DIY Projects

If you are interested in learning more about jet engines and how they work you might be interested in the 10 minute video published by the Warped Perception YouTube channel. They have built a transparent jet engine allowing you to see exactly what goes on inside the engine as it burns and generates … [Read more...] about Learn how a jet engine works with this unique see-through jet engine build

The official Arduino development team has this week announced improvements they have made to the compilation terms for the free plan in the online Arduino IDE. The Arduino cloud editor is the online Arduino alternative to the popular Arduino IDE, requiring no installation and including all the most … [Read more...] about Online Arduino IDE free plan compilations improved

If you are considering building your very own robotic arm you may be interested in a new high-performance DIY robot arm built by computer scientist Pavel Surynek. The Real Robot One or RR1 has 6 (6 joints + 1 for the gripper) degrees of freedom and is powered by stepper motors. the robot arm has … [Read more...] about Real Robot One DIY desktop robotic arm

Over on the Hackster.io website Kamaluddin Khan has published a new project providing details on creating a long-range home automation system using the Raspberry Pi RP2040 microcontroller together with SB Components LoRa HAT. The project has been classed as being a beginner skill level build and all … [Read more...] about Raspberry Pi RP2040 long-range home automation system

Raspberry Pi enthusiasts and electronic enthusiasts may be interested in a new project published to the Hackster.io website this week providing details on how to build your very own Raspberry Pi IoT security camera. Classed as an advance project the builder should take approximately six hours to … [Read more...] about Raspberry Pi IoT security camera

If you would like to learn more about how to protect yourself or teach your students how to stay safe online. You might be interested know that the recent Hello World magazine created by the team over at the Raspberry Pi Foundation features articles on security issues and the ethics and legalities … [Read more...] about Protect your privacy with cybersecurity and cryptography

Raspberry Pi enthusiasts or those interested in creating smart metering applications using the mini PC and M-BUS might be interested in a new project published to the Hackster.io website this week. The project has been classed as a begin skill level build and requires approximately 30 minutes to … [Read more...] about Raspberry Pi smart metering via M-BUS

MagPi the official Raspberry Pi magazine website has featured an interesting homage to Apple Mac computer this week on its blog, created by ex-Apple software engineer John Calhoun. The unique build is powered by a Raspberry Pi 3 mini PC and fitted with an 5.83 inch e-ink display. Named the SystemSix … [Read more...] about SystemSix Mac powered by Raspberry Pi

If you are interested in using a Raspberry Pi to monitor GPS locations you may be interested in a new project published to the Hackster.io website by GitLab this week providing an introduction to tracking location using a Raspberry Pi GPS HAT. The project has been classified as a beginner skill … [Read more...] about Raspberry Pi GPS HAT supports GPS, BDS, and QZSS