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Using E Ink displays with a Raspberry Pi
Reading Time: 4 minutesAre you interested in using an E Ink display in your next Raspberry Pi project? Let us help you get started! Weather and new display using a Raspberry Pi Zero and Kindle e-reader by Luke Haas E Ink displays E Ink displays are accessible, they don’t need a lot of power, and…
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A working original Doctor Who K-9 prop
Reading Time: 3 minutesWhen Abertay University purchased some unwanted Doctor Who props from the BBC in 2011, they could never have known that their future computer science student Gary Taylor would transform a water-damaged robot corpse into a working K-9, the cutest (and snarkiest) of all the Doctor’s companions. image c/o The Courier K-9 If…
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Echoing the Newcastle of yesteryear with Pi-powered whistles
Reading Time: 3 minutesArtist Steve Messam is celebrating the North of England’s historic role in railway innovation with 16 Raspberry Pi–controlled steam engine whistles around the city of Newcastle. The Great Exhibition of the North The Great Exhibition of the North is a summer-long celebration of the pioneering spirit of the North of England. Running…
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Build your own Star Wars droid
Reading Time: 3 minutesIt is a truth universally acknowledged…that everyone wants their own Star Wars droid. If you’re now thinking “No, not me!”, then you obviously haven’t met the right droid yet. But Patrick ‘PatchBOTS‘ Stefanski has, and that droid is L3-37 from the newly released Solo: A Star Wars Story. Release the droids Visit your…
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Archimedes, the Google AIY Projects Vision familiar
Reading Time: 3 minuteshackster.io‘s ‘resident hardware nerd’ Alex Glow has gifted the world of makers with Archimedes, a shoulder-mounted owl that judges your emotions using the Google AIY Project Vision Kit. Say Hi to Archimedes – the AI Robot Owl Say hi to Archimedes – the robot owl with a Google AIY brain. Built with…
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Randomly generated, thermal-printed comics
Reading Time: 3 minutesPython code creates curious, wordless comic strips at random, spewing them from the thermal printer mouth of a laser-cut body reminiscent of Disney Pixar’s WALL-E: meet the Vomit Comic Robot! The age of the thermal printer! Thermal printers allow you to instantly print photos, data, and text using a few lines of…
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Raspberry Pi in your favourite films and TV shows
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIf, like us, you’ve been bingeflixing your way through Netflix’s new show, Lost in Space, you may have noticed a Raspberry Pi being used as futuristic space tech. Danger, Will Robinson, that probably won’t work This isn’t the first time a Pi has been used as a film or television prop. From…
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3D-printed speakers from the Technical University of Denmark
Reading Time: 3 minutesStudents taking Design of Mechatronics at the Technical University of Denmark have created some seriously elegant and striking Raspberry Pi speakers. Their builds are part of a project asking them to “explore, design and build a 3D printed speaker, around readily available electronics and components”. The students have been uploading their designs, incorporating Raspberry…
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Own your own working Pokémon Pokédex!
Reading Time: 3 minutesSqueal with delight as your inner Pokémon trainer witnesses the wonder of Adrian Rosebrock’s deep learning Pokédex. Creating a real-life Pokedex with a Raspberry Pi, Python, and Deep Learning This video demos a real-like Pokedex, complete with visual recognition, that I created using a Raspberry Pi, Python, and Deep Learning. You can…
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Tackling climate change and helping the community
Reading Time: 3 minutesIn today’s guest post, seventh-grade students Evan Callas, Will Ross, Tyler Fallon, and Kyle Fugate share their story of using the Raspberry Pi Oracle Weather Station in their Innovation Lab class, headed by Raspberry Pi Certified Educator Chris Aviles. United Nations Sustainable Goals The past couple of weeks in our Innovation Lab…
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Invent new sounds with Google’s NSynth Super
Reading Time: 3 minutesDiscover new sounds and explore the role of machine learning in music production and sound research with the NSynth Super, an ongoing project from Google’s Magenta research team that you can build at home. Google Open NSynth Super Testing Uploaded by AB Open on 2018-04-17. What is the NSynth Super? Part of the ongoing Magenta…
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Colour sensing with a Raspberry Pi
Reading Time: 2 minutesIn their latest video and tutorial, Electronic Hub shows you how to detect colour using a Raspberry Pi and a TCS3200 colour sensor. Raspberry Pi Color Sensor (TCS3200) Interface | Color Detector A simple Raspberry Pi based project using TCS3200 Color Sensor. The project demonstrates how to interface a Color Sensor (like…
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Artefacts in the classroom with Museum in a Box
Reading Time: 4 minutesMuseum in a Box bridges the gap between museums and schools by creating a more hands-on approach to conservation education through 3D printing and digital making. Artefacts in the classroom with Museum in a Box || Raspberry Pi Stories Learn more: http://rpf.io/ Subscribe to our YouTube channel: http://rpf.io/ytsub Help us reach a…
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Alex’s quick and easy digital making Easter egg hunt
Reading Time: 3 minutesLooking to incorporate some digital making into your Easter weekend? You’ve come to the right place! With a Raspberry Pi, a few wires, and some simple code, you can take your festivities to the next level — here’s how! If you logged in to watch our Instagram live-stream yesterday, you’ll have seen…
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Take home Mugsy, the Raspberry Pi coffee robot
Reading Time: 2 minutesWe love Mugsy, the Raspberry Pi coffee robot that has smashed its crowdfunding goal within days! Our latest YouTube video shows our catch-up with Mugsy and its creator Matthew Oswald at Maker Faire New York last year. MUGSY THE RASPBERRY PI COFFEE ROBOT #MFNYC Uploaded by Raspberry Pi on 2018-03-22. Mugsy Labelled ‘the…
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SoFi, the underwater robotic fish
Reading Time: 2 minutesWith the Greenland shark finally caught on video for the very first time, scientists and engineers are discussing the limitations of current marine monitoring technology. One significant advance comes from the CSAIL team at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT): SoFi, the robotic fish. A Robotic Fish Swims in the Ocean More info: http://bit.ly/SoFiRobot…
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One LED Matrix Table to rule them all
Reading Time: 3 minutesGermany-based Andreas Rottach’s multi-purpose LED table is an impressive build within a gorgeous-looking body. Play games, view (heavily pixelated) images, and become hypnotised by flashy lights, once you’ve built your own using his newly released tutorial. LED-Matrix Table – 300 LEDs – Raspberry Pi – C++ Engine – Custom Controllers This is…
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PipeCam: the low-cost underwater camera
Reading Time: 3 minutesFred Fourie is building a low-cost underwater camera for shallow deployment, and his prototypes are already returning fascinating results. You can build your own PipeCam, and explore the undiscovered depths with a Raspberry Pi and off-the-shelf materials. Materials and build In its latest iteration, PipeCam consists of a 110mm PVC waste pipe with…
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LED cubes and how to map them
Reading Time: 2 minutesTaking inspiration from a cube he had filmed at the 34th Chaos Communication Congress in Leipzig, Germany, polyfloyd gathered friends Sebastius and Boekenwuurm together to create their own. The build As polyfloyd’s blog post for the project notes, Sebastius led the way with the hardware portion of the build. The cube is made…
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Petoi: a Pi-powered kitty cat
Reading Time: 3 minutesA robot pet is the dream of many a child, thanks to creatures such as K9, Doctor Who’s trusted companion, and the Tamagotchi, bleeping nightmare of parents worldwide. But both of these pale in comparison (sorry, K9) to Petoi, the walking, meowing, live-streaming cat from maker Rongzhong Li. Petoi: OpenCat Demo Mentioned…
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OTON GLASS: turning text to speech
Reading Time: 2 minutesWith OTON GLASS, users are able to capture text with a blink and have it read back to them in their chosen language. It’s wonderful tool for people with dyslexia or poor vision, or for travellers abroad. OTON GLASS A wearable device for people who have difficulty reading. OTON GLASS Inspired by his…
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qrocodile: the kid-friendly Sonos system
Reading Time: 3 minutesChris Campbell’s qrocodile uses a Raspberry Pi, a camera, and QR codes to allow Chris’s children to take full control of the Sonos home sound system. And we love it! qrocodile Introducing qrocodile, a kid-friendly system for controlling your Sonos with QR codes. Source code is available at: https://github.com/chrispcampbell/qrocodile Learn more at: http://labonnesoupe.org…
