esp32 & esp8266
DIY Lockpicking Robot Uses ESP32-C3, Load Cells and Claude AI
An ESP32-C3, two load cells, and an AI model team up to feel and open pin tumbler locks. Here is the sense-decide-act loop worth…
diy projects
Jet Studio: Godot-Style Game Editor for ESP32 and STM32 Boards
Jet Studio turns Godot into a game editor for the Arduino Nano ESP32 and STM32F746, hitting 62 FPS on an ILI9341 SPI display. Here…
diy projects
Sylphide OS Turns Cheap Microcontrollers Into Retro Desktop PCs
Sylphide OS gives ESP32-P4 and Pico 2 boards a windowed desktop with a mouse, built on FreeRTOS. Here's what runs today and what to…
diy projects
OuijaCNC: A Self-Playing Ouija Board on Raspberry Pi and ESP32
A core XY gantry, a magnet and a spare Pi 3B+ make a Ouija board that spells messages alone. Here is how it works…
esp32 & esp8266
Proton AI Core Vision+: ESP32-S3 Board With Camera, Mic and IMU
Protonverse Labs packs a 5 MP camera, MEMS mic and 6-axis IMU onto one ESP32-S3 board. Here is what it offers and how to…
diy projects
Bot Reborn: A $4 Toy Robot Gets Voice Control and an AI Brain
A $4 toy robot, an FT232H and a tiny fine-tuned model add up to a voice-controlled bot with 200 ms reflexes. See how Bot…
diy projects
Chili Pepper: An ESP32-S3 Board Built for DIY Musical Instruments
Chili Pepper packs an ESP32-S3, 24 touch inputs, a PCM5102 DAC and USB MIDI on one open source board. Here is how to prototype…
microcontrollers
IR Remote Protocols Explained: NEC, RC-5 and IrDA for Makers
Why infrared still beats Bluetooth for simple, private control, and how NEC, RC-5 and IrDA work. Decode your first remote with an Arduino or…
esp32 & esp8266
Scentronic: ESP32 and Gas Sensors Send Smells Over the Internet
Ohio State's Scentronic uses six gas sensors, machine learning and an ESP32 to detect a smell and recreate it remotely. Here is how to…
diy projects
A Touchscreen Woven Into Fabric: 96 LEDs per Fiber, Washable
NUS researchers wove 54 LED fibers into a sleeve that plays video, senses touch and survives 50 washes. See how it works and a…
diy projects
Build a Motion-Triggered Haunted Box with an ESP32 This Weekend
A PIR sensor, a servo and a red LED stick turn an ESP32 into a jump-scare box. Here is the parts list and the…
esp32 & esp8266
ESP-Mosaico: Espressif’s $59 Board Where AI Writes the Firmware
Espressif's ESP-Mosaico pairs an ESP32-S31 with a 480x480 AMOLED so AI agents can write, flash, and test firmware on real hardware for US$59.