Collaborate Disseminate
[Leo Goldstien]’s entry into the world of robotics has been full of stops and starts. Like many beginners, he found traditional robotics instructions overwhelming and hard to follow, bogged down …read more Continue reading Tinkering with Klipper: Making The ManiPilator Robotic Arm
If you’re a fan of vintage electronics and DIY tinkering, you’ll find this teardown by [Thomas Scherrer] fascinating. In a recent video, he delves into a rare piece of equipment: …read more Continue reading Tearing Down a Digital Scope from ’78
In this episode of [Adrian’s Digital Basement], we dive into the world of retro computing with a focus on diagnosing and repairing an old full-height 5.25-inch floppy drive from an …read more Continue reading How to Revive a Tandon Floppy Drive
In an age where our gadgets allow us to explore the cosmos, we stumbled upon sounds from a future past: an article on historical signals from Mars. The piece, written …read more Continue reading The 1924 Martian Signal: A Cosmic Curiosity
The BBC Microcomputer, launched in the early 1980s, holds a special place in computing history. Designed for educational purposes, it introduced a generation to programming and technology. With its robust …read more Continue reading BBC Micro: A Retro Revamp with the 68008 Upgrade
Long before we had internet newsfeeds or Twitter, Ceefax delivered up-to-the-minute news right to your television screen. Launched by the BBC in 1974, Ceefax was the world’s first teletext service, …read more Continue reading Ceefax: The Original News on Demand
While normally more comfortable with a soldering iron, [LucidScience] recently took a dive into woodworking and hardware store electronics to build a DIY proofing box. It’s a clever design that …read more Continue reading Bread Proofing Box for the Hungry Hacker
The International Space Station (ISS) might not be breaking news, but this February, National Geographic released a documentary that dives into the station’s intricate engineering. It’s a solid reminder of …read more Continue reading A Space Walk Through ISS
[Stoppi] has taken on a fascinating project involving the interference of thin layers, a phenomenon often observed in everyday life but rarely explored in such depth. This project delves into …read more Continue reading Experimenting with Interference on Thin Layers
Frustrated by his Aldi multimeter’s backlight turning off after just 15 seconds, [Steg Steg] took matters into his own hands. His solution? He added a manual toggle switch to control …read more Continue reading Backlight Switch for a Better Multimeter