Make:

Make: is the only magazine dedicated entirely to DIY technology projects — electronics, 3D printing and digital fabrication, craft, cosplay, food hacks, robotics and AI, and more. Every issue is packed with dozens of step-by-step builds, how-to guides, and feature stories about inspired makers and their amazing creations. Subscribers can improve their skills with insider tips from innovative makers, build unique projects for all ages and skill levels, and read cutting-edge reviews and recommendations for tools, gadgets, and gear. Get motivated and inspired four times a year by this one-of-a-kind magazine for makers everywhere.

Make:

FROM THE EDITOR'S DESK

Will Robots Do What We Want?

MADE ON EARTH • Amazing builds from around the globe

MACGYVER IN A BOX • Can we MacGyver the world, one village at a time?

MAKING SCIENCE • Inside the amazing, make-anything fabrication shops at Lawrence Berkeley National Lab

Making Junior Scientists • k12education.lbl.gov/home

THE MAKER'S ULTIMATE TOOLS REVISITED • Want tools to make (almost) anything? Once aspirational, they’re now affordable

DESIGNED & MADE IN SAN FRANCISCO • Small batch” educational electronics manufacturing

ANATOMY OF A HUMANOID ROBOT • What’s with all the humanoid robots?

SKIN DEEP • Evolving InMoov’s facial expressions with AI

PROMPTING EXPRESSIONS

VOXHEAD • Building a humanoid head for embodied AI and speech interaction

SMART DOG! • Build Pupper, a cute and athletic quadruped with an AI chatbot brain

ROBOT ARM SKETCHBOT • Demystifying inverse kinematics

Go Make a Kite! • Build and fly a lively, no-sew kite using Tyvek fabric and 3D-printed connectors

Fiber Nixie Clock • A modern mashup mimics classic counters

Tiny Houseboat • Build a fold-up, solar-powered mini houseboat and embark on new adventures afloat!

DIY Bricks • Design your own Lego-compatible blocks for 3D printing

Creative Interference • Printing computational moiré patterns with Open Press Project and p5.js

A Muesli Machine for Makers • Oxocard helps dispense your favorite snack at the push of a button

Laser Messaging • Pulse a laser using logic chips to send secret codes securely

Upcycle OLD TOYS • Transform vintage playthings into new crafts and functional art

DISPONSABLE VAPE POWER BANK • BUILD A 100W FAST-CHARGING BATTERY BANK USING LITHIUM CELLS SALVAGED FROM DISCARDED VAPES

FOC MOTOR CONTROL • Max power and precision from brushless motors, using field-oriented control with Arduino

DIY SOFT SWITCHES • How to make flexible pushbuttons and switches for wearable electronics

TOOLBOX GADGETS AND GEAR FOR MAKERS

A LEAGUE OF MAGNANIMOUS MAKERS • WE FEW, WE HAPPY FEW, THIS BAND OF GENEROUS MAKERS…

ALL TOOLED UP