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DIY Wooden hand harp

Small Wooden Harp

Here is a very old project that we had a lot of fun on but forgot to post about. This ...

SMASH: Stem Madness at Saratoga High

Members of the 6165 MSET Cuttlefish, the Saratoga High School FIRST robotics team, noticed tons of pumpkins get tossed after ...

Number Three’s View of Bay Area Maker’s Faire 25

The Hip Monsters team had another wonderful time at this years’ Bay Area Maker Faire and our robots did too ...

San Francisco Exploratorium

We went for a visit to the San Francisco Exploratorium in the Embarcadero pier 15. The Exploatorium teach science, technology, ...
Maker Faire Sign

Maker Faire 2025

We are very excited to announce HipMonsters.com will be presenting RobotFreedom at this year's Bay Area Maker Faire, September 26 ...

Sutter’s Fort

Sutter's Fort is around a two hour drive from the San Francisco Bay Area. Built in 1839, it is in ...

Sensor Array Mounts Part Two

This is our working solution for making secure sensor array mounts for our robots. Because the first one failed, we ...
Electronic sensors in a wooden frame.

Sensor Array Mounts Part One

To make a sensor array mount for the robot, we wanted to try using resin molds. This experiment did not ...