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BrailleTip Pen - Transforming Braille to Text Using Tactile Technology Researchers have unveiled an innovative device aimed at bridging the gap in Braille literacy among the visually impaired. The device, known as Braille-Tip, is a sensory pen designed to convert Braille into English text, enabling more independent learning and potentially revitalizing the use of Braille. Innovative Tactile Sensing TechnologyAt its core, this technology features a one-… |
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Battery-Less Smart Door Sensor Improves Energy Efficiency in IoT with Solar Power and Supercapacitors Smart home technology is continuously evolving, with energy efficiency driving innovation. A standout project in the developer community is the Battery-Less Smart Door Sensor, a highly efficient system that runs entirely without batteries. Powered by solar energy and supercapacitors, this breakthrough device eliminates the need for traditional batteries, making it a sustainable option for… |
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The Arduino UNO R4 Minima board now has a Clone for Under ₹600 Arduino Uno was one of the most popular microcontroller development boards, thanks to the easy to use Arduino programming environment and the community support. Even though Arduino has released numerous advanced development boards over the years, the Arduino Uno still kept the thrown to itself, thanks to the user friendly form factor and availability of the vast number of supported shields.… |
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JuggleBot: Yes, this Robot Can Juggle! Youtuber Harrison Low created a new robot that can effectively juggle objects like humans, called the JuggleBot. The entire bot is built using carbon fiber material for strength and durability. The Jugglebot is based on the Stewart platform with 6 degrees of freedom. For movement, the Jugglebot uses a custom custom-designed linear actuator. The actuators are built using brushless DC… |
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Pilet - An Opensource Mini-Computer Powered by Raspberry Pi 5 In the fast-paced world of portable electronics, a new project, Pilet, has captured the attention of tech enthusiasts and makers alike. Based on the newly released Raspberry Pi 5, this modular mini-computer is designed for versatility and portability. With a 7-hour battery life and support for a wide range of modules, it’s still in development but promises an exciting launch soon.… |
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Crucial Bug Discovered in Raspberry Pi’s New RP2350 Microcontroller: Causing unexpected GPIO Behaviour After a few days of release, a crucial bug was discovered for the RP2350 microcontroller. The Raspberry Pi Foundation released their new and improved in-house designed microcontroller RP2350 along with their new Raspberry Pi Pico 2 development board featuring the same SoC a few days back. Raspberry Pi has confirmed that the bug causes pins to freeze outputting 2.15V when configured as inputs… |
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Google Develops New AI Model For Acoustic Medical Diagnostics Google has developed an AI model named Health Acoustic Representations (HeAR) that is capable of detecting lung diseases, such as tuberculosis and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, by analyzing cough sounds. HeAR is a bio-acoustic AI model that can derive critical health insights from acoustic patterns. HeAR is trained on 300 million audio samples and 100 million cough sounds. One of the… |
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Sleek 10-Inch 3D-Printed Raspberry Pi 5 Laptop with Touchscreen A new DIY project in the maker community showcases a 3D Printed 10-inch touchscreen laptop built around the Raspberry Pi 5. This custom-built device offers a practical and portable computing solution at an affordable price. With a 3D-printed enclosure, a responsive touchscreen, and the latest Raspberry Pi hardware, this project demonstrates how a small, open-source board can power a… |
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Self-Playing Ukulele with Stepper and Servo Mechanisms for Strumming and Fretting Zeroshot, known for his focus on innovative projects, has channeled his expertise into creating a self-playing robotic ukulele which can autonomously strum melodies. The ukulele can be played by picking individual strings or by strumming many strings simultaneously. This dual-purpose mechanism is the foundation of Zeroshot's design. It achieves this by utilizing two actuators: a… |
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DIY Real-Time Air Traffic Tracker with Raspberry Pi An Electronics hobbyist has developed a flight tracker using Raspberry Pi 4, 4 nos of 64x64 RGB LED Matrix Display, and an RTL-SDR dongle, Providing a real-time visual display of Air Traffic. With the help of the open-source project DUMP 1090, the system receives ADSB (Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast) signals directly from aircraft. The data is processed and displayed on the LED… |
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Bus Pirate 5XL and 6 Debut Featuring the All New RP2350 Bus Pirate is one of the most popular hardware debugging multi-tool used by the electronics community. It was originally developed by Ian Lesnet in 2008 for the purpose of programming, debugging, and analysing microcontrollers and other ICs. Over the years the tool got numerous upgrades and the last version was the Bus Pirate 5, which featured an RP2040. As the Raspberry Pi Foundation… |
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Implantable System for Automated Opioid Overdose Detection and Reversal Researchers at MIT and Brigham and Women’s Hospital have developed a new implant to overcome drug overdoses. This new implantable device called the Implantable System for Opioid Safety (iSOS), has shown significant potential in reducing fatalities from drug overdoses. This implant continuously monitors vital signs and uses a sophisticated sensor fusion algorithm to detect… |
