The Maker Geek Roundup aggregates information of interest to makers everywhere. Topics include .NET Micro Framework, Arduino, AVR and other MCUs, CNC, 3d Printing, Robotics, Microsoft Robotics Studio, Electronics, General Maker stuff, and more. If you have something interesting you've done or have run across, or you blog regularly on the topics included here, please send me the URL and brief description via the contact link.

Shout Out

• MADExpo is next week! Join us, you know you want to :) http://madexpo.us

3d Printing, Laser Cutting, and CAD/CAM/CNC

• We Have The Burrito Technology: Burritob0t (MakerBot)
• Mini - MendelMAX - #30DoC days 11,12 & 13 (Reprap Dev)
• Laser cut dolls (Ponoko)
• 123 Counting Fun for Kids - #30DoC Days 9&10 (Reprap Dev)
• Exquisite laser-cut project box (Ponoko)

.NET Gadgeteer and Netduino GO

• XBee Control of .NET Gadgeteer Robot (Integral Design)
• [nwazet Nutshell - Visual screen designer and C# code generator (Fabien's Bit Bucket)
• Open-Source 3D Models of .NET Gadgeteer Hardware (Coding4Fun)

Other .NET Micro Framework General (Netduino Classic, GHI FEZ, etc.)

• Journey under the hood of .NET Micro Framework (Lorenzo Maiorfi)
• A patch you may need if you use XP (Colin Miller)
• To XBee or not XBee... (Coding4Fun)

Arduino

• Interact with Arduino over the Internet with Teleduino (tronixstuff)
• XOrduino: an Arduino-compatible board for the OLPC XO laptop (Arduino Blog)
• Quick tutorial: current sensing for DC motors (Arduino Blog)
• Guide to Arduino and AVR Communications (Scott Daniels)

Other Microcontrollers (PIC, AVR, ARM, BeagleBoard, and more)

• My first ARM project (Jumptuck)

General Electronics and Hardware Hacking

• Kit Review - akafugu TWILCD Display Controller Backpacks (tronixstuff)
• More Options on Fusion PCB Service:) (seeed Studio) (this is the service I used for many of my PCBs)
• Layout Considerations for High-Power Circuits (Electronics-Lab)
• KT88 Tube Power Amplifier Class A (Circuit-Zone.com)

Robots and Robotics Studio and *Copters

• TEDx Spontaneous Challenge (Modular Robotics)
• Bot Thoughts: 2012 Autonomous Vehicle Competition (AVC) (Bot Thoughts)

Synthesizers, Music, and MIDI

• AtomoSynth KRAKKEN v1.1 (Atomosynth)

Photography

• Portal World Recreated With Light Painting (DIY Photography)
• Using A Door Peephole As A Fisheye Lens (DIY Photography)

General Maker

• Yet another Iron Man suit build. Still completely awesome. (This 8-bit life)
• Building a bug-zapping lightsaber (Hack a Day)
• LEGO Turing Machine (ecalpemos)

Retro Computing and Commodore!

• The first multifunction printers (MOS6502)
• Exploring the Sharp X68000 - Part 2 (Red Parsley)
• Securing your house with a Commodore 64 (MOS6502)

Just Awesome

• Portal: Terminal Velocity - YouTube (YouTube)
• Eyeo 2012 (Robert Hodgin)