Open Source
Many attempts before DIY perfection - Other
May 09, 2016About three years ago, I was introduced to something called a StrandBeest. This mechanism, which can be translated from Dutch as beach monster, involv...
Open Source
Raspberry Pi and Arduino in industrial applications - Other
April 28, 2016When I think of the term MakerPro, I think of someone who has established his own business based on being extremely good at what people most consider...
Consumer
It can be a scary world out there - Other
April 25, 2016In March of this year, I quit my engineering job at a medium-sized company to work for myself as a technical writer and consultant. People sometimes c...
Processing
Passion turns into sales - Other
April 13, 2016Lots of people have ideas for new inventions or devices. In my case, I've found that most of them aren't really viable, but a few could be commerciall...
Industrial
Design machine vision into your embedded system - Other
April 06, 2016Machine vision systems from companies like Cognex, Keyence, Banner, and others are used to check the quality of parts that an assembly line produces....
Software & OS
MakerPros: You probably started life programming PLCs - Other
March 22, 2016In 2004, I graduated with a mechanical engineering degree, and, like most of my classmates, knew a bit of programming, mostly using BASIC and MATLAB....