Kategorie: Mobile
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Fall detection system with Nicla Sense ME
Reading Time: 4 minutesThe challenge Personal safety is a growing concern in a variety of settings: from high-risk jobs where HSE managers must guarantee workers’ security to the increasingly common work and study choices that drive family and friends far apart, sometimes leading to more isolated lives. In all of these situations, having a system…
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Presenting our first 3 Project Hub competition selections!
Reading Time: 3 minutesOur recently launched “Arduino Project of the Month” initiative adds a pinch of competition to our community’s passion for sharing. Out of the dozens of new entries added in February, we are now happy to announce our first top three selections, highlighting interesting projects for everyone to learn, test, and improve upon! …
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UK Bebras participants in the Oxford University Computing Challenge
Reading Time: 3 minutesToday we share a guest blog from Chris Roffey, who manages the UK Bebras Challenge, a computational thinking challenge we run every year in partnership with the University of Oxford. Bebras is a free annual challenge that helps schools introduce computational thinking to their learners through online, self-marking tasks. Taking part in…
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This mod tunes the guitar so you don’t have to
Reading Time: 2 minutesPlaying the guitar is a great way to impress people at beach parties, but learning to play the guitar isn’t easy. Even grasping the basic theory is a big task and that’s before you even start to practice finger positioning and movement. That’s why Tolgahan Çogulu and Selçuk Keser built this Automatic…
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This robot car accepts voice commands or operates autonomously
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe fantastic thing about Arduino boards and maker hardware as a whole is that they make creativity accessible. Just a few decades ago, it would take serious expertise and a generous budget to build even a simple robot. But with the technology available today, Parikshit Pagare was able to create this robot…
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ClippyGPT
Reading Time: 4 minutesBy combining Clippy with ChatGPT, the AI chatbot that is still taking the world by storm, David has brought Microsoft’s character back to life in a physical form and given users the ability to hold a conversation with it. The result is a distinctive, fun, AI-powered digital assistant. “All the memes about…
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Stewart platforms actuate Doc Ock tentacle
Reading Time: 2 minutesOctopus tentacles are, essentially, long continuous muscles — a bit like your tongue. That anatomy gives octopuses incredible dexterity, but it is very difficult to replicate in robots. Artificial “muscle” fiber isn’t very practical yet, which is why roboticists turn to more conventional means of actuation. Cable-driven tentacles are popular, but they…
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Celebrate Star Wars Day with this list of force-inspired projects
Reading Time: 3 minutes“May the Fourth be with you” is one of those sayings that has been ingrained into our culture thanks to the popularity of Star Wars, and few things represent its impact more than the custom props, costumes, and projects that fans from around the world have constructed. To celebrate this year’s “holiday,”…
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Checks, Google’s AI-powered privacy platformChecks, Google’s AI-powered privacy platformCo-Founder & GM, ChecksCo-Founder & Legal Lead, Checks
Reading Time: < 1 minuteChecks has experienced tremendous growth over the past year, helping global companies in the gaming, health, finance, education and retail sectors. With apps from current Checks customers representing over 3+ billion in collective downloads, the platform has already helped companies, like Miniclip, Rovio, Kongregate, Crayola and Yousician, navigate privacy compliance more…
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Shiloh Studios
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe different Raspberry Pi solutions were pulled off by Darrell Lehman, also of Shiloh Studios, who has been making Raspberry Pi-based projects for over five years, and has been working with electronics for over 25 years. “I’ve completed a lot of prior projects on Raspberry Pi with touchscreens, [Power over Ethernet], TouchOSC,…
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Integrating primary computing and literacy through multimodal storytelling
Reading Time: 5 minutesBroadening participation and finding new entry points for young people to engage with computing is part of how we pursue our mission here at the Raspberry Pi Foundation. It was also the focus of our March online seminar, led by our own Dr Bobby Whyte. In this third seminar of our series…
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A PCB shaker perfect for a maker
Reading Time: 2 minutesThere are a few approaches to making your own PCBs at home, and perhaps one of the most interesting yet potentially tedious methods involves making a UV-resistant mask and then etching away the non-copper areas with an acid bath. This etching step requires constantly moving the acid across the board’s surfaces for…
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7 formas en las que los productos de Google homenajean a la comunidad asiática7 formas en las que los productos de Google homenajean a la comunidad asiáticaVicepresidente, Comunicaciones Globales y Asuntos Públicos
Reading Time: < 1 minute7. Descubre las tendencias de búsqueda y las nuevas estrellas de la comunidad asiática y del Pacífico Por tercer año consecutivo, Google se asocia con Gold House para su edición anual de la A100 List , la lista más importante que rinde homenaje a las 100 personas asiáticas y del Pacífico…
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7 ways Google products can help you celebrate the Asian community7 ways Google products can help you celebrate the Asian communityVice President, Global Communications & Public Affairs
Reading Time: < 1 minute7. Learn more about search trends and rising API stars And for the third year in a row, Google is partnering with Gold House on its annual A100 List , which is the definitive honor recognizing the 100 most impactful Asian and Pacific Islanders in culture over the past year. Our…
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This GIGA R1 WiFi-powered wearable detects falls using a Transformer model
Reading Time: 2 minutesFor those aged 65 and over, falls can be one of the most serious health concerns they face either due to lower mobility or decreasing overall coordination. Recognizing this issue, Naveen Kumar set out to produce a wearable fall-detecting device that aims to increase the speed at which this occurs by utilizing…
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Kids’ coding languages
Reading Time: 5 minutesProgramming is becoming an increasingly useful skill in today’s society. As we continue to rely more and more on software and digital technology, knowing how to code is also more and more valuable. That’s why many parents are looking for ways to introduce their children to programming. You might find it difficult…
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The Environmental Sense Mask monitors air quality in real-time
Reading Time: 2 minutesHazardous pollution in the form of excess CO2, nitrogen dioxide, microscopic particulates, and volatile organic compounds has become a growing concern, especially in developing countries where access to cleaner technologies might not be available or widely adopted. Krazye Karthik’s Environmental Sense Mask (ES-Mask) focuses on bringing attention to these harmful compounds by displaying ambient…
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How to solve an energy crisis with technology and automation
Reading Time: 5 minutesEnergy crises are nothing new, but they’re always painful. Right now, the world is dealing with a serious energy crisis that has led to skyrocketing utility bills, economic uncertainty, and widespread questions about how we supply our homes with power. One of the biggest questions being asked right now is, “how do…
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DIY Home Automation in The MagPi magazine issue #129
Reading Time: 3 minutesTransform Your Home with Raspberry Pi Home Automation Revolutionise your living space with Raspberry Pi home automation! With Home Assistant, a flexible and independent open-source operating system, you can create custom automations for energy efficiency and security. The system can be set up on a Raspberry Pi 3 or 4 with a…
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Win one of five Raspberry Pi Global Shutter Cameras!
Reading Time: < 1 minuteDive into this Raspberry Pi extravaganza with DIY binary clocks, Game Boy Interceptors, tank simulators, and astrophotography. Learn to code with Python and build a machine-learning transcriber, while enjoying reviews, interviews, and all things Raspberry Pi!
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Build your own tachometer with an IR sensor and an Arduino
Reading Time: 2 minutesA tachometer is a device that display the speed of a rotating object. The most well-known example is the automotive tachometer, which shows a driver the RPM of the engine — information that is particularly useful when the car has a manual transmission. But there are many other uses for tachometers and…