Collaborate Disseminate
How do you approach your robot designs? Maybe, you do it from a ‘oh, I have these cool parts’ position, or from a ‘I want to make a platform on …read more Continue reading Supercon 2022: [Jorvon Moss] Gives His Robots A Soul
When it comes to things that hackers build, PCBs are a sizeable portion of our creative output. It’s no wonder – PCB design is a powerful way to participate in …read more Continue reading Share Your Projects: Making Helpful PCBs
Last time, we’ve looked over FET basics, details, nuances and caveats. Basics aren’t all there is to FETs, however – let’s go through real-world uses, in all their wonderful variety! …read more Continue reading FET: Fun Endeavors Together
If you ever work with a circuit that controls a decent amount of current, you will often encounter a FET – a Field-Effect Transistor. Whether you want to control a …read more Continue reading FET: The Friendly Efficient Transistor
Information is diesel for a hacker’s engine, and it’s fascinating how much can happen when you share what you’re working on. It could be a pretty simple journey – say, …read more Continue reading Share Your Projects: Take Pictures
Over the years, we’ve seen some modern microcontrollers turn out to be 5V-tolerant – now, RP2040 joins the crowd. Half a year ago, when we covered an ISA card based …read more Continue reading RP2040 And 5V Logic – Best Friends? This FX9000P Confirms!
Scooter hacking is wonderful – you get to create a better scooter from a pre-made scooter platform, and sometimes you can do that purely through firmware modifications. Typically, hackers have …read more Continue reading Xiaomi Scooter Firmware Hacking Gets Hands-On
When making a PCB informative and self-documenting, there’s often just not enough space to silkscreen all the labels you want, and slowly but surely, you collect a set of tricks: …read more Continue reading Silkscreen Busy? Put Labels Inside Pads
RealSense cameras have been a fascinating piece of tech from Intel — we’ve seen a number of cool applications in the hacker world, from robots to smart appliances. Unfortunately Intel …read more Continue reading Open-Source FaceID With RealSense
Using cheap and powerful server expansion cards in your desktop builds is a tempting option for many hackers. Of course, they don’t always fit mechanically or work perfectly; for instance, …read more Continue reading Server Network Cards Made Extra Cool