Gareth Branwyn

Gareth Branwyn is something of a reluctant geek ("I'm more of an arty-farty type and a journalist."). This doesn't stop him from being endlessly fascinated by all forms of technology, especially their application outside of any intended purpose. He is "Cyborg-in-Chief" of Streettech.com and recently co-wrote a book on TiVo hacking, "Leo Laporte's Guide to Tivo." He lives in Arlington, VA, with his 17-year-old son, and has been trying to make robots since he was six years old, when he told his cousin that he'd made a robot to do his chores.

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Darkside Rocketeer
Jack Parsons, the space pioneer history likes to forget.
In Maker from MAKE: 13: Magic page 94

Toolbox
All the awl you'll need, a kit to build your own yo-yo, wireless SD memory cards, and the maker before MacGyver.
In Toolbox from MAKE: 13: Magic page 190

Toolbox
From fuzzy sensors to underwater ROVs to your very own eco-friendly surfboard.
In Toolbox from MAKE: 12: Upload page 166

Maker Faire Is Too Much
Author Gareth Branwyn welcomes you to MAKE Volume 11: Alternative Vehicles.
In Welcome from MAKE: 11: Alt Vehicles page 10

What the Hell is That Thing?
The world of weird and wonderful crafting tools.
From CRAFT: 04: Costumes page 40

Toolbox
Get started in electronics, eliminate red eye the old-school way, and touch up your walls with the screw of a lid.
In Toolbox from MAKE: 10: Home Electronics page 168

Scanning the Shirt Off Your Back
C-shirts allow you to swipe designs from others and make them your own.
From CRAFT: 03: Japanese Influence page 44

Hacker of Yesteryear
Hacking the new and the old together.
In Made on Earth from MAKE: 09: Fringe page 23

Toolbox
Read about crop circles, make your own temporary tattoos, and take crystal-clear photos with a circular polarizing filter.
In Toolbox from MAKE: 09: Fringe page 172

Eraser-Carved Rubber Stamps
Your own stamps, just an X-Acto blade away.
In Quick Craft from CRAFT: 02: Creative Clones page 21

Attack of the Craft Club Clones!
The Craft Mafia and the Church of Craft spread the DIY ethos and the good word.
From CRAFT: 02: Creative Clones page 48

Journal-Art Memoirs
Make a scrapbook the Moleskine way.
In DIY: Book It from CRAFT: 02: Creative Clones page 127

Chris Ware's ACME Papercraft
Comics you can build!
From MAKE: 08: Toys and Games page 76

Tabletop Terrains
That's no pile of trash; it's my asteroid mining colony!
From MAKE: 08: Toys and Games page 80

Pummer, Dude! Download PDF.Download Sample PDF
Part robotic plant life, part techno-sculpture, these desktop toys are easy and fun to make.
From MAKE: 08: Toys and Games page 84

Handmade Download PDF.Download Sample PDF
A spotlight on extraordinary handmade creations. This installment features Johnny Swing, Escama, David North, David Cole, and Bill Burns.
In Handmade from CRAFT: 01: Craft Premiere page 12

A Beginner's Guide to BEAM
The BEAM design approach creates nimble robots from simple components, with no programming required.
From MAKE: 06: Robots page 54

The Vex Robotics Design System
Versatile, powerful design raises the bot in prefab robotics construction kits.
From MAKE: 06: Robots page 66

Two BEAMbots: Trimet and Solarroller
Solder together one simple circuit and use it to control two very different solar-powered robo-critters: a little satellite that scoots and bumps around, and a mini cart that just keeps a-rolling until the sun goes down.
From MAKE: 06: Robots page 76

It Came From My Garage
Model kit makers bring B-movie monsters to your home.
In Maker from MAKE: 05: Science, Weather, and Outdoors page 44

Wiki Your World
Getting things done with GTD TiddlyWiki.
In DIY: Online from MAKE: 05: Science, Weather, and Outdoors page 135

The Rocketman's Garage
Meet Minnesota's celebrated thrill-machine maker.
In Workshop from MAKE: 05: Science, Weather, and Outdoors page 154

Kits For The Holidays
Our guide to the coolest kits to make and give.
From MAKE: 04: Music and Kits for the Holidays page 64

Toolbox
The best tools, software, gadgets, books, magazines, and websites.
In Toolbox from MAKE: 03: Cars and Halloween page 172

Mousey the Junkbot
With a few spare parts, you can turn an old computer mouse into an amusing robot.
From MAKE: 02: Home Entertainment page 96

Toolbox
The best tools, software, gadgets, books, magazines, and websites.
In Toolbox from MAKE: 02: Home Entertainment page 174


MAKE: Online Extras

Unsafe At Any Amperage?
Behind the scenes of our high-voltage dilemma: whether to publish a dangerously cool project in MAKE magazine's "Fringe" issue.
by Tom Anderson, Gareth Branwyn, Shawn Connally, Dale Dougherty, Mark Frauenfelder, Joe Grand, Saul Griffith, William Gurstelle, Bunnie Huang, Tom Igoe, Mister Jalopy, Steve Lodefink, John MacNeill, David Pescovitz, Charles Platt, Paul Spinrad, Phillip Torrone; March 16, 2007

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