life “duck” robots

LIVING WITH SPARKY • How I turned a Reachy Mini Lite into a personal robot — or robot person

HOW SPARKY RUNS

SOCIAL MOBILITY

AI IS NOT ONE THING • Learning with Young People to Shape Our Future

SECRET HANDSHAKE • Train your machine learning monster to guard your stuff - and learn how AI really thinks

WHAT IS CREATEAI?

OPEN SESAME • Build a DIY quadruped with a kickass community

REINFORCEMENT LEARNING FOR ROBOTICS • Teach a robot to balance, using RL in simulation just like the big labs

STAR WARS CONTROL PANEL • MAKE A REAL PROP FROM ANDOR TO CONTROL WHATEVER YOU WANT!

PAPERCRAFT THIS PANEL!

ILM’S REBEL HIDEOUT

FREE YOUR DJI • THIS CLEVER HACK GETS HDMI VIDEO OUT OF YOUR DJI CONSUMER DRONE

UDDERLY FANTASTIC GAME CONTROLLER • MAKE A SQUISHY COW CONTROLLER FOR YOUR INDIE VIDEO GAME

SPRAY A SPECTRUM • PAINT THE RAINBOW WITH THE SPECTRUM SPRAY PAINT MIXER

BANISHING BREADBOARDS • FREE YOURSELF FROM THE BREADBOARD’S FATAL FLAWS WITH THIS SIMPLE TRICK

ART THAT’S A LITTLE SHADY • BUILD A LIGHT-INVERTING SOLAR CIRCUIT THAT’S FIRED BY SHADOWS

SECRET SURPRISE STENCILS • YOU WON’T KNOW WHAT YOU’RE DRAWING UNTIL THE VERY END!

RADIO-THE BOTTOM END • Explore the quirks and useful applications of radio's lowest frequencies

TOOLBOX • GADGETS AND GEAR FOR MAKERS

Come Fly With Me

BACK TO OUR MAKER ROOTS

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