Projects With Ryan Slaugh: Robot Makeover Part 1
Bringing new life to old technology is challenging and a lot of fun. Keeping with the theme of robotics from the latest issue of MAKE I decided to redesign an old robot toy.
Raspberry Pi
Raspberry Pi is an incredibly versatile microcomputer that is perfect for any kind of DIY projects. From programming robots to building home automation systems, there are so many possibilities when it comes to designing creative and innovative raspberry pi projects. With its powerful yet low-cost hardware, plus plenty of open source software available, raspberry pi has become one of the most popular tinkering tools out there. But what kinds of projects can you make with this small but mighty computer? Read on for ideas and tutorials that will shake up your next project idea or two!
Which Pi do I have?
The Raspberry Pi isn’t just a single board any more, there are a growing number of different variants available. Unfortunately they all look rather similar, and sometimes it can be important which board is which. Fortunately there are a number of ways to figure out which board you have.
Maker Shed has Arrived at Maker Faire Kansas City!
MAKE kits, books, wearables, as well as Printerbot and Ultimaker 3D printers, and RaspberryPi, Arduino and BeagleBone boards all for sale this weekend at Maker Faire Kansas City 2013.
Eben Upton Receives Silver Medal from the Royal Academy of Engineering
Congratulations are in order for Eben Upton, founder of the Raspberry Pi Foundation. He’s one of this year’s four recipients of the Silver Medal from The Royal Academy of Engineering.
How-To: Text Your Coffeemaker
Introducing the world’s first Raspberry Pi-powered, cloud texting-enabled espresso machine, called Textpresso.
RPi Geiger Counter
Chrono wrote in to share PiGI, a Geiger-Müller breakout board compatible with the RPi. The Raspberry Pi is a perfect platform to be a cheap but very versatile geiger counter. It can be connected to a TV/Monitor to display a nice graphical interface, it can play the nostalgic tak, tak, taktaktak sound via audio output […]
10 Hot New Boards to Watch
Over the last few months there have been a sudden rush of new micro-controller boards onto the market. A lot of that is down to Kickstarter and the appearance of a number slightly tweaked Arduino clones. A lot of them feature some sort of mesh networking, or other wireless capability. Here’s ten new boards that have just arrived, or are coming to market real soon, that you should maybe think about for your next project.