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Broadband Across the Congo

Posted on September 21, 2021 by Al Williams

If you live in much of the world today, high-speed Internet is a solved problem. But there are still places where getting connected presents unique challenges. Alphabet, the company that …read more Continue reading Broadband Across the Congo→

Posted in Alphabet, broadband, Congo, Google, Network Hacks, optical

Self Balancing Robot Needs a Little Work

Posted on September 20, 2021 by Al Williams

A self-balancing robot isn’t a new idea, but we liked the aesthetics of [Maker ATOM’s] build. The use of a breadboard and a printed bracket looks good, as you can …read more Continue reading Self Balancing Robot Needs a Little Work→

Posted in Arduino Hacks, MPU-6050, pid, robot, robots hacks, self balancing

Line Following Robot uses PID for Speed

Posted on September 18, 2021 by Al Williams

While a line-following robot may not be the newest project idea in the book, this one from [Edison Science] is a clean build using modern components and gets a good …read more Continue reading Line Following Robot uses PID for Speed→

Posted in Arduino Hacks, line follower, pid, robot, robots hacks

A CRT Monitor Restoration

Posted on September 17, 2021 by Al Williams

Nothing quite says vintage computer like a dedicated glass terminal. We enjoyed [Adam’s] restoration of an Acorn CRT monitor. The monitor is old enough to have that vintage vibe, but …read more Continue reading A CRT Monitor Restoration→

Posted in acorn, crt, CRT monitor, repair hacks, retrocomputing, teardown

A 3-6-9 Antenna Pulls in the Signals

Posted on September 16, 2021 by Al Williams

Every time we see a dispatch from [Mr. Carlson], we imagine it is being beamed from his orbital station packed full of vintage radio gear. We are certain the reality …read more Continue reading A 3-6-9 Antenna Pulls in the Signals→

Posted in HF, multiband, radio hacks | Tagged Antenna

3D Printed Scooter Zips Around

Posted on September 15, 2021 by Al Williams

Tooling around downtown on a personal electric vehicle is a lot of fun, but it is even better when you do like [James Dietz] and ride on your own 3D-printed …read more Continue reading 3D Printed Scooter Zips Around→

Posted in 2021 Hackaday Prize, 3d Printer hacks, balancing scooter, electric scooter, The Hackaday Prize, transportation hacks

Hacking the Wooly Mammoth

Posted on September 15, 2021 by Al Williams

In case you can’t get enough Jurassic Park movies, you can look forward to plans a biotech company has to hybridize endangered Asian elephants with long-extinct wooly mammoths using gene …read more Continue reading Hacking the Wooly Mammoth→

Posted in News | Tagged Cloning, CRISPR, DNA, Wooly mammoth

Harp Uses Frikin’ Lasers

Posted on September 14, 2021 by Al Williams

We aren’t sure if you really need lasers to build [HoPE’s] laser harp. It is little more than some photocells and has an Arduino generate tones based on the signals. …read more Continue reading Harp Uses Frikin’ Lasers→

Posted in arduino, Arduino Hacks, electric harp, harp, laser hacks, laser harp, midi, MIDI harp, musical hacks, News

3D Objects without Scanning

Posted on September 14, 2021 by Al Williams

There are many scanners — both commercial and homemade — that can take a variety of scans or images of a 3D object and convert it into something like a …read more Continue reading 3D Objects without Scanning→

Posted in 3d Printer hacks, 3d scanning, blender, Photogrammetry

Ray Casting 101 Makes Things Simple

Posted on September 14, 2021 by Al Williams

[SSZCZEP] had a tough time understanding ray tracing to create 3d-like objects on a 2d map. So once he figured it out, he wrote a tutorial he hopes will be …read more Continue reading Ray Casting 101 Makes Things Simple→

Posted in 3d graphics, graphics, ray tracing, software hacks

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