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How Can a Nintendo Switch Make a 3 D Printer Faster?
10+ hour, 2+ min ago (259+ words) Prusa shipped the i3 MK3 S with a controller running Marlin firmware, which was a very popular and capable choice at the time. That controller, with Marlin, takes G-code created by the 3 D printing slicer and uses it to tell the motors…...
Why Buy a Laptop When You Can Build a Cyberdeck?
10+ hour, 3+ min ago (417+ words) Hackster. io Please ensure that Java Script is enabled in your browser to view this page. Modern laptops provide us with a level of computing power that would have been almost inconceivable in the early personal computing era. Yet for…...
Boafoc: The Helper - Multilingual African AI Assistant
6+ hour, 53+ min ago (964+ words) A local AI voice assistant running on Raspberry Pi that speaks African languages, bringing private, offline AI access to underserved Areas Boafoc (pronounced as Bwafour) A fully offline, privacy-first AI voice assistant running on a Raspberry Pi 5 that understands and…...
Porting a Web App to Python using AI
3+ day, 10+ hour ago (434+ words) Working on creating a new off loading protocol that would be easier to implement in a FPGA The ESC Configurator is a specialized tool used by drone pilots and engineers to communicate with Electronic Speed Controllers (ESCs). It acts as…...
Laser-Based Night Vision Works at Long Ranges
20+ hour, 45+ min ago (255+ words) Night vision isn't magic and passive night vision can't see in pitch darkness " it can only amplify whatever little bit of light is already there. But active night vision has some interesting quirks that you can harness to do things…...
Animatronic Velociraptor by MM
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (1432+ words) Animatronic Velociraptor - my dreamed animatronic dinosaur from my favourite universum Jurassic World. From project to reality. It all started with a vision of creating an animated dinosaur head. The head was 3 D printed using PET-G filament with FDM technology. Instead…...
Do Androids Dream of Tactile Data?
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (247+ words) People, on the other hand, take a very different approach. We move naturally and with incredible dexterity, and we intuitively understand, and adapt to, hand-object interaction dynamics. If, for instance, we bump a cup and nearly spill it while reaching…...
This "Tortoise Bot" Features a Gigantic Arduino UNO R3
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (295+ words) What was the first real project you completed using an Arduino? I give it a 50/50 chance that your answer is "a turtle bot." They're a staple of education in electronics and robotics. So when Uncle Stem needed something to justify…...
Disney Tech on a DIY Budget
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (387+ words) Hackster. io Disney Tech on a DIY Budget Kayden Knapik built a DIY Disney-style BDX droid for a fraction of the cost using 3 D printing, AI, and a lawn mower battery. People who want to get into robotics face some…...
This Clever Little Upgrade Turns Your Vintage Gramophone into a Working Bluetooth Speaker
2+ day, 17+ hour ago (391+ words) Hackster. io Please ensure that Java Script is enabled in your browser to view this page. Maker JGJMatt has designed a device that turns any Edison-style gramophone into a working Bluetooth speaker " by sitting under the stylus. "I have an…...