[Dino] builds a Fetch-O-Matic for this month’s Make

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Perennial Hackaday favorite [Dino] has an article in this months Make magazine. It's an automated ball launcher that allows you to play fetch with your dog without wearing your arm out. The powerhouse inside [Dino]'s ball launcher is a windshield wiper motor powered by an 18 Volt cordless drill battery pack. When a ball in dropped into the hopper, it turns on a switch sending some power to … [Read more...]

Make: television

Make Magazine, famous for the Maker Faire, among other things, has announced a new project called Make: television. The show will be coming to public television stations throughout the USA starting early 2009. The big news is that you can submit 2 minute long videos of your projects to be included in the show's Maker Channel segment. The bigger news is that if your video is selected, they'll send … [Read more...]