More than a few hackers have put in the considerable time and effort required to build a rover inspired by NASA’s robotic Martian explorers, but unfortunately even the most well funded home tinkerer can’t afford the ticket to send their creation offworld. So most of these builds don’t journey through anything more exciting than a […]
3D PRINTED ROVER ENJOYS LONG WALKS ON THE BEACH Continue Reading
The 2018-2019 academic year has been another action-packed rollercoaster of innovative learning within the Computing & ICT department at British International School, Phuket – BISP. Key Stage 3 students have been busy exploring the world of robotics, competing in Lego Mindstorms challenges, as well as developing their skills in the Python and Arduino C++ programming
Computing and ICT students go from strength to strength at BISP Continue Reading
This tutorial was done on Windows. Authors claim it could also be used on Linux by using Mono, but I haven’t tried and don’t understand a lot about Mono to see what could be done. I am switching to Linux nowadays, so I’d be very grateful to anybody that’d make instructions on how to launch
Panelization – using GerberPanelizer on Windows Continue Reading
Planning a game of Hacker Jeopardy at your next meetup? You’re going to want some proper buzzers to complete the experience, but why buy when you can build? [Flute Systems] has released an open source DIY game buzzer system based on the Arduino that will help instantly elevate your game. Certainly beats just yelling across the room.
GAME ON WITH THESE OPEN SOURCE ARDUINO BUZZERS Continue Reading
Fidget spinner became a popular toy earlier in 2017. Most of us have one or at least have tried it. Consists of a bearing surrounded by a three-lobed flat structure, it can spin along its axis with a little effort. Makers and hardware hackers always try to employ different tools to make innovative ideas. Some
Turn Your Fidget Spinner Into A Vision Display Continue Reading
What better way to count down the last 7 weeks to a big hacker camp like SHA2017 than by embarking on a last-minute, frantic build? That was [Yvo]’s thought when he decided to make a life-sized version of the adorably lethal turrets from the Valve’s Portal video games. Since that build made it to the
LOCATING TARGETS WITH CHARM COURTESY OF A LIFE SIZE PORTAL TURRET Continue Reading
If there’s one thing any cat will work for, it’s food. Usually, this just consists of meowing and/or standing on your chest until you give up the goods. [DynamicallyInvokable] has a beautiful cat, Emma, who meows loudly for food at obscene hours of the morning. As she ages, it’s getting harder and more important to
CAT FEEDER ADDS METRICS TO MEOW MIX Continue Reading
Smartphone microscope as the name implies is basically a microscope which is compatible with a user’s smartphone. They mostly made up of a soft pliable lens and uses the smartphone’s camera. Smartphone microscopes have been in existence before, they are based on the use of external LEDs and usually get powered from an external source, these attachments
3D Printed Clip-On Turns Any Smartphone To A Household Microscope. Continue Reading
Fans of Ghostbusters will remember the PKE meter, a winged handheld device capable of detecting supernatural activity. Precious little technical data on the device remains, leaving us unable to replicate its functionality. However, the flashing, spreading wings serve as a strong visual indicator of danger, and [mosivers] decided this would be perfect for a Geiger counter build. An
A PKE METER THAT ACTUALLY DETECTS RADIATION Continue Reading
SHIJIAZHUANG, China, July 22, 2019 (Newswire.com) –OurPCB, a multi-national PCB Manufacturing, and PCB Assembly company, today published a Guide on ‘Custom PCB-The Ultimate Guide To Getting The Best Results’ It has four chapters that cover every detail about Custom PCB. The publication is available on the https://www.ourpcb.com/custom-pcb.html section of the company’s website for free. It
