Conference-goers had fun building tiny robots and high-tech graffiti at the TEDActive event in Palm Springs last month, thanks to Newegg and the Maker Shed. The annual get-together of big thinkers had a Newegg-sponsored Tinker Box "lab" area where conference attendees built bristlebots, LED throwies, and RGB LED origami lamps.
My friend Tod Kurt and I were asked to come up with some maker projects for Newegg. We had a month to do it. We ruled out soldering-based kits; too slow. We decided on the three kits mentioned above, but knew it would be tough to source the parts we needed in time. Enter Rob and Marc of the Maker Shed. They turned around the custom order in record time, with no hitches, other than the proclamation that "it's not a lot of fun to try to separate huge stacks of magnets into individual kits".
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MAKE is at the FIRST Robotics expo at the Javits Center in NYC for the NY/NJ regionals. Check out my Flickr set for some of the robot action! The New York City / New Jersey FIRST is a regional office of FIRST, the 501c3 nonprofit organization created to inspire youth to pursue further studies and careers in science and technology and to help students acquire the knowledge and skills needed to compete in the technologically-driven global economy. Participation in FIRST has a positive impact on the lives of students, increasing college attendance, majors in science and engineering, participation in internships and co-ops, and involvement in community service. We'll be here all weekend, stop by our table and say hi and learn about our Make: Money fundraising program for robotics groups! Read more | Permalink | Comments | Read more articles in Events | Digg this! 
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