Recently, we noticed our stock of WASP and WASP Solderless kits were running a bit low. Just in time for the World Maker Faire (be sure to stop by and say “hello”), we thought you might be interested in seeing what goes into making a new swarm of WASPs. This article is complete with lots of pictures showing every step.
World Maker Faire NY – Interactive Robots with SheekGeek
Come see us at the World Maker Faire at the New York Hall of Science in New York this weekend (September 25th and 26th, 2010). We are super excited to attend this maker extravaganza!
BugFest 2010
For the sixth year, SheekGeek attended the annual Bugfest held at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Science in Raleigh, NC. We had a lot of fun at our booth “Robotic Bugs”. The crowd was non-stop and it felt like the busiest BugFest to date. I even ate a chocolate covered mealworm! We extend a huge thank you to our friends for helping us run our booth. Thanks guys!
DIY Wall Vinyl Decal Tree
Adam sent me a stumble of a DIY vinyl wall art project on Instructables by Britsteiner. Immediately I was inspired by her project and went to work. Her Instructables project used contact paper and after a quick trip to Lowe’s and the local dollar store I decided contact paper would not work for my project. I wanted specific colors – brown and green – that I could not find as contact paper. I wanted to make a tree.
How to make Animated GIFs (of your Brain Scan)
I recently had an MRI and wanted to make an animated GIF out of the images. I found a couple of great little programs that made this task a breeze.