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ASPIR is a full-size, Arduino-powered humanoid robot
Reading Time: 2 minutesASPIR is a full-size, Arduino-powered humanoid robot Arduino Team — November 3rd, 2017 Building robots can be difficult, and if you want to construct something humanoid, designing the mechanics alone can be a significant task. ASPIR, which stands just over four feet tall, looks like a great place to start. John Choi’s…
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Manipulate time with this Arduino-controlled LED glove
Reading Time: 2 minutesManipulate time with this Arduino-controlled LED glove Arduino Team — November 2nd, 2017 While you might not be able to actually manipulate time, this glove by YouTuber “MadGyver” certainly makes it appear that way. His glove, shown in the video below, uses a gigantic LED controlled by an Arduino Nano to allow…
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BitBarista: a fully autonomous corporation
Reading Time: 3 minutesTo some people, the idea of a fully autonomous corporation might seem like the beginning of the end. However, while the BitBarista coffee machine prototype can indeed run itself without any human interference, it also teaches a lesson about ethical responsibility and the value of quality. BitBarista Bitcoin coffee machine that engages…
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The 14 Best Budget VR Headsets for iOS and Android in 2017
Reading Time: < 1 minuteVR headsets that hold your iOS and Android smartphone will go from strength to strength in 2017 An increasing number of people seem to be catching onto the fact that VR apps for Android and iOS smartphones are glorious fun, so we’ve decided to put together a buyer’s guide to 13…
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List of Gyro Supported Smartphones for Virtual Reality!
Reading Time: 2 minutesVirtual Reality – There are more than 200 phones so this is not a complete list but it will really help you finding a gyro supported phone. Gyroscope is really important and useful for virtual reality headsets. If you have a smartphone without gyroscope. You can view 3D movies but since you don’t have gyroscope, You can’t actually enjoy virtual…
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An Arduino-controlled geodesic greenhouse and chicken coop
Reading Time: 2 minutesAn Arduino-controlled geodesic greenhouse and chicken coop Arduino Team — November 1st, 2017 Danish industrial design student Mikkel Mikkelsen decided to do something a little different this spring, and constructed a self-sufficient geodesic greenhouse dome. His dome, which was planned using this online calculator, now stands roughly 13 feet tall, providing space for…
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Automate Halloween with the Stack-O-Lantern memory game
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAutomate Halloween with the Stack-O-Lantern memory game Arduino Team — November 1st, 2017 While Halloween has come and gone, it’s not too early to start brainstorming for next year’s jack-o’-lantern hack. Perhaps you’re thinking about lighting a pumpkin with an Uno-powered array of LEDs, or activating a shield to play scary recorded noises. If,…
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Hacker House’s gesture-controlled holographic visualiser
Reading Time: 3 minutesYouTube makers Hacker House are back with a beautiful Flick-controlled holographic music visualiser that we’d really like to have at Pi Towers, please and thank you. Make a Holographic Audio Visualizer with Gesture Control Find all the code and materials on: https://www.hackster.io/hackerhouse/holographic-audio-visualizer-with-motion-control-e72fee A 3D holographic audio visualizer with gesture control can definitely…
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Capturing a complex TV commercial with Arduino
Reading Time: 2 minutesCapturing a complex TV commercial with Arduino Arduino Team — October 31st, 2017 Ever wonder how studios like Oslo-based Flambert get perfectly timed (and complex) shots of “disasters,” such as the destruction of a birthday party setting seen in the Coop Obs! commercial below? While the moving camera position was handled by…
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Raspberry Pi Halloween projects 2017
Reading Time: 3 minutesCome with us on a journey to discover the 2017 Raspberry Pi Halloween projects that caught our eye, raised our hair, or sent us screaming into the night. Happy Halloween Whether you’re easily scared or practically unshakeable, you can celebrate Halloween with Pi projects of any level of creepiness. Even makers of…
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Prank your friends with the WhooPi Cushion
Reading Time: 3 minutesLearn about using switches and programming GPIO pins while you prank your friends with the Raspberry Pi-powered whoopee WhooPi Cushion! Whoopee cushion PRANK with a Raspberry Pi: HOW-TO Explore the world of Raspberry Pi physical computing with our free FutureLearn courses: http://rpf.io/futurelearn Free make your own Whoopi Cushion resource: http://rpf.io/whoopi For more information on…
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Can you survive our free zombie resources?
Reading Time: 3 minutesLooking for something more exciting than pumpkin carving this Halloween weekend? Try your hand at our free new creepy, zombie-themed resources — perfect for both digital makers both living and undead! Pride and Prejudice for zombies If you’ve always imagined Lady Catherine de Bourgh as resembling one of the undead, you’re not alone.…
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An Arduino vibe bowl screw feeder
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAn Arduino vibe bowl screw feeder Arduino Team — October 26th, 2017 Vibratory bowls, which feed small parts up a long curved ramp, are essential elements in many types of automated manufacturing. While the video seen here doesn’t get into how the bowls themselves are made, a crucial part of the…
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MagPi 63: build the arcade cabinet of your dreams
Reading Time: 2 minutesHi folks, Rob from The MagPi here! Issue 63 is now available, and it’s a huge one: we finally show you how to create the ultimate Raspberry Pi arcade cabinet in our latest detailed tutorial, so get some quarters and your saw ready. Totally awesome video game builds! The 16-page-long arcade machine…
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The Poplawski’s Holiday Frights
Reading Time: 2 minutesAfter becoming internet-famous for their interactive Christmas lights, the Poplawskis have expanded their festive offerings this year with Holiday Frights, a fiendish collection of spooky decor controlled by a Raspberry Pi. The Poplawskis’ holiday lights Full of lights and inflatable decorations sprawling across the front lawn, the annual pi-powered Poplawski Christmas setup…
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Ivy is a massive 240-step sequencer
Reading Time: 2 minutesIvy is a massive 240-step sequencer Arduino Team — October 24th, 2017 Most musical sequencers use an array of buttons to control sounds played in 16 or perhaps 32 steps. As seen here, Moscow-based artist Dmitry Morozov (aka ::vtol::) created an installation called “Ivy” wth not 16, but 240! The sequencer is…
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Building an ALS communication device with Arduino
Reading Time: 2 minutesBuilding an ALS communication device with Arduino Arduino Team — October 24th, 2017 The father of hacker Ricardo Andere de Mello’s good friend has ALS. His symptoms have become worse recently, causing the loss of much of his motor control. To help with the situation, de Mello decided to build a device that…
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Ben’s Raspberry Pi Twilight Zone pinball hack
Reading Time: 4 minutesWhen Ben North was faced with the dilemma of his nine-year-old son wanting him to watch his pinball games while, at the same time, Ben should be doing housework, he came up with a brilliant hack. Ben decided to investigate the inner workings of his twenty-year-old Twilight Zone pinball machine to convert…
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Students invent a low-cost electric wheelchair kit with Arduino
Reading Time: 2 minutesStudents invent a low-cost electric wheelchair kit with Arduino Arduino Team — October 23rd, 2017 While electric wheelchairs are a vital tool for those with restricted mobility, they typically cost around $2,500, an amount that’s not the most affordable. To address this problem, a group of students from Aviv High School in…
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Twitter makers love Halloween
Reading Time: 2 minutesHalloween is almost upon us! In honour of one of the maker community’s favourite howlidays, here are some posts from enthusiastic makers on Twitter to get you inspired and prepared for the big event. Lorraine’s VR Puppet Lorraine Underwood on Twitter Using a @Raspberry_Pi with @pimoroni tilt hat to make a cool…
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The Weather Followers randomizes your digital experience
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Weather Followers randomizes your digital experience Arduino Team — October 20th, 2017 As our lives become more and more automated, we tend to rely on computers and unseen algorithms to “protect” us from unapproved experiences. In order to illustrate this concept, and hopefully introduce serendipitous events to our digital lives, David…
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Derek Woodroffe’s steampunk tentacle hat
Reading Time: 3 minutesHalloween: that glorious time of year when you’re officially allowed to make your friends jump out of their skin with your pranks. For those among us who enjoy dressing up, Halloween is also the occasion to go all out with costumes. And so, dear reader, we present to you: a steampunk tentacle…
