Collaborate Disseminate
[cmh]’s ultra-simple top cover for the Snapmaker U1 3D printer has a 3D model, but don’t let that fool you. There’s no 3D printing at all involved in this project. Rather, …read more Continue reading Cut And Fold Your 3D Printer’s Next Cover
Full body tracking in VR applications involves attaching sensors to one’s body, and [Jaki] has a DIY method to do it on the cheap: the Vive Tracker Lite project repurposes …read more Continue reading Full Body VR Tracking Is Just Some Recycled Hardware Away
[lcamtuf] is not just a calculator superfan, but also a skilled builder. That much is evident in the fabulous design of Calcumator 2000, an electromechanical calculator that uses voltmeter readouts …read more Continue reading Voltmeter-Based Floating Point Calculator Does It In Style
Valve recently released a new version of the Steam Controller, which features a wired USB puck that serves both as charger and dedicated, low-latency wireless receiver. The downside is they …read more Continue reading DIY Steam Controller Puck Offers Xbox, Switch, PlayStation Emulation Modes
Speaking is much faster than typing, and while it’s an increasingly convenient way to interact with computers, it’s hardly private. Providing speech privacy in a way we haven’t seen before …read more Continue reading Speak Silently With An Ultrasound Probe
Vehicles long ago began to incorporate electronics and software, to the point that modern vehicles increasingly have a sort of architecture problem. The software end of things evolves ever more …read more Continue reading Software-Defined Vehicles Loom Closer Every Year
Giving machines the ability to communicate nonverbally has real value, and [Drew Smith] clearly thinks your robot deserves better than an emoji. He shared a very interesting approach with his …read more Continue reading To Build More Believable Bots, Simulate The Neurochemistry
If you’re not aware, there is such a thing as adorable little three digit LCD 7-segment displays. They come in a ten-pin DIP package and are just begging to be …read more Continue reading How To Use Those Cute But Slightly Odd 7-Segment LCDs
[Simon Willison] ported the Moebuis 0.2B image inpainting model to run locally in a web browser. The web tool simply requires a user to provide an image, mark a section …read more Continue reading Browser-Based Image Inpainting Runs Locally, If One Doesn’t Mind A Big Download
Integrated electronic modules like counters and displays are convenient and space-saving, which may also make them easy to take for granted. [Nagy Krisztián] demonstrates this by making three very different …read more Continue reading Three Different Digital Counters To Remind Us How Good We Have It