Most robots get around with tracks or wheels, but [Dave] had something different in mind. Sufficiently unbothered by the prospect of mixing electronics and water, [Dave] augmented a canoe with …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/09/01/robotic-canoe-puts-robot-arms-to-work/)

Old Projects? Memorialize Them Into Functional Art
https://hackaday.com/2025/09/01/old-projects-memorialize-them-into-functional-art/

What does one do with old circuit boards and projects? Throwing them out doesn’t feel right, but storage space is at a premium for most of us. [Gregory Charvat] suggests …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/09/01/old-projects-memorialize-them-into-functional-art/)

Tiny Datasette Uses USB For the Modern Day
https://hackaday.com/2025/09/01/tiny-datasette-uses-usb-for-the-modern-day/

While you can still find tape being used for backup storage, it’s pretty safe to say that the humble audio cassette is about as out of date as a media …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/09/01/tiny-datasette-uses-usb-for-the-modern-day/)

Remembering the Intel Compute Stick
https://hackaday.com/2025/09/02/remembering-the-intel-compute-stick/

Over the years Intel has introduced a number of new computer form factors that either became a hit, fizzled out, or moved on to live a more quiet life. The …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/09/02/remembering-the-intel-compute-stick/)

Build Your Own Pip-Boy Styled Watch
https://hackaday.com/2025/09/02/build-your-own-pip-boy-styled-watch/

[Arnov Sharma]’s latest PIP-WATCH version is an homage to Pip-Boys, the multi-function wrist-mounted personal computers of Fallout. [Arnov] has created a really clean wearable design with great build instructions, so …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/09/02/build-your-own-pip-boy-styled-watch/)

The Sense and Nonsense of Virtual Power Plants
https://hackaday.com/2025/09/02/the-sense-and-nonsense-of-virtual-power-plants/

Over the past decades power grids have undergone a transformation towards smaller and more intermittent generators – primarily in the form of wind and solar generators – as well as …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/09/02/the-sense-and-nonsense-of-virtual-power-plants/)

Checking Out a TV Pattern Generator from 1981
https://hackaday.com/2025/09/02/checking-out-a-tv-pattern-generator-from-1981/

The picture on a TV set used to be the combined product of multiple analog systems, and since TVs had no internal diagnostics, the only way to know things were …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/09/02/checking-out-a-tv-pattern-generator-from-1981/)

No Need For Inserts If You’re Prepared To Use Self-Tappers
https://hackaday.com/2025/09/02/no-need-for-inserts-if-youre-prepared-to-use-self-tappers/