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DIY project write-ups by makers building with parts from Circuitrocks. Hardware list, code, and build photos.

Seeed’s reComputer RK3576 Kit Runs YOLO11 at 80 FPS for $219
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Seeed’s reComputer RK3576 Kit Runs YOLO11 at 80 FPS for $219

Seeed's new RK3576 dev kit packs a 6 TOPS NPU, a Pi-compatible 40-pin header and an optional 20 TOPS accelerator. Here's whether your build…

Ann Arandia Sep 6, 2026
This Arduino Watches a Treadmill With a Webcam to Clock Speed
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This Arduino Watches a Treadmill With a Webcam to Clock Speed

A rented treadmill, a USB webcam, and an Arduino VENTUNO Q: an on-board neural net reads belt speed and broadcasts it over Bluetooth as…

Ann Arandia Sep 5, 2026
Tiwaz: An STM32 Split Keyboard That Is Also Two Macro Pads
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Tiwaz: An STM32 Split Keyboard That Is Also Two Macro Pads

Timo Strube's Tiwaz splits into two standalone macro pads with joysticks, runs QMK on an STM32F401, and ships every hardware file open source.

Ann Arandia Sep 2, 2026
Build a Raspberry Pi Flight Tracker That Replays Your Whole Sky
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Build a Raspberry Pi Flight Tracker That Replays Your Whole Sky

A Raspberry Pi, a 1090MHz dongle and a well-placed antenna are enough to decode aircraft overhead and run your own local flight map, history…

Ann Arandia Sep 1, 2026
Arduboy’s $39 CHGame Rev0: A RISC-V Handheld Built for Hacking
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Arduboy’s $39 CHGame Rev0: A RISC-V Handheld Built for Hacking

Arduboy's CHGame Rev0 is a $39 bare-board handheld: 48 MHz RISC-V, a 128x128 color LCD, and every GPIO pin broken out for hacking.

Ann Arandia Sep 1, 2026
ATtiny816 PCB Business Card Runs 21 LEDs on Harvested NFC Power
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ATtiny816 PCB Business Card Runs 21 LEDs on Harvested NFC Power

No battery, no charging port. This PCB business card harvests power from your phone's NFC field to run an ATtiny816 and light 21 Charlieplexed…

Ann Arandia Aug 31, 2026
An ATmega Robot Arm That Serves Badminton Shuttlecocks
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An ATmega Robot Arm That Serves Badminton Shuttlecocks

A Denso VS050 arm, a pneumatic grabber and two silicone-rimmed discs turn a solo badminton drill into a robotics build you can scale down.

Ann Arandia Aug 31, 2026
This ESP32 CHIP-8 Computer Runs on a Flame and a Stirling Engine
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This ESP32 CHIP-8 Computer Runs on a Flame and a Stirling Engine

No battery, no wall wart. A Stirling engine and a candle push enough current to run an ESP32 CHIP-8 machine with an OLED and…

Ann Arandia Aug 31, 2026
Wireless ESP32 Bike Brakes: ABS From Car Door Lock Actuators
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Wireless ESP32 Bike Brakes: ABS From Car Door Lock Actuators

A fat-bike brake with no cable at all: ESP32 nodes talking over ESP-NOW drive car door lock actuators, unlocking ABS and an adjustable bite…

Ann Arandia Aug 30, 2026
An Arduino Nano ESP32 Robot Flips All 666 Pixels of This Display
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An Arduino Nano ESP32 Robot Flips All 666 Pixels of This Display

Most flip-disc displays need one solenoid per pixel. This 666-tile panel uses a single Arduino Nano ESP32 gantry robot that prods each tile instead.

Ann Arandia Aug 29, 2026
Never Buy the Same L298N Twice: An Arduino UNO Q Parts Tracker
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Never Buy the Same L298N Twice: An Arduino UNO Q Parts Tracker

A maker got tired of owning eight identical motor drivers, so he built an Arduino UNO Q inventory tracker that answers one question: do…

Ann Arandia Aug 29, 2026
A Parody Apple Laptop Reborn: The RP2350 Mactini Actually Works
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A Parody Apple Laptop Reborn: The RP2350 Mactini Actually Works

A 20-year-old Apple parody became real hardware: an RP2350 running FreeRTOS, DMA-driven graphics and an alphabet you tap out on one capacitive pad.

Ann Arandia Aug 29, 2026
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