robotics
MIT Roughened Optical Fibers Sense 3D Shape in Soft Silicone
MIT embedded roughened rubber waveguides in silicone to track 3D shape with under 0.4 cm error. Here's how to try the same light-loss trick…
diy projects
UNIHIKER K10 Package Measurer: ToF Sensor Plus Scale
A UNIHIKER K10, an 8x8 ToF matrix, and an HX711 scale team up to measure a parcel's weight and size, then pull up shipping…
raspberry pi
Pinetek IOL Core4: Add IO-Link Sensors to a Raspberry Pi HAT
A Raspberry Pi HAT with four IO-Link ports turns factory-grade sensors into a weekend project. Here is what the IOL Core4 kit includes and…
diy projects
CircuitPython POV Bike Wheel: Floating Images on 6 LED Strips
Six DotStar strips, a Feather RP2040, and a magnet sensor make a bike wheel draw images in mid-air. See how the timing trick works…
iot & smart home
IronEar’s ESP32-S3 Sensor Hears 500 Sounds, Skips the Camera
An open-source ESP32-S3 sensor node classifies 500+ household sounds on-device and reports to Home Assistant over MQTT or a private LoRa mesh.
diy projects
Three Kids Built a Raspberry Pi 3 Underwater Camera for £130
Three kids sealed a Raspberry Pi 3 and a DS18B20 sensor in a £130 acrylic tube to log river temperature and video on their…
arduino
Arduino UNO Q Robot Talks, Dances, and Reads Your Hand Gestures
A maker built Nuvi, a talking, dancing Shiba Inu desk robot powered by an Arduino UNO Q that splits AI processing from real-time servo…
esp32 & esp8266
Off-Grid LoRa Message Board Pairs ESP32-S3 with E-Ink Display
A battery-powered desk display that receives text messages over a LoRa mesh network with no WiFi needed, plus a built-in CO2 and humidity sensor.
microcontrollers
warecache Sensor Bins Count Your Parts Using an STM32H723
Sensor-equipped bins weigh their own contents and report over MQTT, so the parts count stays honest. Inside the STM32H723 hardware behind warecache.
esp32 & esp8266
Build a $10 ESP32-C3 Fridge Monitor That Logs Its Own Data
A $10 XIAO ESP32C3 and a DHT22 keep 30 minutes of fridge temperature history on-device, cutting network traffic by 92 percent. A tidy weekend…
robotics
Bird-Inspired Drone Perches Using 9 Touch Sensors, No Camera
TU Delft's drone finds a branch with nine one-bit touch sensors instead of a camera, hitting a 99% perch rate even when its position…
esp32 & esp8266
Build a Palm-Vein Biometric Door Lock with an ESP32 and IR Camera
An ESP32, a DFRobot dual-camera module and 940nm infrared light read the veins under your palm. Here is the parts list and the wiring…