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DigiKey and Shawn Hymel will guide webinar attendees through training a self-balancing robot using reinforcement learning (RL) and deploying it on real hardware during a free webinar on Thursday, Aug. 13. A corresponding video series will reinforce the workshop and expand on the hands-on tutorial. DigiKey and Engineering Influencer Shawn Hymel to Host Webinar and Video Series on Reinforcement Learning with Balance Bots

THIEF RIVER FALLS, Minn., USA — DigiKey, the global distribution leader of electronic components and automation products, is hosting a webinar…

Four ThinkPads Become An Offline AI Cluster Someone Turned 4 Trashed Laptops Into a Private ChatGPT That Got Faster With One Laptop Removed

Maker Joe C-J  has repurposed four discarded Lenovo ThinkPad L380 laptops into a working, self-hosted AI computing cluster, capable of…

Engineer Builds Self Driving Mini Fridge Robot Engineer Turns Mini Fridge Into a SLAM-Guided Tank Robot You'd Have to Chase for a Cold Drink

Engineer Dorian Todd has built a self-driving mini fridge on tank treads that can autonomously chase or flee a person and reward them with a cold…

ESP32-S3 Runs 28.9M-Parameter LLM On-Device ESP32-S3 Runs a 28.9-Million-Parameter LLM, Borrowing a Memory Trick From Google's Gemma

Developer slvDev has published an open-source project that runs a 28.9-million-parameter language model directly on an ESP32-S3, a microcontroller…

Petoi Unveils Four Servo Open Source Quadruped Robot Quaddle Is an Open-Source Desk Robot That Can Move Omnidirectionally With Just 4 Servos

Petoi, the team behind the open-source Bittle and Nybble quadruped kits, has opened early access for its next robot, Quaddle. The company…

ESP32 Powered Spider Man Web Shooter Prototype Maker Builds an ESP32 Powered Spider Man Web Shooter in This Brand New DIY Project

YouTuber Plentiful Props 3D has developed a functional Spider Man-inspired web shooter that combines custom electronics, 3D-printed parts, and a…

Romu: RP2354A USB Development Board Coming Soon Romu: A 15.5mm USB Development Board Built on the RP2354A

Bitmerse is preparing to launch Romu, a USB Type-A development board small enough to disappear almost entirely into the port it plugs into. The…

Phantom Twist, a groundbreaking low-visibility UAV Phantom Twist: The Spinning Drone That Hides in Plain Sight

Northwestern University engineers have unveiled Phantom Twist, a groundbreaking low-visibility UAV that exploits human…

The new simulation platform EWsim.io combines real-time analog and digital circuit simulation with firmware execution across AVR, PIC, 8051, and Arduino — entirely in the web browser, at no cost. EWskills Launches EWsim.io - A Free Browser-Based Circuit Simulator

Pune, India — July 2026. EWskills, the Industry focused skill-building platform for electronics and embedded engineers, has announced the launch…

3D-Printed Open-Source Coil Winder Need a Custom Motor Coil? This Open-Source Machine Has You Covered

Winding electromagnetic coils by hand is a slow and challenging process, especially when you're trying to achieve neat…