Posts with «technology» label

Build Your Own Arduino Weather Station

An easy to set up and program digital weather station you can build for around $50

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Eye-Tracking Wheelchair Control Design Wins Hackaday Prize

Eyedrivomatic uses the same technology utilized for text-to-speech in order to build a motorized wheelchair you can move with your eyes.

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Fake Eyeballs, Digital Koi, and 10 More Amazing Creations from Autodesk’s Artists

The current class of Autodesk Artists in Residence was bigger than ever, and their work was on display at Pier 9 in San Francisco over the weekend. Check out just a sampling of some of our favorites.

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XLR8 Project Blends FPGA Speed with Arduino Coding

The XLR8 is an FPGA based board that looks and feels like an Arduino Uno. But not all is what it seems on the surface.

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Try Not to Have a Heart Attack While Watching This Egg/Pendulum Dance

It's just an egg, placed in a vulnerable position. "I thought it would be fun to pit a large metal machine against a small fragile object," says Mendoza.

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Slap Yourself Awake with This Ridiculous “Wake-Up Machine” Alarm Clock

Swedish tech artist and comedienne Simone Giertz tries her hand at creating the most annoying alarm clock possible

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Hack an Old DC Motor to Provide Rotary Input

Watch a Redditor share how he hacked a DC motor and hooked it up to an Arduino to use as an encoder.

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Project Update: Working Star Wars Dejarik Table Finally Here!

Ian Martin shows off his very impressive homemade Star Wars Dejarik table and runs through its functions and game play.

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This Backlit Display is Like a Word Clock for Weather

Riffing off of the word clock idea, this Maker created a backlit display for the local weather forecast.

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This Cereal-Stealing Robot Will Swipe Your Breakfast

One Maker’s experiment in robotics results in an insatiable cereal transport system using Arduino, 3D printing, and Rice Krispies.

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