NexDock 2 review

Reading Time: 2 minutesAnd what a lovely screen it is: the 13.3-inch IPS 1920×1080 display is a delight to look at, even if the chunky borders are a bit retro. The edge-to-edge full-sized backlit keyboard is equally impressive, with responsive chiclet-style keys that are suitably clicky. Typing is a breeze. The whole thing is set off in a […]

Recreate Flappy Bird’s flight mechanic | Wireframe #29

Reading Time: 3 minutesFrom last year’s issue 29 of Wireframe magazine: learn how to create your own version of the simple yet addictive side-scroller Flappy Bird. Raspberry Pi’s Rik Cross shows you how. Flappy Bird: ridiculously big in 2014, at least for a while. Flappy Bird was released by programmer Dong Nguyen in 2013, and made use of […]

How the Raspberry Pi Foundation is responding to the novel coronavirus

Reading Time: 4 minutesIn this blog post, I want to share an update on how the Raspberry Pi Foundation is responding to the novel coronavirus and what it means for our work to support people all over the planet to change their world through technology. The situation is changing rapidly, and we’ll update this blog as our response […]

Arduino CLI: An introduction

Reading Time: 3 minutesIt’s been a long time since we first launched our Arduino IDE inspired by the glorious Processing interface, and what started as a Java UI wrapper for build scripts has gone through countless iterations over the past fifteen years. Some may remember the transition between 1.0 and 1.5, or the application’s icon being replaced, but […]

Code a homage to Marble Madness | Wireframe #34

Reading Time: 4 minutesCode the map and movement basics of the innovative marble-rolling arcade game. Mark Vanstone shows you how. Each of Marble Madness’ six levels got progressively harder to navigate and had to be completed within a time limit. Marble Madness Hitting arcades in 1984, Atari’s Marble Madness presented a rather different control mechanism than other games […]

Pingo, the motion-detecting ping pong ball launcher

Reading Time: < 1 minutePingo, the motion-detecting ping pong ball launcher Arduino Team — March 11th, 2020 If you want to “enhance your athletic training regimen,” or perhaps just have a bit of fun with robotically launched ping pong balls, then be sure to check out the Pingo apparatus shown in the video below. This robot moves back and […]

Our approach to developing progression for teaching computing

Reading Time: 4 minutesPart of our work in the consortium behind the National Centre for Computing Education (NCCE) is to produce free classroom resources for teachers to deliver the Computing curriculum to students aged 5–16 in England. Our Director of Educator Support Carrie Anne Philbin describes how we define and represent progression in these resources. For our work […]

Raspberry Pi vs antibiotic resistance: microbiology imaging with open source hardware

Reading Time: 4 minutesThe Edwards Lab at the University of Reading has developed a flexible, low-cost, open source lab robot for capturing images of microbiology samples with a Raspberry Pi camera module. It’s called POLIR, for Raspberry Pi camera Open-source Laboratory Imaging Robot. Here’s a timelapse video of them assembling it. Measuring antibiotic resistance with colour-changing dye The […]

This pair of Arduino glasses stops you from touching your face

Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis pair of Arduino glasses stops you from touching your face Arduino Team — March 10th, 2020 Touching your face is a subconscious behavior that we all do, and it is also an easy way to pick up illnesses like the coronavirus and flu. However, like many infectious diseases, proper hygiene can help reduce your […]

AdventurePi: portable Raspberry Pi arcade machine

Reading Time: 3 minutesWhen pondering his next project with a Raspberry Pi, he decided to create AdventurePi, a portable gaming device that would be as robust as an arcade machine. “A lot of people my age move around a lot or live in apartments and no one really wants to lug around a free-standing cabinet, so I looked […]

Start a 1976 Jeep with voice commands using a MacBook and an Arduino

Reading Time: < 1 minuteStart a 1976 Jeep with voice commands using a MacBook and an Arduino Arduino Team — March 9th, 2020 After being given a 2009 MacBook, John Forsyth decided to use it to start a 1976 Jeep via voice control. The build uses the laptop’s Enhanced Dictation functionality to convert text into speech, and when a […]

How to use a button with a Raspberry Pi

Reading Time: < 1 minuteHere’s our latest How to use video, showing you how to connect a button to your Raspberry Pi. HOW TO USE a BUTTON with Raspberry Pi Learn how to use a tactile button with your Raspberry Pi. They’re a great addition to any digital making project! Subscribe to our YouTube channel: http://rp… Connect a button […]

Make a hamster feeder with Raspberry Pi Zero

Reading Time: < 1 minutePeople make marvellous things for their pets with Raspberry Pi. Here’s a splendid hamster feeder tutorial from Christopher Barnatt of Explaining Computers, just perfect if you’re after a small project for this weekend. Raspberry Pi Zero Hamster Feeder Raspberry Pi servo-controlled pet feeder, using a Raspberry Pi Zero and two SG90 servo motors. This project […]

Get started with electronics and Raspberry Pi

Reading Time: 8 minutesRaspberry Pi is the gateway to electronics and computing Raspberry Pi has made a huge impact, not only on computer science education but also in the realm of makers and inventors. As well as being a really good-value computer, it gives the owner endless possibilities of connecting other electronics to it to produce useful gadgets […]

Creating an online robot fighting game using Arduino MKR1000 WiFi

Reading Time: 7 minutesThis is a guest post from Surrogate, a team of developers building games that people play in real-life over the internet. We introduced this concept last year, and have launched three games so far. Our final game of 2019 was SumoBots Battle Royale — where players from anywhere in the world can fight real robots […]

The Lightwaves is a participatory audio-visual installation

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Lightwaves is a participatory audio-visual installation Arduino Team — March 5th, 2020 Music and synchronized lighting can be a beautiful combination, evident by panGenerator’s recent installation that was commissioned by the M?skie Granie concert tour in Poland. The interactive sculpture was comprised of 15 drums that trigger waves of light traveling toward a huge […]

The Lightwaves is a participatory audio-visual installation

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Lightwaves is a participatory audio-visual installation Arduino Team — March 5th, 2020 Music and synchronized lighting can be a beautiful combination, evident by panGenerator’s recent installation that was commissioned by the M?skie Granie concert tour in Poland. The interactive sculpture was comprised of 15 drums that trigger waves of light traveling toward a huge […]

Introducing Raspberry Pi Imager, our new imaging utility

Reading Time: 3 minutesWe’ve made a simpler way to image your microSD card with Raspbian, the official Raspberry Pi operating system, and other operating systems. Introducing our new imaging utility, Raspberry Pi Imager. Simplifying the Raspberry Pi experience For me, one of the most important aspects of the Raspberry Pi experience is trying to make it as easy […]

Control the volume of programs running on your Windows PC like a DJ

Reading Time: < 1 minuteControl the volume of programs running on your Windows PC like a DJ Arduino Team — March 4th, 2020 If you have multiple applications open in Windows, you may want one to be louder than the other, but what if you want to adjust levels with physical sliders like an actual DJ? If that sounds […]

NeoPixel LED Mirror

Reading Time: 3 minutes“The project uses a Raspberry Pi 3B+, a Raspberry Pi Camera [Module], Python, 3D printing, and 576 NeoPixel LEDs to create an interactive art piece that shows you your reflection in ‘low resolution’ by lighting up a grid of LEDs,” says Alex. In essence, it’s taking your picture using a Raspberry Pi Camera Module, converting it […]