Collaborate Disseminate
Not everyone is a fan of GUI interfaces. But some tasks really lend themselves to something over a bare command line. Very few people enjoy old command line text editors …read more Continue reading Hacked GDB Dashboard Puts It All On Display
Most consumer remote controls operate using infrared light. This works well assuming the piece of equipment has a line of sight to the remote. But if you have, say a …read more Continue reading IR Remote Transforms to RF
There are several projects you can imagine where it would be useful to have a robot follow you. For example, we’ve always wanted luggage that would trail us at the …read more Continue reading Your Vacuum Cleaner Follows You
It makes sense to use drones to patrol borders or perimeters. But there’s a problem. Drones have to carry batteries or fuel and mostly have a short operating time. A …read more Continue reading Wireless Charging for Border Patrol Drones
How difficult is OpenGL? How difficult can it be if you can build a basic renderer in 500 lines of code? That’s what [Dmitry] did as part of a series …read more Continue reading OpenGL in 500 Lines (Sort Of…)
It used to be hard to dump enough electricity through two pieces of metal to meld them together. But a lithium-ion battery can do it. The question is, should it? …read more Continue reading Cheap Spot Welder Teardown
One popular option when 3D printing is to have the printer draw a loop or two around the print before starting. This serves several purposes: it clears the print head …read more Continue reading Tired of 3D Printed Skirts? Try Kisses
In the old days, you had a computer and it did one thing at a time. Literally. You would load your cards or punch tape or whatever and push a …read more Continue reading Linux Fu: Simple Pipes
[Teaching Tech] is not alone in hating layer lines in 3D prints and also hates sanding. He recently tried Incredafill putty, a UV-curable putty that you can use to cover …read more Continue reading Layer Line Removal Putty Reviewed
We’ve talked about project Breakthrough Starshot which aims to send a solar sail probe to Alpha Centauri within 20 years. A little basic math and knowing that Alpha Centauri is …read more Continue reading In 2045: Alpha Centauri