Teardown 2018 was tremendously fun. Thanks again to everyone who attended and made it so great. There were amazing talks, workshops, demos, experiments, and installations. However, by far the most amazing part of Teardown was the people – the conversations, exchange of ideas, offers of support, questions, explanations, and off-the-cuff remarks. We can’t wait to see you in 2019!

We had a great time at Teardown 2019. Thanks again to everyone who attended and made it so great. There were amazing talks, workshops, demos, experiments, puzzle hunts, and installations. However, by far the most amazing part of Teardown was the people – the conversations, exchange of ideas, offers of support, questions, explanations, and off-the-cuff remarks. We can’t wait to see you in 2020!

Airpup is a small kite balloon that can fly quietly for days, opening new frontiers in videography, communications, and meteorology. Lightweight construction and a novel kite shape allow Airpup to use 40% less helium than spherical balloons while also flying in much higher winds. No-fuss attachment rails make mounting your payload to Airpup a breeze.

Features & Specifications Specifications + Payload capacity: 500 g, 17.6 oz + Flight time: Two days (no night flying) + Inflated dimensions: 1830 mm x 990 mm x 1120 mm, 72” x 39” x 44” + Volume: 1040-1080L, 36-38 cu ft + Flight conditions: Winds from 0-20 mph Features + Standard 1/4-20 tripod mounts for payloads + Puncture- and abrasion-resistant polyurethane envelope + Designed for easy transport both deflated and inflated + Moored balloon, not an aircraft under FAA rules + No registration required

+ MOMONGA is a palm-sized, open source spider robot that has 4 built-in servo motor mechanisms made with 3D printing. They are expressive through movement and their two RGB LED eyes, and have emotive sound using the four piezo speakers. MOMONGA robots can be interactive, using their four light sensors to detect hands as objects. + The robots are programmable with Arduino IDE, so it’s easy to customize. You can also create original body parts using your own 3D printer. In addition to the standard IR controller, there are optional controllers that can be connected to a mobile device with BLE, or can be connected to various user systems such as RaspberryPi through UART communication. + MOMONGA spiders fit right in with hobbyists, robot enthusiasts, and in educational environments.

Features & Functions Star-searcher Thea lives in a world of darkness. You, the reader, will join Thea on her electrifying journey to find light before her father succumbs to Starloss Sickness. With stars (LED stickers) and copper (copper tape), you will try to bring light to Thea’s planet and people.

The keyboard for professionals. + Increase your productivity by never leaving the home row. + Improve your posture by typing on two, separate keyboard+ Remap your keys in any way you want. + Extend the UHK with add-on modules such as a trackball, trackpoint, touchpad, or a key cluster. + Experience how a keyboard can be different, yet familiar.

Hexoshi is a libre game generally inspired by the Metroid series. It is a work in progress, but once completed, it will be onpon4’s biggest game yet, with a maze-like world spanning hundreds of individual rooms. The intention is to make this one of the greatest libre free-roaming games to date.

Features & Specifications + Genre: Free-roaming Metroid-like + Players: 1 + Perspective: Side-scrolling + Resolution: 400x224 + Programming Language: Python + Engine: SGE Game Engine + Software License: GNU GPLv3+ + Art License: Mix of CC BY, CC BY-SA, and CC0 + Supported Systems: Windows, GNU/Linux

Wigl hears notes from any instrument and responds with movements, lights, and special dances! Wigl helps to motivate kids and adults to practice their instrument. Through sequenced musical notes, you can program special dance moves for Wigl. This combination of right brain creativity with left brain logic makes this a unique robot for any family.

Why Are We Doing This? + Realtime stenography is powerful data-entry technology, allowing you to enter text at speeds of up to 260 words per minute with incredible accuracy. Unfortunately, the high cost of proprietary steno hardware, software, and training has has driven a decline in the number of professional stenographers and the complete absence of an amateur or hobbyist steno scene. + Launched in 2010, the Open Steno Project (OSP) has worked to reverse that trend. Since then, the OSP’s open source software, low-cost hardware, and free online textbook have helped hundreds of people discover the ease, speed, and accuracy of stenography. + With Steno Arcade, the OSP hopes to make the learning process even easier. Instead of teaching yourself from a textbook, Steno Arcade will help you learn steno by playing video games. Before you know it, you’ll be able to output text two or even three times more efficiently than before!

Let your creativity kick in this holiday season with the Chibitronics Holiday Greeting Cards. Assemble your circuit on each card in minutes, and watch it transform an ordinary card into a light-up card! Personalize your card with a special message, or add your own drawings and designs. Now you’re ready to send a light-up holiday card to someone special.

+ Each card has a schematic and short description of a common circuit pattern in electronics. Topics covered include digital, analog, and power electronics. There are 32 cards in total, all unique. + Blue cards are Digital, yellow cards are Analog, and green cards are Power. + The cards are printed on high quality card stock and are a pleasure to handle. Each card has a fetching looking Arachnid Labs logo on the back, and the deck comes in a custom printed tuck-box.