Donald Bell Maker: Checkmate, humans!
2026-06-25 | By Maker.io Staff
This week on Maker Update: pawn takes… a walk?, a manual controlled pick & place machine, a brain you can program, and wearing your 3d prints.
+Show Notes [Maker Update Ep.489]+
=Project of the Week=
Self-Moving Chess Pieces by 3d Printed Life
https://github.com/DDeGonge/MiniBot
=More Projects=
DIY Pick & Place machine by MagmaBow
Prop It Game by the Ruiz brothers
LED Dragon Kite Poi by Erin St. Blaine
=Tips & Tools=
Spikerbot by Backyard Brains and Becky Stern
Adding a Decorative Texture to 3d Prints by benchforma
=DigiKey Spotlight=
Current Transformers for Home Energy Monitoring by the Byte-Sized Engineer
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