Donald Bell Maker Update: Unlimited Edition

2025-03-13 | By Maker.io Staff

This week on Maker Update: coin-op robot art, an all-terrain flexi bot, LED runway fashion, and a fiber optic subway map.

+Show Notes [Maker Update Ep.424]+

=Project of the Week=

Generative Art 1€ by Niklas Roy
https://www.niklasroy.com/oneEuro/

=News=

GOAT by EPFL School of Engineering
https://news.epfl.ch/news/morphing-robot-turns-challenging-terrain-to-its--2/

Screen Dresses by Kunihiko Morinaga
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/04/style/anrealage-light-up-dresses-paris-fashion-week.html?unlocked_article_code=1.204.ro3x.HbZe4spetzKB&smid=url-share

MpPlus LED Fabric Designs
https://www.mplpl.com/

=More Projects=

Manhattan Subway Map by Guillermo Vera
https://hackaday.io/project/202488-manhattan-subway-map

=Tips & Tools=

Easy Ways to Weather, Rust & Age Your Projects by Wesley Treat
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tr0Fq4akP3I

Lighting LED Nets with WLED and xLights by Erin St Blaine
https://learn.adafruit.com/lighting-led-nets-with-wled-and-xlights?embeds=allow

=DigiKey Spotlight=

Custom enclosures, available at DigiKey
https://www.digikey.com/en/supplier-centers/hammond-manufacturing/custom-enclosures

Online Configurator
https://www.digikey.com/en/custom-enclosures

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Workshop location provided by CREACIÈNCIA, a science education resource for students in Barcelona.
https://scienceclub.cat/

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