Collaborate Disseminate
Traditionally, robot arms have been controlled either by joysticks, buttons, or very carefully programmed routines. However, for [Narongporn Laosrisin’s] homebrew build, they decided to go with gesture control instead. The …read more Continue reading Gesture-Controlled Robot Arm Is A Nifty Educational Build
[Elenavercher] loves engaging her primary school students, inspiring their imagination as well as teaching them the design thinking process. She has found that the very accessible rapid prototyping culture of …read more Continue reading micro:bit Brings 3D Printed Magic Lanterns to Life
The BBC Micro:bit, while not quite as popular in our community as other microcontroller development boards, has a few quirks that can make it a much more interesting piece of …read more Continue reading BBC Micro:Bit as Handheld Synthesizer
It seems there will never be an end to the number of ways to show the time. The latest is the LumiClock from [UK4dshouse], and it uses the seldom-seen approach …read more Continue reading The Warm Glow Of A Luminous Clock
Still don’t have anything to wear to that Halloween party this weekend? Or worse, your kid hasn’t decided on a costume that you both can agree on? Well, look no …read more Continue reading Really Robotic Robot Costume Will Probably Win the Contest
We’ve seen plenty of impressive robots of all sizes here at Hackaday, but recently we were particularly inspired by [Hans Jørgen Grimstad] and his thrifty mini sumo build. Using the …read more Continue reading Pint-sized sumo robot is adorable, accessible and totally awesome
Good coffee is nice to have, sure, but frankly, caffeine is caffeine and we’ll take it any way we can get it. That includes freeze-dried, if that’s all you’ve got. …read more Continue reading Totally Useless Coffee Dispenser is Anything But
What have you been doing to ward off the winter blues? [TechnoChic] decided to lean in to winter and make a really fun-looking game out of it by combining the awesome PinBox 3000 cardboard pinball sandbox with a couple of …read more
Continue reading Micro:bit Makes Cardboard Pinball More Legit
The BBC has a long history of supporting technology education in schools. The BBC Micro introduced a whole generation of students to computers, and more recently the Micro:bit is teaching today’s children about embedded systems. [Michael Klements] happens to be a grown adult, but has whipped up a project using …read more
It sucks that certain stuff in public is off-limits right now, like drinking fountains and coin-operated candy and gum machines — especially the fun kind where you get to watch your gumball take a twisting trip down the tower and into the collection bin. Hopefully there will be commercial contact-free …read more
Continue reading A Whimsical Touch-Free Gumball Machine for These Trying Times