DIY Projects

LaserPecker Pro is a desktop laser engraver that is easy-to-use, store and maintain. Launched via Kickstarter this week the project has already raised over $100,000 with still 30 days remaining. Early bird pledges for the LaserPecker Pro are available from $249 or roughly £194 and thanks to its … [Read more...] about LaserPecker Pro desktop laser engraver and cutter

Amateur meteorologists or Pi enthusiasts looking to build a weather station may be interested in a new project published to the Hackster.io project library this week by Nootropic design. The Raspberry Pi weather station is a fully automated system that is capable of receiving and decoding NOAA … [Read more...] about Automated Raspberry Pi weather station can receive and decode NOAA weather satellite images

If you are thinking of building your very own Raspberry Pi arcade machine you may be interested in a new Instructables project published by member “ernst1999”. The arcade machine was completed as part of the project week at University of Applied Sciences Osnabrueck and was inspired by the many other … [Read more...] about Raspberry Pi arcade project

If you enjoy building projects with your hands you may be interested in a modular paper organ which launched via Kickstarter last month. The DIY kit offers a chance to build the world’s first modular paper organ and contains all the elements you require with full instructions. Watch the … [Read more...] about Modular musical paper organ hits Kickstarter

A new book has launched via Kickstarter this month has been created to inspire kids to start coding. The aptly named Lanie Learns to Code book is designed for younger coders and has been written by Helena Ingram, during her senior year of high school. Check out the video below to learn more about … [Read more...] about Inspire kids to code with Lanie Learns to Code

Raspberry Pi enthusiasts may be interested in a home automation project published to the Hackster.io website earlier this year by member WolkWriter. Providing a tutorial on how you can quickly automate your home using a Raspberry Pi mini PC, Z-Wave devices and WolkAbout IoT Platform. Classed as an … [Read more...] about Raspberry Pi home automation project using Z-Wave

Pi enthusiasts interested in building a Raspberry Pi cluster may be interested in a new project published to the Hackster.io website this week by Dave Glover. Who provides full instructions on how to build a Kubernetes Intelligent Edge Raspberry Pi cluster using a selection of Raspberry Pi 4 and 3 … [Read more...] about Intelligent Edge Raspberry Pi cluster

If you fancy building your very own quadruped robot inspired by the MIT Mini Cheetah you may be interested in this new project by Jegatheesan Soundarapandia whose built a fantastic smaller version measuring 23 cm x 9 cm x 9 cm powered by a 9 V battery. The aptly named Baby Cheetah quadruped robot is … [Read more...] about Baby Cheetah mini quadruped robot

The team over at RetroKits have created a new open source RK-007 MIDI Commander allowing those interested to hack into their MIDI setup. The device requires minimal soldering and set up and is based on an Arduino Pro Micro and easy available parts found online. The Pro Micro is able to be a USBMIDI … [Read more...] about Open source RK-007 MIDI commander created by RetroKits