Make: Magazine

09/04/2026

Ready to build your own robotic arm?

The Make: 3-in-1 Robotic Arm Kit + book walks makers, teachers, and students through three different robotic arm builds, starting with the fundamentals and building up to a 3DoF robot that can manipulate objects in 3D space.

You’ll learn how to program with Arduino, control servos, explore inverse kinematics, and understand the mechanics that help robots move, lift, draw, and more, no previous experience required.

Even better? It’s on sale NOW.

Get yours now while it’s on sale and start building.
https://www.makershed.com/products/make-robotic-arms-premium-kit

08/31/2026

Can a power tool designed for kids be useful, safe and fun to make with?

Make: contributor and educator Kathy Ceceri put the ChompSaw to the test with makers ranging from preschoolers to a ninth grader, and watched them quickly move from simple straight cuts to curves and their own designs.

This desktop tool uses a high-speed precision punching mechanism to nibble through cardboard while keeping fingers away from the cutting mechanism.

But safety is only part of the equation: Kathy also explored its accessories, educational resources, design-thinking curriculum and a few limitations she discovered along the way.

Does ChompSaw live up to the hype? Read the full Make: review:
https://makezine.com/article/craft/paper-crafts/review-chompsaw-cardboard-cutter-for-kids

08/29/2026

It’s a big weekend for making!

On Saturday, August 29, Maker Faire Tulsa celebrates its 14th year with 150+ makers and inventors filling Tulsa’s Exchange Center with engineering, technology, science, art, craft, demonstrations, and hands-on projects.

Meanwhile, August 29–30, Maker Faire Yukon returns to Whitehorse for the only Maker Faire north of 60. Organized by Yukonstruct, this year’s Faire brings together combat robots, blacksmithing, glassblowing, soldering, woodturning, Rocket Eggs, a Cyberpunk Ball, and a community built around solving problems by making things.

From Oklahoma to the Yukon, this is what the maker movement looks like: local communities sharing skills, experimenting, building, and inviting everyone else to join in.

Want to see what making looks like north of 60? Read our full Maker Faire Yukon breakdown on Make: https://makezine.com/article/maker-news/maker-faire-north-of-60-making-in-the-yukon

08/29/2026

What can you build with CircuitPython, Bluetooth® LE and a little c...

08/29/2026

Need more GPIO pins without more space, memory, or budget?
Chris Wasshuber explores a clever solution in Make: Magazine.

What to do when you need more GPIO pins but don't have the space, memory, or budget for the usual solutions?

08/26/2026

What does it take to turn a mini truck into a giant, rideable dragonfly?

CAD, CNC fabrication, custom suspension, programmable LEDs, onboard computing, and actuated wings weighing hundreds of pounds.

In **Make: Volume 98**, Sean Orlando of Engineered Artworks takes us inside the engineering and fabrication of *Dragonfly*.

**Read the full story in Make: Volume 98, on newsstands now, and be sure to see some incredible art cars in person at Maker Faire Bay Area, September 25–27. Tickets available now!**

https://makerfaire.com/bay-area

08/21/2026

Can centuries-old ceramic craftsmanship and cutting-edge electronics speak the same language?

In Anouk Wipprecht’s hands, absolutely.

For the fourth and final Formula 1 Dutch Grand Prix, the FashionTech pioneer teamed up with artist-producer Don Diablo to reimagine Royal Delft’s hand-painted trophies with something unexpected: light.

Anouk designed the winner’s and constructor’s trophies using Royal Delft’s traditional ceramic techniques alongside specially developed electroluminescent material embedded into the designs.

The result is more than decoration. It’s technology being used to give a centuries-old medium an entirely new form of expression.

We’ve followed Anouk’s work at Make: for more than a decade, from FashionTech to robotic couture, and seeing her bring that same experimental thinking to Delft Blue porcelain is a wonderful reminder that a maker’s skills don't have to stay in one medium.

And yes, she engineered a dress to complement the trophy, too.

Read the full story on Make: https://makezine.com/article/maker-news/anouk-wipprecht-brings-delft-blue-to-life-and-light-for-the-final-dutch-grand-prix

08/18/2026

Ready to get out of the workshop and put rubber to the road?

Join us **LIVE on August 19 at 4pm PDT** for a conversation with the makers and authors behind *Make:* Volume 98, our **Action issue**!

Engineer and inventor **Saul Griffith** will take us inside his all-wheel-drive electric go-cart build (which can theoretically beat a Tesla off the line!).

**Ryan Cho of Bay Area Foam Tag** will share how he builds custom Nerf-style blasters for battle.

While professional magician and escape room creator **Bizzaro** introduces us to a Halloween-themed treasure box hiding a ssssurprise scare.

We’ll also meet **Alex of Methodical Maker** to hear about his handheld jet turbines designed for speeding down the ski slopes, plus much more from the pages of Volume 98.

Bring your curiosity and your questions and meet the makers behind the projects.

**Make: Live | August 19 | 4pm PDT**

Join us and register **FREE** here: https://meet.zoho.com/cbwb-hge-nzi

08/13/2026

Robots fight. Flowers breathe fire. Lightning moves to music.

**Maker Faire Hannover** returns August 15–16 with 200+ exhibitors celebrating making, technology, art, and experimentation.

Read the full story:
https://makezine.com/article/maker-news/maker-faire-hannover-2026

On August 15 & 16 Hannover's Congress Centrum will open its doors for the 13th time to Germany’s largest Maker Faire!