Experiments & tinkering

Maker Lab

Not everything becomes a product. This is where experiments, tinkering, hardware mods and prototypes end up – finished or not.

Experiment 2015

Kinect 3D Scanner (Proof of Concept)

Prototype of a mobile, standalone 3D scanner: Kinect, Raspberry Pi 2 and a display on a 3D-printed handle.

  • 3D Scanning
  • Kinect
  • Python

Experiment 2011

Toilet Paper Printer

Network-enabled printer built from computer scrap that prints RSS feeds, tweets and messages on toilet paper – 2nd…

  • Arduino
  • Ethernet
  • I²C

Experiment 2026

KITT Voice Box

A replica of the Knight Rider voice modulator that listens and answers in KITT's voice – offline on…

  • 3D Printing
  • Jetson
  • LLM

Blog 2014

IKEA Hacking: LED Arcade Table

At the Maker Faire in Hannover, Christoph and I had the LED arcade tables we built with us.…

  • Acarde
  • IKEA
  • LED Strip

Blog 2013

Mind-Controlled Looping Louie

A few weeks ago I presented my Maker Faire project in Kerkrade. It was a new Looping Louie…

  • Arduino
  • Bluetooth
  • Brain

Blog 2013

Arduino-Controlled Drink Coaster

As part of the Make Light 2013 contest, I built a “smart” drink coaster last week. The motto…

  • 3D Printer
  • Arduino
  • Breakout

Blog 2011

Latte Art Robot (Part I)

Backstory I got an Arduino board for my birthday last year, and after it had been lying around…

  • Adafruit Motor Shield
  • Arduino
  • Latte Art