DIY Projects

Those of you that enjoy building Raspberry Pi projects might be interested in a new tutorial that has been published to the MAKE website this week. Providing details on how to 3D print and build your very own DIY Raspberry Pi Skycam. The project has been published by Brook Drumm (founder and CEO of … [Read more...] about DIY Raspberry Pi 3D Printed Skycam For Drone Free Video Capture

Arduino enthusiasts may be interested in a new gesture controlled Arduino door lock which has been created by Adham Negm and uses an Arduino Uno together with a servo motor to slide the bolt back and fore. Negm has also equipped the Arduino power door lock with a 1Sheeld enabling it to interface … [Read more...] about Arduino Door Lock Can be Opened Using Hand Gestures (video)

An awesome battle chess set has been built using a Raspberry Pi and a little inspiration from the Harry Potter movies by a maker that had previously no experience playing chess or with robotics. Check out the video below to see the battle chess set in action and learn more about the construction … [Read more...] about Harry Potter Inspired Battle Chess Set Powered By Raspberry Pi (video)

Arduino enthusiasts looking for a new project to keep them busy over the coming weekend may be interested in this open source Arduino cocktail maker aptly named the HardWino. The HardWino has been created by Pierre Charlier and can be seen in action in the demonstration video below. Pierre … [Read more...] about HardWino Open Source Arduino Cocktail Maker (video)

Over the past few months the Raspberry Pi Foundation has been working closely with startup development company Trinket, to develop a web-based emulator for the Sense HAT. Today the Pi Foundation has announced the release and availability of the Raspberry Pi Sense HAT emulator, enabling those … [Read more...] about Raspberry Pi Sense HAT Emulator Now Available

Anyone looking to get started in the world of 3D printing, or has already built previous 3D printing kits may be interested in a new system that has been created by Blue Eagle Labs based in San Diego in the form of the Metal Delta. Metal Delta has this week been launched via Kickstarter and has … [Read more...] about The Metal Delta 3D Printer Kit (video)

Arduino enthusiasts looking for a new project to keep them busy may be interested in this fantastic Arduino powered Scanjet Keytar which has been created by James Cochrane and combines both an off the shelf keyboard with an old HP Scanjet scanner. Arduino has been used to control a stepper motor … [Read more...] about Arduino MIDI Controlled Scanjet Keytar (video)

Raspberry Pi enthusiasts and retro gamers in search of a new project to keep them busy over the next few weekends, might be interested in this awesome wooden retro arcade cabinet which has been created Sean. The retro styled arcade cabinet can be seen in action in the video below and has been … [Read more...] about Awesome Wooden Retro Arcade Cabinet Powered By Raspberry Pi (video)

Using a little Arduino hardware and programming maker and astronomer Görkem Bozkurt has designed and built his very own telescope mount which has been inspired by the GoTo telescope stands, and is capable of tracking and pointing to interesting objects in the night sky. The project aptly named … [Read more...] about Star Track Arduino Based Star Tracker And Pointer (video)