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Tuesday February 19, 2019
[Dad Builds Incredible Low Rider Pedal Car for Daughter](
When Tijuana Rick found out he was going to have a daughter, he started brainstorming projects he could do. Would he remodel a baby room? Build a crib? Construct a custom low-rider power wheels with functioning faux hydraulics? I think we all know where he landed on that one.
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Glow-in-the-Dark Robot Plot Clock
This clock uses an Arduino Uno, two 9g servomotors, a UV LED, and a phosphorescent material to “draw” the time on demand. Whenever you press the button, a robot arm writes the time on the screen in glowing numerals that shine for several minutes before slowly fading away.
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Come Inspire at Maker Faire Bay Area
The 14th annual Maker Faire Bay Area is coming this May 17–19, and it cannot happen without makers like you. Our Call for Makers is open through February 24. We’re looking ingenuity and passion in exhibits, presentations, workshops and performances. Startups, makers, architects, artists, scientists, designers, fabricators, hackers, developers and anything else in between are all welcome to apply.
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Remaking History: James Watt and the Flyball Governor
Build the ingenious mechanical regulator that made steam engines run on time.
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Join Our Free Learning Event to Get Started With VR in Unity
Dive into virtual reality creation with host Sky Rolnick and learn how to bring virtual worlds to life. If you haven’t already, sign up for a free Make: membership to get access. Spots for the live viewing are limited, so sign up quick!
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Watch These Makers Transform a Wheelchair Into an Interactive Bumblebee Costume
Alex is a 16-year-old boy who loves cars, making music, and the Transformers movies. He also has global hypotonia, which makes it hard to control his muscles and requires the use of a wheelchair. Here’s how one group of makers made an epic interactive costume for Alex’s chair with multiple types of inputs for Alex, a big sound system, and lots of LEDs.
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From the Make: Job Board
Looking to use your maker skills on the job? Or is your company looking for “real” problem solvers? Post your job-seeker profile or job posting on the Make: Job Board.
New Jobs:
• [Makerspace Coordinator]( The Harbour School
• [Sculpture Production Trainee]( Walla Walla Foundry
• [Fabricator]( Walla Walla Foundry
• [Buyer-Maker/DIY Electronics Category]( Micro Center Computers & Electronics
•[Community Specialist for Maker Faire]( Make:
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[Upcoming Maker Faires](
» [Gainesville Mini Maker Faire]( (FL, USA): February 23
» [Maker Faire Dubai]( (The United Arab Emirates): February 26–28
» [Maker Faire Lille]( (France): March 1–3
» [Greater Lafayette Mini Maker Faire]( (IN, USA): March 2
» [The Big Muddy Mini Maker Faire]( (Saint Joseph, MO): March 2
» [Maker Faire Cairo]( (Giza, Egypt): March 2
» [Elkhorn Mini Maker Faire]( (WI, USA): March 9
» [Casablanca Mini Maker Faire]( (Morocco): March 16
» [Maker Faire Ruhr]( (Dortmund, Germany): March 23–24
» [Maker Faire Sachsen]( (Chemnitz, Germany): March 23–24
Find a Maker Faire near you on the [Maker Faire map](.
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