...is it just dancing?
So, we did a lot of talking over the Christmas break about programming. It’s a big area, right? Maybe a little overwhelming. You can do so much with programming skills and apply it to so many different kinds of projects. There are a ton of resources for learning online and a ton of approaches to […]
We finally had an opportunity to attend our first Maker Faire last weekend. Maker Faire Rocklin held at Sierra College was close enough for us to make the trip. This was the first Maker Faire in the Sacramento area and it did not disappoint. As we walked into the faire, we watched a multi-person bicycle […]
Over the summer, we bought a bunch of project kits from our local Radio Shack because it was closing. One of these kits was a 3D LED Cube Kit and it has been our first big soldering project. Well, we thought is was pretty big. Alex managed to burn himself on the soldering iron pretty […]
Do you know any builders who play Minecraft? Mine do. A lot… Honestly, one of the reasons we’re spending the summer vacation building things is to get them doing more than just screen time. But that doesn’t mean I have no appreciation for the cube-oriented game. In fact, I thought we could get our summer […]
Taking a look at the next robot we want to tackle brought up a nice learning opportunity. The project we decided to build has a nice circuit diagram to explain how it all goes together. Not surprisingly, this didn’t mean much to Alex. So, I explained how the diagram can be used to flatten out […]
So, the first thing we decided to try was a simple project to make bristlebots from toothbrush heads like this from EvilMadScientist.com. It’s simple, doesn’t require a bunch of materials, and is pretty quick to do. It got a little more complicated than that, but not too much, really. Instead of using a toothbrush head […]
Robot Overlord
Loving husband, doting father of three, programmer, musician, and generally swell guy.
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Chief Builder
Swings from trees and thinks up awesome things to build.
