Machine learning and rock, paper, scissors

Reading Time: 3 minutesUse a Raspberry Pi and a Pi Camera Module to build your own machine learning–powered rock paper scissors game! Rock-Paper-Scissors game using computer vision and machine learning on Raspberry Pi A Rock-Paper-Scissors game using computer vision and machine learning on the Raspberry Pi. Project GitHub page: https://github.com/DrGFreeman/rps-cv PROJECT ORIGIN: This project results from a challenge my […]

DeepWay helps the visually impaired navigate with a tap

Reading Time: 3 minutesDeepWay helps the visually impaired navigate with a tap Arduino Team — August 20th, 2018 In order to help those with visual impairments navigate streets, college student Satinder Singh has come up with an innovative solution that literally pokes the user in the right direction.  Singh’s system, called DeepWay, uses a chest-mounted camera to take images […]

Astronaut-made virtual co-pilot

Reading Time: 3 minutesThis project features several of our favourite things. Astronauts! Machine learning! High-altitude danger! Graphs! (It could only get slightly better with the addition of tap-dancing centaurs.) Read on to have your nerdliest pleasure centres tickled. Your interest should be focussed on the strange fin with the red tip. Although we agree the mountains look nice […]

Debian turns 25

Reading Time: 2 minutesWant to feel old? Debian, the popular free Unix-like operating system based on the Linux kernel and GNU userland, is turning 25. Composed entirely of free software, Debian is maintained and packaged entirely by volunteers. Announced to the world by Ian Murdock 25 years ago this week, the first internal release, Debian 0.01, took place in […]

Build a 4-button arcade game out of LEGO

Reading Time: 2 minutesBuild a 4-button arcade game out of LEGO Arduino Team — August 17th, 2018 If your kids (or you) have somehow gotten tired of playing with LEGO bricks, Lenka Design Workshop has a great way for you to breathe new life into this unused pile.  Their game enclosure consists of a 32×32 LEGO baseplate, along […]

Make your own soda fountain out of cardboard

Reading Time: 2 minutesMake your own soda fountain out of cardboard Arduino Team — August 16th, 2018 If you’re ever wanted to make something awesome, but thought that you just didn’t have the right tools to do so, this soda fountain by “The Wrench” could provide the needed inspiration.  The project uses an Arduino Nano to control a […]

An Arduino-controlled turntable for 3D scanning

Reading Time: 2 minutesAn Arduino-controlled turntable for 3D scanning Arduino Team — August 16th, 2018 Many DSLR cameras can be operated with a simple infrared signal, making them perfect targets for Arduino control. Travis Antoniello took advantage of this with his brilliantly simple 3D scanning rig. Electronics are handled by an Arduino Uno, which commands a stepper motor […]

Turn the pages on your Kindle remotely with Arduino

Reading Time: 2 minutesTurn the pages on your Kindle remotely with Arduino Arduino Team — August 16th, 2018 As seen here, Alex Mikes enjoys reading his Kindle in bed at night, but prefers to use a stand rather than hold it in his hands. The one disadvantage to this is that one normally has to lift his or […]

The Android Things flower that smiles with you

Reading Time: 2 minutesSmile, and the world smiles with you — or, in this case, a laser-cut flower running Android Things on a Raspberry Pi does. Expression Flower The aim of the Expression Flower is to “challenge the perception of what robotics can be while exploring the possibility for a whimsical experience that is engaging, natural, and fun.” Tl;dr: […]

Some of the best bicycle projects for #CycleToWorkDay

Reading Time: 3 minutesAvid followers of our Raspberry Pi Twitter account may be aware of just how bike-loving the residents of Pi Towers are. From the weekend cyclists to Cambridge-London-Cambridge racers, the flat land around our office calls us to jump on a bike and explore the fenlands. #CycleToWorkDay In celebration of #CycleToWorkDay, we’ve brought together a collection […]

Monopoly transformed into the world of Skyrim with LEDs and Arduino

Reading Time: 2 minutesMonopoly transformed into the world of Skyrim with LEDs and Arduino Arduino Team — August 14th, 2018 While “Boardwalk” and “Park Place” may not mean anything to you outside of the game of Monopoly, there is a plethora of custom versions to suit your particular interest. If you enjoy the world of Skyrim, then you […]

Getting started with your Raspberry Pi

Reading Time: 3 minutesHere on the Raspberry Pi blog, we often share impressive builds made by community members who have advanced making and coding skills. But what about those of you who are just getting started? For you, we’ve been working hard to update and polish our Getting started resources, including a brand-new video to help you get […]

Thomas the Tank Engine turned into a karaoke robot

Reading Time: < 1 minuteThomas the Tank Engine turned into a karaoke robot Arduino Team — August 13th, 2018 When Hunter Irving spotted a knockoff Thomas the Tank Engine toy at a thrift store, he simply had to buy it, telling himself that he’d turn it into an animatronic contraption at some point. While these kind of promises often […]

Electric-powered fan rocket takes off and lands(?) vertically

Reading Time: 2 minutesElectric-powered fan rocket takes off and lands(?) vertically Arduino Team — August 13th, 2018 Does a rocket need to use a certain type of fuel, or even be capable of spaceflight? While James Bruton’s build might not fit everyone’s definition of this type of craft because of its electric ducted fan (EDF) propulsion, it does […]

The affordable Raspberry Pi night vision goggles of your dreams

Reading Time: 3 minutesI just searched online for night vision goggles, and the prices seem to vary between £600 and £27000. That’s a little bit higher than my budget of ‘as cheap as humanly possible’, but lucky for me (and you!), Redditor Mtnbikerdunn has created a set of Raspberry Pi Zero–powered night vision goggles that come in at […]

There’s Waldo! Finding the elusive traveller using AI

Reading Time: 2 minutesLet me start by stating that here in the UK, we call Waldo Wally. And as I’m writing this post at my desk at Pi Towers, Cambridge, I have taken the decision to refer to the red and white-clad fellow as Wally moving forward. Just so you know. There’s Waldo is a robot that finds Waldo […]

A list of Raspberry Pi books for #BookLoversDay

Reading Time: 5 minutesWhile yesterday’s blog post covered YouTubers who create video tutorials about using the Raspberry Pi, today we want to focus on a more traditional medium in honour of #BookLoversDay. Since we launched the Raspberry Pi back in 2012, staff and community members alike have been writing guides and projects books about our little green board, […]

Check the weather on this Arduino-controlled split-flap display

Reading Time: < 1 minuteCheck the weather on this Arduino-controlled split-flap display Arduino Team — August 9th, 2018 Split-flap displays show information using characters changed by an electric motor. While they’ve largely been replaced by more modern means, hobbyists like “gabbapeople” have been keeping this this technique alive, in this case as a four-character IoT weather display. The device […]

10 YouTubers you should be following

Reading Time: 6 minutesWhen it comes to finding Raspberry Pi tutorials on the internet, many makers’ first port of call is YouTube. From professional content creators to part-time hobbyists, the video-sharing platform is full of makers documenting their projects for the world to see. Here are some of Youtube’s finest who use Raspberry Pi at the heart of many […]

Automate motor winding with Arduino

Reading Time: 2 minutesAutomate motor winding with Arduino Arduino Team — August 7th, 2018 When you want to make a mobile robot, DC motors can be a great choice. We normally accept that they can be purchased for a few dollars each, but what if you want to make your own? In order to assist with the winding […]

Feed Barbie with the J’ai faim! mechatronic game

Reading Time: < 1 minuteFeed Barbie with the J’ai faim! mechatronic game Arduino Team — August 7th, 2018 According to this project’s write-up, while some struggle to get enough nourishment, those in more developed countries often aspire to consume too little food. As an apparent commentary on this situation, Niklas Roy and Kati Hyyppä have created a mechatronic game […]

Sync modular synths and electronic instruments with a DIY kit

Reading Time: 3 minutesThe Raspberry Pi community is wonderfully collaborative, with people all over the world supporting each other to make things they care about. It’s part of a much wider maker movement, and a new project from seismic industries, called spink0, brings the power of Raspberry Pi to another DIY community in the music world: modular synthesizer […]