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This Nerf Gun Uses AI to Predict When You’ll Pull the Trigger A hobbyist maker has taken Nerf modding to the next level by integrating machine learning into a custom-built blaster called the Stinger. High-performance "flywheel" blasters usually suffer from a slight delay while the motors spin up to full speed, which can be the difference between a hit or a miss in a fast-paced game. To solve this, creator "stingernerf" bypassed traditional hardware… |
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Espressif's ESP-IDF v6.0: AI Integration, Security Overhaul, and Safer OTA Updates Yesterday, Espressif announced the release of ESP-IDF v6.0, which is now easier to set up with the new ESP-IDF Installation Manager. For a smaller memory footprint and to improve performance on resource-limited devices, the new version switches from Newlib to Picolibc as the default C library. ESP-IDF v6.0 includes an upgrade to the security layer, moving to MbedTLS version 4.x and… |
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Build a Speaking Alarm Clock Using the XIAO ESP32-S3 Traditional alarm clocks have remained fundamentally unchanged for decades. The ESP32 speaking alarm clock built in this tutorial replaces the beep at a scheduled time and expects the user to interpret the reason for the beep. While functional, this approach lacks intelligence and context. Modern embedded systems enable the creation of smarter devices that… |
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Infineon expands AI data center voltage regulation (VR) portfolio with new multiphase buck controllers and PMBus PoLs Munich, Germany –17 March 2026 – Infineon Technologies AG (FSE: IFX / OTCQX: IFNNY) is expanding its voltage regulation (VR) solutions portfolio for DC-DC conversions in AI data centers with two new product families spanning digital control and telemetry-enabled point-of-load regulation. Together, the new XDPE1E digital multiphase PWM buck controllers and TDA49720/12/06 PMBus PoLs help… |
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Raspberry Pi-Based 5” Portable Homelab Michael Klements built this 5-inch Raspberry Pi based lab rack by scaling down his actual lab rack by 50%, making it eight times smaller while preserving full rack-mount functionality. 3D printed using just 220g of filament with precision M3 brass inserts and screws, this portable homelab fits in your backpack yet powers a complete network stack. The setup includes an OpenWrt router running on… |
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Jaipur-Based Agritech Startup Verdant Impact Raises $3M in Seed Round In a seed funding round led by Unicorn India Ventures, Verdant Impact raised $3 million, which it intends to spend on scaling its team, breaking into the North and North-East Indian markets, integrating blockchain, and advancing its Pashu.AI platform. Infynyte Club, Yash Kotak, Alok Soni, and a-IDEA NAARM make up the other investors from the round. Verdant Impact is an agritech… |
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VENTUNO Q: Arduino’s Next-Gen AI Board In a major step toward bringing artificial intelligence directly into physical devices, Arduino has unveiled the VENTUNO Q, a new high-performance single-board computer powered by processors from Qualcomm’s Dragonwing IQ8 series. Announced ahead of Embedded World in Germany, the platform is designed to democratize edge AI, robotics, and intelligent automation for developers, educators, and… |
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Micron Starts Chip Production in India Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated a new Semiconductor Assembly, Test and Packaging (ATMP) facility of Micron Technology in Sanand, Gujarat. This marks the start of commercial production and shipment of the first made-in-India semiconductor memory modules from the plant. The Prime Minister said this is an important step in India’s journey to become a global technology leader. He… |
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DIY Raspberry Pi Pico Text-to-Speech Using Wit.ai Text-to-Speech, or TTS, is a technology that converts written text into spoken audio. It is widely used in voice assistants, accessibility tools, alert systems, kiosks, and smart devices. On computers and smartphones, TTS works smoothly because these systems have enough processing power and memory to handle speech generation locally. Microcontrollers are different.… |
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The Tiny Desk Robot Packed with Real-Time Information This is an open-source desk robot built around the ESP32-C3 Mini and a small OLED display. The ESP32 provides Wi-Fi connectivity, allowing the robot to fetch real-time weather data from OpenWeatherMap.org while also displaying the current time. The OLED screen presents both useful information and cute emotional animations, giving the device a Mochi-style desk… |
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How to Build an ESP32-C3 Text-to-Speech Using Wit.ai Text-to-Speech, or TTS, is a technology that converts written text into spoken audio. It is commonly used in voice assistants, accessibility tools, alert systems, kiosks, and smart devices. On computers and smartphones, TTS works smoothly because these systems have enough processing power and memory to generate speech locally. Microcontrollers are different. They… |
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Turn Your ESP32-S3 Into an AI Assistant With MimiClaw A community project called MimiClaw has released software that lets an AI assistant run on ESP32-S3 microcontroller boards and respond to commands sent via the Telegram messaging app. The system acts as an intermediary between user messages and an online language model, enabling both conversational responses and hardware control functions such as GPIO, sensors, and actuators. MimiClaw… |
