As we noted earlier in this mega-mini-series (see Part 1 and Part 2), several of my earlier columns are relevant to these discussions, especially the following: In what follows, we will refer to these ...

IN OUR previous 10-week “How to be a maker” series, we went on a tour of the basics, culminating in building an autonomous biscuit-fetching robot. If you missed it, you can catch up online at the ...

WHAT is twice as fun as a motor? Two motors. Last week, we learned how to meet their power-hungry needs. Now, we can double up – and because the micro:bit can control them, we can make a robot that ...

The pocket-sized computer known as Raspberry Pi has been lauded for its versatility in recent years, and its simplistic nature has made seemingly difficult computing tasks easier and more accessible ...

In what follows, we will refer to these collections as “Breadboards,” “Tools,” and “Components” for short. For example, when working with semiconductors such as transistors, diodes (including ...