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Wi-Fi Browser Controlled Robotic Arm (with Arduino and ESP8266)

“Robotic arms kits are getting cheaper and cheaper. You can find different models online and try different methods to control them. This project is part of a series of tutorials in which I explore different methods for controlling a robotic …

A Coin Cell Uv/white Flash Light in 30 Minutes or Less!

“Hello everyone!I recieved some UV 5mm LEDs yesterday. I’ve been looking to make something with these for a while. My first interaction with them was a couple of years back during a visit to China. I bought a …

Automatic fan controller for server racks

“In this post we describe fan controller which we designed for our 9U wall mount server cabinet. This fan controller is designed to drive a 12V DC cooler fan with pre-configured intervals or by monitoring the temperature of the server …

Build a Dual 15V Power Supply Using Off the Shelf Modules for Under $50

“Introduction: If you’re a hobbyist that deals with audio, you’ll be familiar with dual rail power supplies. Most low power audio boards such as pre-amps require anywhere from +/- 5V to +/- 15V. Having a dual voltage power supply makes …

Building a MicroPython heart rate monitor

“Pulse sensors have become popular due to their use in health-monitors like the Fitbit. The sensors used are cheap, simple and pretty reliable at getting a reasonable indication of heart rate in daily use. They work by sensing the change …

Commodore C64 Emulator

“The project stated a few years ago someone asked Frank if it was possible to emulate the C64’s Sound Interface Device (SID) chip on the Teensy 3.2. He found a good reverse engineered SID (reSID) and ported it …

Digital Circuits 2: Some Tools

“When we work on electronic circuits, there are some tools that get frequent use. Things like multi-meters, oscilloscopes, and waveform generators. Working with digital circuit has some use for those, but brings with it different requirements that require different tools …

IoT Made Easy: Capturing Remote Weather Data: UV And Air Temperature & Humidity

“On this tutorial, we will capture remote data as UV (Ultra-Violet radiation), air temperature and humidity. Those data will be very important and will be used in a future complete Weather Station. The block Diagram shows what we will get …

PiRex - remote controlled Raspberry Pi based robot

“The article describes the PiRex robot controllable from either a web browser or a dedicate client application by using REST API. Last year I did publish the cam2web open source project, which is aimed for streaming cameras over HTTP as …

Quadruped Robot

“Have you ever wanted a robot that acts just like a real animal? The ones you can buy are outrageously expensive and not customizable. Well, you can learn how to make one right here! Not only is it of good …