Kategorie: Technology
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Hello World #25 out now: Generative AI
Reading Time: 3 minutesSince they became publicly available at the end of 2022, generative AI tools have been hotly discussed by educators: what role should these tools for generating human-seeming text, images, and other media play in teaching and learning? Two years later, the one thing most people agree on is that, like it or…
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Transform trash into treasure with the DIY Bottle Plotter
Reading Time: 2 minutesManufacturers put a lot of effort into their packaging (there is an entire engineering discipline just for that) and some of it can be quite beautiful. But it usually still ends up in the landfill or, at best, in a recycling center. However, if you’re the type of person who can see…
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Do the hustle!
Reading Time: 8 minutesSigning up for Tindie is pretty trivial. You need a basic account to be able to buy from Tindie, and every account has all the options to start selling. Your need to give your store a name, then set up a verified PayPal account, and then you are ready to list your…
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Team Ikaro scores success with the Arduino Nano RP2040 Connect!
Reading Time: 2 minutesTeam Ikaro is a vibrant group of high school students from the Pacinotti Archimede Institute in Rome, sharing a strong passion for electronics and turning heads in the world of robotics! Specializing in Soccer Lightweight games (where robot-soccer players compete to score goals on a miniature field), they clinched the first place…
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Free online course on understanding AI for educators
Reading Time: 5 minutesTo empower every educator to confidently bring AI into their classroom, we’ve created a new online training course called ‘Understanding AI for educators’ in collaboration with Google DeepMind. By taking this course, you will gain a practical understanding of the crossover between AI tools and education. The course includes a conceptual look…
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This robotic kalimba plays melodies with an Arduino Nano
Reading Time: 2 minutesWith roots in Africa, the kalimba is a type of hand piano featuring an array of keys that are each tuned for a specific note, and upon plucking or striking one, a pleasant, xylophone-like sound can be heard. Taking inspiration from his mini kalimba, Axel from the YouTube channel AxelMadeIt sought to automate how…
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How useful do teachers find error message explanations generated by AI? Pilot research results
Reading Time: 7 minutesAs discussions of how artificial intelligence (AI) will impact teaching, learning, and assessment proliferate, I was thrilled to be able to add one of my own research projects to the mix. As a research scientist at the Raspberry Pi Foundation, I’ve been working on a pilot research study in collaboration with Jane…
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Agitating homemade PCBs with ease
Reading Time: 2 minutesIf you want to make PCBs at home and you don’t happen to own a CNC mill, then you’ll probably need to turn to chemical etching. Use one of several different techniques to mask the blank PCB’s copper that you want to keep, then toss the whole thing into a bath to…
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Poetry camera
Reading Time: 3 minutesA fresh focus The Poetry Camera began life as an ‘AI classifier’ and was partly inspired by Kelin’s friend Susi Fu’s Artist and Machine performances examining how artists and computers can learn from each other. “Susie would draw sketches of the person standing in front of her, while a machine – using…
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Poetry camera
Reading Time: 3 minutesA fresh focus The Poetry Camera began life as an ‘AI classifier’ and was partly inspired by Kelin’s friend Susi Fu’s Artist and Machine performances examining how artists and computers can learn from each other. “Susie would draw sketches of the person standing in front of her, while a machine – using…
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Giving Billy Bass the arti-fish-al intelligence he always deserved
Reading Time: 2 minutesIf you were unlucky enough to visit a big box retail store or goofy uncle’s home around the turn of the century, you would have undoubtedly come across a Big Mouth Billy Bass. That’s an animatronic fish that wiggles on a plaque while older, very licensable hit songs play. But while ol’…
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You can now work in collaboration in Arduino Cloud
Reading Time: 4 minutesIn today’s busy world, getting students or engineers to work together is key to tackling complex IoT projects. Traditional code sharing and editing methods, like using offline IDEs or swapping files manually, often slow down projects and lead to mistakes. This can be a hassle and take up a lot of time,…
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Impact of Experience AI: Reflections from students and teachers
Reading Time: 5 minutes“I’ve enjoyed actually learning about what AI is and how it works, because before I thought it was just a scary computer that thinks like a human,” a student learning with Experience AI at King Edward’s School, Bath, UK, told us. This is the essence of what we aim to do with…
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Finally, you can DIY your own espresso machine
Reading Time: 2 minutesCaffeine lovers take their coffee very seriously and that is most apparent when you dive into the world of espresso machines. To satisfy enthusiasts, an espresso machine needs to provide precise control over temperature, pressure, and flow to enable the perfect pull. But if you’re the type of true aficionado that isn’t satisfied with…
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“Catch me if you can!” — How Alvik learns to dodge trouble with AI, featuring Roni Bandini
Reading Time: 3 minutesHave you ever discovered a cool piece of tech buried in your drawer and thought, “This could make for an awesome project”? That’s exactly what happened to Roni Bandini, maker, writer, electronics artist – and Arduino Alvik Star! Bandini began coding at 10 years old, and has always found automatons and robots…
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Pironman 5 case review
Reading Time: 2 minutesA microSD slot extender enables easy access, while an adapter board extends Raspberry Pi 5’s USB-C power port and converts its micro-HDMI outputs to full-size HDMI ones. It also houses a button battery for the real-time clock. An IO expander board extends the GPIO pins, powers the two RGB fans, and connects…
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The European Astro Pi Challenge 2024/25 launches today
Reading Time: 4 minutesRegistration is now open for the European Astro Pi Challenge 2024/25! The Astro Pi Challenge, an ESA Education project run in collaboration with us here at the Raspberry Pi Foundation, offers young people the incredible opportunity to write computer programs that will run in space. Young people can take part in two…
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Experience AI: How research continues to shape the resources
Reading Time: 5 minutesSince we launched the Experience AI learning programme in the UK in April 2023, educators in 130 countries have downloaded Experience AI lesson resources. They estimate reaching over 630,000 young people with the lessons, helping them to understand how AI works and to build the knowledge and confidence to use AI tools…
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Repurposing an automatic train control unit as a car speedometer
Reading Time: 2 minutesWe’re just now getting semi-autonomous self-driving capabilities in cars, which let them adhere to posted speed limits and maintain their lanes. But trains have been doing the same thing for a long time — well before machine learning and computer vision became ubiquitous. How did they do it? With ATC (automatic train…
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BrainPatch.AI: How a British neurotech startup built a working prototype fast, using Arduino Nano 33 IoT
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe field of neurotechnology has been advancing rapidly in recent years, opening up to safe and effective non-invasive interfaces that can deliver tiny milliamp currents to the right stimulation location on the head, neck or body. One example of the new players in this field is BrainPatch.AI, a Cambridge-based neurotech startup, which…
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Adapting primary Computing resources for cultural responsiveness: Bringing in learners’ identity
Reading Time: 6 minutesIn recent years, the emphasis on creating culturally responsive educational practices has gained significant traction in schools worldwide. This approach aims to tailor teaching and learning experiences to better reflect and respect the diverse cultural backgrounds of students, thereby enhancing their engagement and success in school. In one of our recent research…
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Raspberry Pi PLC 38R review
Reading Time: 3 minutesWhile the company also produces PLCs based on Arduino and ESP32 microcontrollers, the model reviewed here is one of the Raspberry Pi-based range and therefore benefits from superior processing power – an advantage when handling multiple real-time processes – and the ability to run a full Linux operating system, the familiar Raspberry…
