Kategorie: Mobile
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Want to keep accurate inventory? Count containers with the Nicla Vision
Reading Time: 2 minutesMaintaining accurate records for both the quantities and locations of inventory is vital when running any business operations efficiently and at scale. By leveraging new technologies such as AI and computer vision, items in warehouses, store shelves, and even a customer’s hand can be better managed and used to forecast changes demand.…
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Word clock
Reading Time: 3 minutesWord clocks are not new but they sure are fun, and Christopher’s entry goes further than most. As well as telling the time, it announces holidays and birthdays by shining LED lights behind specific letters and numbers on a custom-made panel. Everything is controlled by a Raspberry Pi computer. “When I thought…
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A very nimble DIY hexapod robot
Reading Time: 2 minutesWhile robots can get around on two legs (or even none), it is difficult to get a smooth and efficient gait. Moving up to four legs improves the situation a bit, but each of those legs will still need multiple joints and careful balance for the robot to move in a stable…
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Discover more than 800 free TV channels with Google TVDiscover more than 800 free TV channels with Google TV
Reading Time: < 1 minuteGoogle TV brings hundreds of free TV channels to one place, organizing them by topic in one easy-to-use guide.Google TV brings hundreds of free TV channels to one place, organizing them by topic in one easy-to-use guide.Website: LINK
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The weird and wonderful history of chess-playing robots
Reading Time: 4 minutesWho said robots had to be all work and no play? For many years, people have been designing and building robots not just to help with chores, but to help us win games. Possibly the most famous examples of this are the robots that play chess. In this article, we’ll take a…
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Celebrate good grades with this Arduino-powered robot
Reading Time: 2 minutesFor some students, getting decent grades or even finding the motivation to attempt to do schoolwork is a challenge, and this is often met with incentives such as money, praise, or simply avoiding embarrassment. Adam Soileau of element14 Presents had the idea to build a robot, which is an incentive unto itself by…
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OpnBeat is a DIY lo-fi sampler that anyone can learn to use
Reading Time: 2 minutesMost electronic music is created through either sampling or synthesizing sounds. A synthesizer generates sounds on demand according to the input parameters (like frequency and amplitude), while a sampler plays prerecorded sound clips — often with overlaid effects to alter the sound. Both are very versatile, but that means that they can…
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Cave exploration made safer with the Nicla Sense ME-powered Sajac Project
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe art of cave exploration, or spelunking, can get its practitioners far closer to nature and the land we inhabit, but it also comes with a host of potential dangers. Some include extreme environmental conditions, lack of oxygen/toxic gases, and simply having their path closed off due to rock falls. Seeing these…
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Clubs Conference 2023: Ideas and tools for CoderDojos and Code Clubs
Reading Time: 4 minutesOn 24 and 25 March, more than 140 members of the Code Club and CoderDojo communities joined us in Cambridge for our first-ever Clubs Conference. At the Clubs Conference, volunteers and educators came together to celebrate their achievements and explore new ways to support young people to create with technology. The event…
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Portable bioprinter could help fight cancer
Reading Time: 2 minutesTo test experimental cancer-fighting therapies, researchers need cancerous tumors to treat. While lab animals, like mice, can provide those tumors, they come with many downsides. From ethical concerns to practical reasons, such as tumor isolation and repeatability, “natural” tumors come at a cost. Artificial tumors, made using real cells, can solve these…
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Test our new Code Editor for young people
Reading Time: 4 minutesWe are building a new online text-based Code Editor to help young people aged 7 and older learn to write code. It’s free and designed for young people who attend Code Clubs and CoderDojos, students in schools, and learners at home. The Code Editor interface At this stage of development, the Code…
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Let’s get together
Reading Time: 2 minutesRaspberry Pi itself is deeply connected with industry professionals and enthusiasts, and a new Events section.raspberrypi.com/ can also be found on Raspberry Pi’s website. Here, you’ll find Raspberry Pi at industry trade shows and hobbyist events. Kicking off with Embedded World 2023, where you can meet Raspberry Pi makers. Eben Upton will…
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Micro robot arm controls macro robot arm
Reading Time: 2 minutesBuilding a capable robot is only half of the battle. To take advantage of that robot, you’ll need a good way to control it. When it makes sense, you can pre-program movements. But when you want to control a robot in real time, you need suitable controller. Conventional joysticks and gamepads don’t…
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Making jackets smarter by letting them smell
Reading Time: 2 minutesFew things are worse than going to exercise, coming back home, and then realizing that you have been nose blind the entire time to your own odor. In order to detect the potential stench before anyone else does, Luke Berndt and his daughter, Elena, teamed up to create the Smelling Fresh, Feeling Fresh!…
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Heavy Pan Tilt System
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe Heavy Pan Tilt System addresses a common issue with astrophotography: the need for a setup robust enough to take a hefty digital SLR camera and have it pan smoothly across the night sky without juddering or losing either focus or the object in the viewfinder. Commercial options tend to be “quite…
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Share files easily between Android devices and Windows PCsShare files easily between Android devices and Windows PCsSenior Product Manager
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWe are introducing Nearby Share Beta for Windows, an app that helps you share files between Android devices and Windows PCs.We are introducing Nearby Share Beta for Windows, an app that helps you share files between Android devices and Windows PCs.Website: LINK
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Old RC transmitter becomes new MIDI controller
Reading Time: 2 minutesIf you’re going to produce electronic music on a PC, you need some sort of input tool. That can be your keyboard and mouse, but most producers prefer to use a dedicated MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) controller. That will provide a more intuitive and efficient experience. Instead of buying something new, HYPRREAL turned…
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A DIY scissor lift for home theater projectors
Reading Time: 2 minutesWhile their popularity seems to be waning as LCD and OLED TVs grow in size and shrink in price, projectors can still be a good choice for home theaters. They can give you a screen bigger than any TV on the consumer market and at a lower price than large TVs. But…
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Early adopters: We want you!
Reading Time: < 1 minuteDuring Arduino Day 2023, we announced the new UNO R4 and we are now looking for contributors from the community to help support the portability of libraries and open source projects based on an AVR Arduino boards such as the UNO R3, Mega, Leonardo, and Nano. The Arduino UNO R4 is…
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Celebrating the community: Nadia
Reading Time: 3 minutesWe meet many young people with an astounding passion for tech, and we also meet the incredible volunteers and educators who help them find their feet in the digital world. Our series of community stories is one way we share their journeys with you. Today we’re introducing you to Nadia from Maysan,…
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Learn to code with Python in The MagPi magazine issue #128
Reading Time: 3 minutesHeavy Pan Tilt System Say hello to Vigasan, an electronic engineer turned DIY hero who’s built the Heavy Pan Tilt System, the perfect solution for astrophotography fans. This sturdy stand is robust, motorized, and can handle hefty cameras while smoothly tracking celestial objects. Game Boy Interceptor Get ready for a blast from…
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Build your own virtual camera operation hand wheels
Reading Time: 2 minutesMany tools, such as milling machines, use hand wheels for operation, because they allow for smooth and precise movement. For the same reason, some professional camera rigs also use hand wheels for panning and other moves. To mimic that in a simulated environment, you can build your own virtual camera operation hand…
