I adopted a cat a couple of weeks ago (Figure 2&3). To celebrate, I wanted to make a cat whisker sensory extension puppet that looks like my cat! This project will show you how to create a computationally enriched puppet that has whiskers. The Puppet (who I call Mr. Bits) has four flex sensors attached
Cyborg Crafts: Sense Like a Cat With Whiskers – Sensory Extension Puppet Continue Reading
The Internet of Things has brought a lot of formerly complex device applications into the homes of many craft brewers and wine makers. Applications with level sensors have been used for decades in large refineries, water treatment plants, and chemical plants. With sensor prices falling, now both industrial and DIY can monitor the volume of
Build a Tank Volume Reader in Under $30 Using ESP32 Continue Reading
The DJ Touch is a portable turntable touchscreen and interactive LED display. Our end goal was to produce a low cost touchscreen device, and demonstrate its application in a common consumer application. Out of an interest in electronic music, and with the knowledge of deejaying’s close roots to electronics, we decided to develop a touch
An FTIR Touchscreen Device Continue Reading
My basement gets wet when it rains a lot so I wanted a way to monitor it. I decided to try using an ESP8266 as it has built in WiFi. I paired that with a DHT22 Humidity & Temperature Sensor and a float sensor to monitor my sump pump. Using the ESP8266 is easy enough
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The goal of this project is to build a cheap alternative to measuring CO2 ppm in the air. It’s a nice simple way to see over-time change in ppm using a cheap NDIR carbon sensor and a temperature/pressure sensor to achieve better accuracy. In this project you will need to: – Solder – Wire –
CO2 Ppm Sensor Logger ($140) Continue Reading
Step 1: The Board & Shields Wemos D1 Mini 11 digital input/output pins, all pins have interrupt/pwm/I2C/one-wire supported(except D0) 1 analog input(3.2V max input) a Micro USB connection Compatible with Arduino Compatible with nodemcu DHT11 Temperature: -20~60°C Humidity: 20-95%RH (±5%RH) It uses D1 and D2 of the WEMOS Board and is extremely popular. They tones
WiFi Bathroom Humidity Sensor W/Fan Control, App & Automation Continue Reading
Don’t let a clogged drain slow you down!Coming back from our vacation, me and my wife were surprised by the water covering the floor of our apartment, and we found out it’s not even clean water, it’s drain everywhere. After clearing the drain and cleaning the floor, I had this question: why don’t we have
Drain Clog Detector Continue Reading
Has this ever happened to you? You wake up in the morning and realize that you’re terribly late for work/class/your weekly pedicure/whatever. You throw on a t-shirt and flip flops, sprint around your warm, heated house grabbing your belongings, and race out the door…where you suddenly find yourself surrounded by a cold, biting wind encompassing
CoaTracker Using Arduino Continue Reading
We all have seen different kinds of mood lamps & RGB light, most of them have some buttons or a remote to interact with them, but we thought of making a Gesture Controlled RGB Desk Lights which can change its colour only using a simple swipe gesture as a trigger. This is an interactive art project made
Gesture Controlled Interactive Desk Light Continue Reading
Sensors are one of the crucial things when it comes to building projects/robots. Many a times the sensor might be not available locally or it might take too long to ship. Smart phone have most of the basic sensors like proximity, accelerometer, light, magnetometer, gyroscope, etc. embedded and we can in fact use these sensors
Sensors in Phone and Arduino Serial Communication Continue Reading
