A friend of mine runs Fun-A-Day LA, and I was lucky enough to participate again this year. I wasn’t able…
Robot Octopus #7 – Improved Servo Stand
In which I mostly fix that stutter problem from before.
I’m speaking at Sparklecon VII
I’m giving a talk this Saturday at Sparklecon at 23b in Fullerton titled Farewell to YouTube: Alternatives in the wake…
Robot Octopus #6 – Servo-Powered Arms
In which I get those arms a-movin!
Robot Octopus #5 – Crazy Servo Horns
In which I model custom servo horns in Fusion 360 that will allow me to control ball chains attached to…
Robot Octopus #4 – Octobase
In which I model and print a better thing to hold all of those bendy arms.
Robot Octopus #3 – The Other Arms
In which I make the remaining 6 arms and demonstrate how those will work.
Robot Octopus #2 – Arms 2
In which I refine the cable-controlled arms and print a base to hold them. This is the first of two…
Robot Octopus #1 – Arms
In which I’m inspired by Alex Glow and Odd Jayy, and begin the altogether too complicated process of creating a…
Welcome to Barb Makes Things 2.0!
It’s here at last: the next incarnation of Barb Makes Things! A website! How unique! A number of factors played…
Barb Makes Things 