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Proto Shield with Robot Arm and Snake Game
Reading Time: 3 minutesRonin built his first prototype circuit board six years ago and discovered Raspberry Pi a year later. He usually programs microcontrollers using embedded C, but learning MicroPython led him to Raspberry Pi and, more specifically, the Pico. After realising the scope of what Pico can do, Ronin says he was “mad at…
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K.G. Orphanides – Retro gaming expert
Reading Time: 4 minutesQ: How did you get into retro gaming? A: When I started, it was just ‘gaming’, thanks! My family won an MSX in a raffle when I was seven, and my mum, an IT worker, taught me how to program in BASIC. Then she borrowed an XT from work until we saved…
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The Periodic Table Clock oozes nerdy charm
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe periodic table is arguably the most popular symbol of nerd pride. Everyone knows what it is, but few people are familiar enough with it to make real use of it. There aren’t, for instance, many people that can tell you the atomic number of darmstadtium. If you’re one of the nerdy…
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Makers, get ready to step up your game with the GIGA R1 WiFi
Reading Time: 3 minutesA new board joins the Arduino family, and it’s the most powerful ever designed for makers, engineers and creators: today we’re announcing the GIGA R1 WiFi. Bridging you from great fun to amazing performance, it opens the door to infinite possibilities in robotics, IoT, music, computer vision, digital fabrication, and any kind…
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Inky Frame 4.0″ (Pico W Aboard) review
Reading Time: 2 minutesFive user buttons are located on the front, each with an LED, with two more LEDs at the top to indicate activity and wireless connection. Two metal legs (supplied) can be used to stand up the board. Refreshing stuff The Inky Frame comes preloaded with Pimoroni’s brand of MicroPython firmware, including the…
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This illuminated chessboard displays possible moves
Reading Time: 2 minutesChess is a tricky game to learn, even before you get into various strategies and tactics. The simple act of memorizing the different piece’s moves can be overwhelming to people new to the game. To make it easy to determine where pieces can go, Redditor Bakedbananas is building an illuminated chess board…
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Recreating a century-old Argentinian rainmaking machine
Reading Time: 2 minutesYou’ve heard about the many different snake oil concoctions shilled by con men over the centuries, but did you know that inventors created a variety of machines for similar purposes? The most well-known example is probably the belt vibrator, which purported to induce weight loss. In Argentina during the 1930s, Juan Baigorri…
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Self-guided circular saw automates woodworking
Reading Time: 2 minutesA circular saw is a must-have tool for anyone who wants to do even basic woodworking. But getting clean, straight cuts is a skill that takes practice to develop. To automate the process in order to perform clean cuts every time with zero effort, Red Tie Projects created this self-guided circular saw.…
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Time Slider is an interesting spin on clock design
Reading Time: 1 minuteYou can build a simple and accurate clock with any Arduino board, an RTC (real-time clock) module, and a four-digit seven-segment display. But if you want to be inspired by a more unique design, check out Hans Andersson’s Time Slider. This clever clock features four sliders — one for each digit of…
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Mini PC
Reading Time: 3 minutes“I have a YouTube channel, and a company called Divoom sent me a Bluetooth speaker to review,” Carter explains. “Unfortunately, I’m not a product reviewer, so I decided to make a project with it. Initially, I was hoping to make a standalone music and media player for my kitchen but, as I…
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Controlling a robot arm over the internet
Reading Time: 2 minutesFor those with an interest in robotics, there is little in this world more enticing than a robot arm. A rover may be able to drive around, but so can a cheap RC car. A robot arm, on the other hand, can do real work, like stacking blocks or moving colored balls…
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Digital barometer channels vintage aesthetics
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThere are many reasons why you might want to know the local barometric pressure. Maybe you do long-range target shooting and want to know how it will affect your ballistic trajectory. Or maybe you want to evaluate the performance of an internal combustion engine. To find that information, you’ll need a…
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Controlling a model railroad with a vintage Atari ST
Reading Time: 2 minutesBack in the ’90s, Cyril Rossignol had a dream of controlling his model railroad with his computer. While that was possible at the time, it wasn’t easy and would have required some serious skill with hardware and programming. But today, thanks to development boards like those from Arduino, this is a much…
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Inspiring young people to code with the Astro Pi Challenge and astronaut Matthias Maurer
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe European Astro Pi Challenge offers young people the opportunity to write computer programs that run on Raspberry Pi computers on board the International Space Station (ISS). There are two free, annual missions to participate in: Mission Zero and Mission Space Lab. Sending your computer program to space is amazing already, and…
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Get more out of Raspberry Pi in The MagPi magazine issue #127
Reading Time: 3 minutes50 Hints & Hacks Unleash the full power of Raspberry Pi with our ultimate collection of tips and tricks. Create multi-monitor professional setups, adjust GPU memory settings, customise the Raspberry Pi operating system, automatically run programs and much more. Desert Eye 2.0 This sophisticated Raspberry Pi 4 robot is designed to operate…
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A DIY peristaltic pump controlled by an Arduino
Reading Time: 2 minutesThere are many different fluid pumping mechanisms to choose from, but the peristaltic pump is a great choice when you don’t want the liquid to contact any moving parts. That is ideal for beverage dispensers and medical equipment, because the liquid only touches the tube it runs through and that is easy…
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Detecting falls by embedding ML into clothing
Reading Time: 2 minutesBone density, strength, and coordination all decrease as we age, and this fact can lead to some serious consequences in the form of slips, falls, and other accidents. In Finland, falling is the most common type of accidental death among those age 65 and over, amounting to around 1,200 per year. But…
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James Bruton improves his triangle-tracked tank
Reading Time: 2 minutesTanks are already quite maneuverable, because the tracks allow them to rotate in place. But what if they were even more maneuverable and could drive in any direction? About a year ago, James Bruton built a small robot tank that had that capability thanks to a triangle-shaped track system with omniwheel-style rollers.…
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Win 1 of 10 Raspberry Pi Debug Probes!
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSave 35% off the cover price with a subscription to The MagPi magazine. UK subscribers get three issues for just £10 and a FREE Raspberry Pi Pico W, then pay £30 every six issues. You’ll save money and get a regular supply of in-depth reviews, features, guides and other Raspberry Pi…
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Supporting beginner programmers in primary school using TIPP&SEE
Reading Time: 5 minutesEvery young learner needs a successful start to their learning journey in the primary computing classroom. One aspect of this for teachers is to introduce programming to their learners in a structured way. As computing education is introduced in more schools, the need for research-informed strategies and approaches to support beginner programmers…
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This little robot helps fight fires
Reading Time: 2 minutesFirefighting is a dangerous profession, but it is possible to mitigate some of that danger with good data. When firefighters entered a burning building, their biggest fear is the unknown. They don’t know if they can trust the structural integrity of the building, if there is a pocket of toxic or explosive…
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This original video game console features a VFD
Reading Time: 2 minutesVFDs (vacuum fluorescent displays) were common a few decades ago and have a nice, distinct glow that many find appealing. But like Nixie tubes and CRTs, VFDs have are outdated and almost obsolete at this point. They can’t come close to matching the price or functionality of modern LCD and OLED screens,…
