Collaborate Disseminate
I did something silly. I bought a lot of ten “broken” cheesy indoor quadcopters on eBay — to hopefully cobble one working one together and to amuse my son. At this point, I’ve got eight working. The bad news is that they all come with dirt-cheap transmitters that aren’t really …read more
While the cost of a hobby-grade remote control transmitter has dropped significantly over the last decade or so, even the basic models are still relatively expensive. It’s not such a big deal if you only need to get one for personal use, but for a school to outfit a classroom’s …read more
When we first looked at this tank, we thought it was pretty cool. The sides are unpainted 1/2″ (12mm) plywood, so it is not flashy. The dimensions came from Google-fu-ing the heck out of the WWII Hetzer and scaling them to 1:6. What knocks our socks off is how much …read more
Back in 2018, [Gryo] built a remote control specifically for watching YouTube videos on his computer. It worked perfectly, but it didn’t quite fit the expectation one has for a modern media remote — it was a bit chunky, the buttons weren’t very responsive, and it didn’t feel as nice …read more
Continue reading Building a YouTube Remote Control Worthy of 2020
Even if they’re wearing face shields and masks, healthcare workers can still understandably be quite leery of getting up close and personal with patients who may have COVID-19. That’s where a new robotic system comes in, as it lets clinicians take samp… Continue reading Sampling robot lets clinicians keep their distance from patients
As the name implies, here at Hackaday we strive to bring you interesting projects every single day. But that doesn’t necessarily mean a project only gets one day to grace these storied pages. Quite the opposite, in fact. We’re always happy to revisit a project and find out how far …read more
Although the showbiz industry still is centralized in places like Hollywood, it’s becoming less and less so as technology advances. That’s where Solo Cinebot comes in, as it’s a robotic camera system that can be operated over the internet.Continue Read… Continue reading Solo Cinebot system designed for tele-operated video production
In recent years, fish farms have increasingly started using underwater ROVs (remotely operated vehicles) for cleaning the nets that enclose their fish pens. A relatively new one, the StealthCleaner, has a unique triangular form factor.Continue ReadingC… Continue reading Triangular ROV cleans up fish farm nets
The Homeplug device, from Tenda, suffers from web server bugs as well as a DoS flaw. Continue reading Unpatched Wi-Fi Extender Opens Home Networks to Remote Control
The Homeplug device, from Tenda, suffers from web server bugs as well as a DoS flaw. Continue reading Unpatched Wi-Fi Extender Opens Home Networks to Remote Control