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Robotic arms have a lot in common with CNC machines in that they are usually driven by a fixed script of specific positions to move to, and actions to perform. …read more Continue reading LeRobot Brings Autonomy to Hobby Robots
3D printing has transformed how hobbyists fabricate things, but what additional doors would open if we could go even smaller? The µRepRap (RepRapMicron) project aims to bring fabrication at the …read more Continue reading RepRapMicron Promises Micro-fabrication for Desktops With New Prototype
We’ve seen aircraft based on “helicopter” seeds (technically samara seeds, which include those of maples and elms) before, but this recent design from researchers at the Singapore University of Technology …read more Continue reading One-Motor Drone Mimics Maple Seeds For Stability
Capacitive touch sensors are entirely in the domain of DIY, requiring little more than a carefully-chosen conductive surface and a microcontroller. This led [John Phillips] to ask why not embed …read more Continue reading Hide Capacitive Touch Buttons In Your Next 3D Print
OpenAI have just released gpt-oss, an AI large language model (LLM) available for local download and offline use licensed under Apache 2.0, and optimized for efficiency on a variety of …read more Continue reading OpenAI Releases gpt-oss AI Model, Offers Bounty For Vulnerabilities
Brilliant Labs have been making near-eye display platforms for some time now, and they are one of the few manufacturers making a point of focusing on an open and hacker-friendly …read more Continue reading Brilliant Labs Has New Smart Glasses, With a New Display
Do you find an odd comfort in the uncanny, regular intonations of a Numbers Station? Then check out [edent]’s numbers station project, which leverages the browser’s speech synthesis engine to …read more Continue reading Numbers Station Simulator, Right In Your Browser
Laser-engraving a cylindrical object usually requires a rotary attachment, which is a motorized holder that rotates a cylindrical object in sync with the engraver. But [Samcraft] shows that engraving all …read more Continue reading Engrave a Cylinder Without a Rotary Attachment? No Problem!
Zines (self-produced, small-circulation publications) are extremely DIY, and therefore punk- and hacker-adjacent by nature. While they can be made with nothing more than a home printer or photocopier, some might …read more Continue reading Zine Printing Tips From a Solopreneur
Reachy Mini is a kit for a compact, open-source robot designed explicitly for AI experimentation and human interaction. The kit is available from Hugging Face, which is itself a repository …read more Continue reading Reachy The Robot Gets a Mini (Kit) Version