diy projects
This $155 Open-Source 6-DoF Stylus Replaces $5,000 Mocap Rigs
Aalto University's open-source Lighthouse Stylus tracks position and tilt to under 1 mm for about $155 in parts, against $5,000+ for commercial mocap.
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Raspberry Pi Book of Making 2027: A Weekend Build Queue
The Book of Making 2027 collects a year of magazine builds: origami paper circuits, a PVC-pipe underwater rover, and a first-PCB walkthrough to try.
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A Raspberry Pi Zero Cyberdeck That Fits Inside an Altoids Tin
A maker packed a Raspberry Pi Zero, a 2-inch LCD, and a hand-soldered keyboard into a mint tin. Here is how the pocket cyberdeck…
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Build a Retro Handheld Inside an NES Gamepad with an ESP32-S2
A dead NES-style controller hides a full ESP32-S2 emulator that plays 8-bit classics and Doom for about $17. Here is the weekend build.
diy projects
DOGS2: A Palm-Sized ESP32 Bench Lab You Can Build This Weekend
Sergei's DOGS2 stuffs a programmable power supply, logic probe, frequency counter, and signal generator into one palm-sized ESP32 box. Build it this weekend.
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Portable Commodore 64: A Raspberry Pi 3 Retro Handheld Build
A Raspberry Pi 3 plus a Pico turns the classic Commodore 64 into a solder-free portable handheld you can wire up and play over…
diy projects
Build a Working Apollo DSKY Replica with Raspberry Pi and Arduino
A maker rebuilt the Apollo DSKY with a Raspberry Pi, Arduinos, and open-source VirtualAGC. Every CAD file and schematic is free, so you can…
esp32 & esp8266
ESP-KVM Turns an ESP32-P4 Into a $45 Open-Source IP KVM
A locked-up PC with no monitor nearby? ESP-KVM runs on an ESP32-P4 and hands you keyboard, mouse, and screen control from a browser for…
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Open Sauce 2026: Maker Builds You Can Recreate This Weekend
Seven takeaways from Open Sauce 2026, plus how to recreate the show floor's cleverest ESP32 and Raspberry Pi builds on your own desk this…
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Build a Spinning Mechanical TV with a Raspberry Pi Pico
A Raspberry Pi Pico, an A4988 stepper driver, and five LEDs turn a spinning pin-holed disk into a real 20-row video display. Here is…
diy projects
Build a Palm-Sized POV TV with a Raspberry Pi Pico
A Raspberry Pi Pico, a stepper motor, and a spinning disk of holes turn five LEDs into a pocket-sized color TV you can build…
diy projects
A Raspberry Pi Zero Clock That Sets Itself and Never Drifts
A Raspberry Pi Zero and a red 7-segment display make a desk clock that syncs over NTP and never needs setting. Here's how the…