Secure Your Cabinets, Prank Your Friends, and Watch the Murder of an Adorable Robot

The latest news from Make: [Make:]( Tuesday October 3, 2017 [Keep Your Cabinets Secure with a Touch-Sensitive Lock]( Build a hidden lock into your cabinets that only you know how to open at a simple touch. The author used it to hide medication from the kiddos, but as you can see Make: Photo Editor Hep Svadja used it to hide...something else. [READ MORE]( Sponsored by: [Z-Wave Smart Home Maker Challenge]( [Prank Your Friends with This Chirping, Blinking Throwie]( Build this tiny circuit and annoy both your friends and family. It features a piezo buzzer to provide unwanted auditory stimulation, and an LED to blink in the wee hours of the night. A friendly warning: consider whether or not your loved ones are people who are known to actively seek revenge before undertaking this project. [Read More]( [Designing an Adorable Robot and Killing It on Stage to Teach Empathy]( You can tell yourself all you want that this Fur Worm is a robot, and as a robot it is not alive and incapable of feeling pain. It won’t help when Christine Sunu snaps its neck and it cries out before “dying.” It’s a little unnerving how life-like her creation really is. [Read More]( [Dremel Announces 40 Watt Laser Cutter]( Last week at World Maker Faire New York, we were excited to see a brand new tool sitting at Dremel’s table: the Dremel Digilab Laser Cutter. We were very impressed by both what we were told and what we were able to see. Here are our early thoughts. [Read More]( [The Man Who Makes Lightning on Demand]( Electrical engineer Greg Leyh is no stranger to high voltage. He invites it, measures it, and controls it. Previously, he created some of the largest Tesla coils in the world, but lately he’s undertaken the task of building a setup that will allow him to explore what makes lightning possible. [Read More]( Sponsored by: [Make: magazine 6 issues for $34.95]( [Inspire. Create. Innovate.]( [Casa Jasmina Explores the Meaning of the Maker Home of the Future]( How cool would it be to live in a home that’s been built by makers, solely occupied by makers, filled with nothing but open source projects, and located above a sprawling fab lab? Casa Jasmina provides a domestic maker experience, and offers a glimpse into how the maker movement might impact both home life and family dynamics. [Read More]( More from Make: Although most 3D printer owners only use their machines on a need-by-need basis (such as artistic creations or specialized tools), 3D printers can have a more practical use. [Check out these five printable tools]( that you’ll be using every day. No more crumbs! Get on Maker Share and [check out this multipurpose cutting board project](. The board has a sliding lid that allows it to transform into whatever you need to get to slicing. Missed out on World Maker Faire New York? No problem! Check out tons of photos from our roundup of the [coolest things we saw during the faire](. [Read More]( [Upcoming Maker Faires]( » [Greater Hartford Mini Maker Faire]( (Farmington, CT): October 7 » [Thalia Mini Maker Faire]( (Hamburg): October 7 » [Randolph Mini Maker Faire]( (VT): October 7 » [Galveston Mini Maker Faire]( (TX): October 7 » [Cincinnati Mini Maker Faire]( (OH): October 7–8 » [Maker Faire San Diego]( (CA): October 7–8 Find a Maker Faire near you on the [Maker Faire map](. [FIND A FAIRE]( Maker Media, Inc | 1700 Montgomery St, Suite 240 | San Francisco, CA 94111 Having trouble viewing this email? [View it online.]( If you got this from a friend, [join us here](. Thanks to our sponsors for making newsletters possible. If you'd like to advertise, [learn more here](. This email was sent to: {EMAIL}. [Update Preferences]( | [Unsubscribe](