One BeagleBone Black for All Kinds of Weekend Projects!
Have a BeagleBone Black? Here are a few project ideas you might want to consider building.
Technology
From The Gift Guide: The Best Tool To Get For A Beginner
Ok, it isn’t a single tool. It is the best though! If you know someone who has been wanting to get into electronics, you’ve absolutely got to get them the entire kit. This thing comes with everything you need to get started. There are tools for disassembling your items, like screwdrivers, pliers, and a desoldering […]
Punch Card Interface Now on Twitter
Ever want to go back to the “good old” days of computing, when all coding was done on punch-cards? OK, maybe you don’t, but it’s always fun to combine old technology with new concepts, like this interface that let’s you tweet via punch cards. The first step in making this clever retro-computing experiment was how […]
Robot Feet vs. Wheels: The Conundrum
Note: This excerpt was adapted from the introduction to Wolf Donat’s new book, Make a Raspberry Pi-Controlled Robot, a step-by-step tutorial on indeed, building your own robot rover, fresh from Make: Books. I like to call this robot a rover, as I tried to pattern it after NASA’s designs. Figure 1-1 shows the general outline of […]
The Robotic Workbench You Wish You Had
If you’ve been looking to add or upgrade your workbench, this fully automated model by “Dirk the Engineer” could give you some inspiration. Made out of Baltic birch, maple, and walnut, it appears quite well-made on first inspection. Look a little further, and you’ll find a general-purpose vise built in, as well as an end […]
Cypress Announces PSoC 4 BLE
You may not immediately recognize the name Cypress, however the chances are very good that you’re familiar with their products in one form or another. The items that their PSoC has been used in is simply too long to list — from Sonicare toothbrushes, to Adidas shoes, and even the touch screen in the Tesla […]
From The Gift Guide: The Cutest Intro To Robots Ever
If you’ve always wanted to get into robotics but found the pricing to be prohibitive, this adorable little kit is exactly what you need. Heck, even if you’ve got no interest in robotics whatsoever, you’d find this thing enjoyable as it scurries around bumping into things and backing away to find another route. While the […]
