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Project IGOR: Your Personalized Focus Timer to Boost Productivity This DIY focus timer is a combination of functionality with creativity, offering a tool to help track and improve productivity. This customizable design is made possible with the help of 3D printing, and he have used OLED display, rotatory encoder, and D1 Mini controller for the rest of the parts. This device is named Project IGOR,… |
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DIY Smart Flask with Temperature Display Using ESP32-C3 A Reddit user has shared a project that turns an ordinary thermos into a smart flask with a real-time temperature display. This innovative creation leverages the CrowPanel -ESP32 IPS LCD Display, powered by the efficient ESP32-C3 microcontroller, to add functionality to a simple everyday item. The core of the project is the CrowPanel ESP32 IPS LCD Display, a circular screen mounted on… |
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Paralyzed Person Fly a Virtual Quadcopter with Thoughts: New Advancements in BCI Tech Advances continue to be made in technology combining electronics into the nervous system to help paralyzed people, giving new hope in the bioengineering study. Many studies have been conducted on integrating technology with medicine, but this latest research led by Matthew Willsey from the University of Michigan uses AI algorithm to map the neural signals to specific… |
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This Exoskeleton Helps Pianists Play Faster and Perform Better To push the human limits and achieve what is beyond the human capabilities has always been an exciting focus area for the robotics, which then led to many innovations and advancements. A team of roboticists at Sony Computer Science Laboratories Inc. and the NeuroPiano Institute in Kyoto has created an exoskeleton that will enhance… |
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World’s First Human-Robot Marathon to Be Held in China China is set to host the world's first human-robot marathon in Beijing’s Daxing district this April, marking a major milestone in the development of robotics and AI. The event will feature robots running alongside 12,000 human participants, showcasing advancements in artificial intelligence, mechanical engineering, and sensor technology. The marathon will test more than just speed—it… |
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DIY Custom 3D-Printed Mini Robotic Tank A YouTube enthusiast made a 3D-printed mini tank that is compact and functional. The YouTuber “The Wrench” created this tiny tank with the help of Fusion 360 to make its body. Featuring its tiny 3D design and creativity. At its core, we have a Seeed Studio XIAO ESP32C3 camera dev board along with N20 motors to turn the wheels. These… |
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Whisker: An Open-Source Alternative to Flipper Zero for Hacking and Prototyping Since the launch of Flipper Zero, hacking and pen testing tools have gained a lot of attention. Devices like Flipper Zero, HackRF, M1 Multitool, HackBat, Bleshark, and RF-Clown have shown how accessible and useful these tools can be. Now, DevKitty is introducing Whisker, a cat-themed open-source hacking console. Whisker is designed to explore wireless networks, test USB security, and quickly… |
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These Tiny Robot Bugs Could Change Farming and Help Grow More Food Tiny robotic insects to enhance agricultural productivity; that is the vision behind the creation of robotic pollinators by MIT researchers. This can be useful for pollinating plants in controlled environments such as in vertical farming and multilevel farms. This innovative idea can reduce the impact of traditional farming and improve productivity. Inspired by the anatomy of real… |
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Open-Source Motorized Bionic Hand A Reddit user has shared an impressive project titled "My Open Source Motorized Bionic Hand", an innovative creation that leverages 3D printing, servo motors, and threads to replicate realistic hand movements. This project offers a simple yet effective design for mimicking human finger motions. The project, available as a free download on Thingiverse, includes all the necessary 3D-… |
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Flexible Organic Sensors That Grow with the Body The new study by the researchers from the University of California and Columbia University reveals that it is possible to make implants that are adaptable to the human body, which are flexible and biocompatible and are able to grow with the human body. These biocompatible sensors are made with organic polymer transistors, making them… |
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Fluid Pendant - An Interactive RealTime Fluid Simulation with STM32 A developer has made a small Fluid Pendant, a unique wearable device, that integrates real-time Fluid-Implicit Particle (FLIP) fluid simulation. This project demonstrates an impressive combination of advanced computational techniques and clever hardware design. The fluid simulation embedded in the pendant, balances particle-based and grid-based calculations to… |
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Exploring Supercapacitor-Powered Drones with a Custom Controller A hobbyist in the maker community recently shared an intriguing project: building a custom flight controller for a quadcopter drone powered by supercapacitors. This innovative endeavor investigates the feasibility of replacing traditional lithium-ion batteries with supercapacitors in drone technology. The drone uses supercapacitors as its primary power source, allowing for rapid… |
