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.

3D Printing, Laser Cutting, CAD/CAM/CNC

• The only way is up (HydraRaptor)
• Updates! ReplicatorG 0037 & The Replicator Firmware 5.5 (MakerBot)
• MiiCraft ID Arrived ! (MiiCraft)
• PingBot - Using Autodesk 123D to create a 3D printed robot (Ponoko)
• Making Boxes for Gadgets with an Ultimaker Printer (Rob Miles)
• 3D Print-ARM (Ponoko)

.NET Gadgeteer and Netduino GO

• Gadgeteer game console using Wii classic controller (Valentin Ivanov)
• Making Mayhem with .NET Gadgeteer (Integral Design)

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

• A low cost humidity sensor for my sprinkler system (Laurent Ellerbach)

Arduino and AVR

• First Look - the Arduino Leonardo (Tronixstuff)
• Space experiments for everyone: the ArduSat project (Arduino Blog)
• tinyDino - The smallest Arduino clone possible (Jaanus Kalde)
• Arduino based Milling Machine (Arduino Blog)
• OLED LEGO Train Schedule (Adafruit)

Other Microcontrollers (PIC, ARM, Parallax, more)

• Freescale starts sampling $0.49 Kinetis L microcontrollers based on ARM Cortex-M0+ processor core (EDA360 Insider)
• Introducing PropellerGCC Beta (Parallax)

General Electronics and Hardware Hacking

• Thermal imaging camera teardown and repair Fireflir ff110 (YouTube)
• 6 Watt FM Transmitter Amplifier (Circuit Zone.com)
• Tektronix 564B Scope Repair, Part 1 (Narrat1ve)
• Estimating the Cooling Requirements of an Electronic System (Electronics-lab.com)
• Circuit Bent Coleco Talking Teacher (Seaweed Factory)

Robots, *Copters, and Robotics Studio

• The BoxingBots Infomercial (Coding4Fun)

Synthesizers, Music, and MIDI/OSC

• UMR2: MIDI Input and Output for Vintage Keyboard Synthesizers (Highly Liquid)
• Zira available (Vacoloco)

Photography

• Supercameras Could Capture Never-Before-Seen Detail (Yahoo News)
• Developing Paper With Red Wine (DIY Photography)

General Maker

• Dovahfett for Make-a-Wish (Volpin Props)
• 80-Ruxpin Art Installation (Make) (Yes, I'm sure this is completely not creepy or anything)

Retro Computing and Commodore!

• Strange peripherals… the FD-4000 drive (MOS6502)
• Single Screen Platform Games #10 (Red Parsley)
• Sega SG-1000 Round-Up #2 (Red Parsley)
• Oniken (PC) (RGCD)

Just Awesome or Fun

• Vincent van Gogh's 'Starry Night' Painting Made from 7,067 Falling Dominoes (Colossal)