On Sunday, April 19th along the Delaware River, Cherry Street Pier transforms from a relic of Philadelphia’s industrial past into a living laboratory of the future. Hosting Maker Faire Philadelphia 2026 (now in its sixth year) the pier becomes a vivid expression of the city itself—layered and constantly reinventing. Similarly, Maker Faire Philadelphia doesn’t exist […]

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Learn how to use the Robot Operating System in this introduction ROS 2 for hobbyists and engineers.

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Serial servos have big advantages over
PWM hobby servos. Learn how to use
them with our Oxocard microcontroller!

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In a niche corner of the internet where creators still surprise audiences with real animatronics rather than CGI, Jesse Velez reveals the process behind the most impressive sci-fi props.

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In a niche corner of the internet where creators still surprise audiences with real animatronics rather than CGI, Jesse Velez reveals the process behind the most impressive sci-fi props.

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Build a simple mechanism for realistic animatronic eyes! Use them with live joystick control or automated projects.

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We had a blast reviewing Petoi's robot pets. They're easy to use right away, with plenty of possibility for experimentation.

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Now the open source humanoid InMoov can tell you how it's feeling, just by changing the expression on its face.

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Sure you can build your own humanoid robot. But how do we make sure AI always does what we want?

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We reviewed myAGV from Elephant Robotics to see how the automated platform can aid your robot journey.

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