The Lightest FPV Whoop Drone

From the latest issue of Make: magazine: Build an ultralight FPV Whoop video drone that fits in the palm of your hand and weighs less than three nickels!

Out Now — Make: Volume 98!

Get ready to get off your screens, get outside, get together, and get pumped with Make:’s Action issue! In this issue we celebrate the joys of building thrill machines and dialing them in for maximum fun — and the makers who show us how. Learn the mysterious arts of tuning motors, propellers, and tires for speed and performance — be it real race cars, or insane electric go-karts and acrobatic whoop quadcopter drones that you can make, or even jet-assisted ski runs. Rather fight than race? Prepare for battle by modding or making your own custom, foam-flinging extreme Nerf blasters! 

Is there danger? Sure. Is it worth it? Absolutely.

Pick up a copy today or subscribe to get Make: delivered directly to your mailbox.

Plus, Make: Live – Inside Volume 98

Join us live on Wednesday, August 19 at 4pm Pacific for a conversation with the authors behind Make: Volume 98. Engineer and inventor Saul Griffith will show off his all-wheel-drive, electric go-cart. Bay Area Foam Tag’s Ryan Cho will talk about building and battling with custom Nerf-style blasters. Professional magician and escape room creator Bizzaro will show off his Halloween-themed treasure box. Alex from Methodical Maker will talk about building handheld jet turbines for speeding down the ski slopes. Plus, much more from Make: Volume 98! Register here.

What They Do in the Shadows

From the Make: Substack newsletter: Unique theater troop Manual Cinema created former President Obama’s favorite exhibit at his own museum, and may be bringing their dark magic to your town.

Race Car Tire Pyrometer

From the latest issue of Make: magazine: Tires determine how much grip is available for race car drivers to use for acceleration, braking, and cornering, so knowing their condition is an important data point for optimizing car and driver performance. Here’s how to build a ESP32-powered tire pyrometer to log your tire temperatures and tune your ride for faster times.

Input Multiplexing – Maximum Pins with Minimal Resources

What to do when you need more GPIO pins but don’t have the space, memory, or budget for the usual solutions? Get creative, of course!

The Magic of Maker Camp

From the Make: Things newsletter: For the second year, Make: Founder Dale Dougherty organized a week-long Maker Camp for fifty middle schoolers at the Innovative Arts makerspace in Forestville California. The campers rotated through six core activities: blacksmithing, glassblowing, woodworking, sewing, solar circuits and micro:bit mini-golf holes. Here are some of the highlights.

Back in Stock: Make: Robotic Arms Premium Kit

From the Maker Shed:

This kit and companion book walk you through building three robotic arm designs, controlled with an Arduino. Start with the fundamentals, then add servos for increasingly complex movement, working up to inverse kinematics, the math that lets a robot lift and draw with precision beyond human hands. No engineering degree required. Written for makers, teachers, and students at any experience level, with full code and manufacturing files included.