Space Garbage Truck Passes its First Test
https://hackaday.com/2018/09/20/space-garbage-truck-passes-its-first-test/
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Space Garbage Truck Passes its First Test
Back in April we reported on the successful launch of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station which carried, along with supplies and experiments for the orbiting outpost, the …
Golf Practice Made Easy with Robotics
https://hackaday.com/2018/09/20/golf-practice-made-easy-with-robotics/
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Golf Practice Made Easy with Robotics
When you think of sports, you usually think of something that takes a lot of physical effort. Golf is a bit different. Sure, you can get some walking in if you don’t take a cart. But mostly g…
The Use and Abuse Of CT Scanners
https://hackaday.com/2018/09/20/the-use-and-abuse-of-ct-scanners/
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The Use and Abuse Of CT Scanners
David Mills is as a research scientist at the cutting edge of medical imaging. His work doesn’t involve the scanners you might find yourself being thrust into in a hospital should you be unfo…
This Keyboard And Mouse Also Gives You A Workout
https://hackaday.com/2018/09/20/this-keyboard-and-mouse-also-gives-you-a-workout/
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This Keyboard And Mouse Also Gives You A Workout
The Ergonomic Handheld Mouse / Keyboard Alternative from [Shervin Emami] is an all-in-one solution for your keyboarding and cursor moving needs. The core of this build is a ‘grip-strengthenin…
C64 Keyboard Helps Keep The Memory Alive
https://hackaday.com/2018/09/20/c64-keyboard-helps-keep-the-memory-alive/
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C64 Keyboard Helps Keep The Memory Alive
To say that the Commodore 64 was an important milestone in the history of personal computing is probably a bit of an understatement. For a decent chunk of the 1980s, it was the home computer, with …
Fixing An IBM 1401 Computer To Get It Printing Again
https://hackaday.com/2018/09/20/fixing-an-ibm-1401-computer-to-get-it-printing-again/
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Fixing An IBM 1401 Computer To Get It Printing Again
The IBM 1401 is a classic computer which IBM marketed throughout the 1960s, late enough for it to have used transistors rather than vacuum tubes, which is probably a good thing for this story. For …
One Man’s Journey To Becoming His Own ISP
https://hackaday.com/2018/09/20/one-mans-journey-to-become-his-own-isp/
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One Man’s Journey To Becoming His Own ISP
America is a BIG country. There are pockets all across the land where broadband Internet is slow-to-nonexistent, and many individuals are left with wireless cell service as their only means of inte…
New Part Day: Put An Alexa In Everything
https://hackaday.com/2018/09/20/new-part-day-put-an-alexa-in-everything/
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New Part Day: Put An Alexa In Everything
The last great hope for electronics manufactures is smart home assistants. The Alexas and Siris and OK Googles are taking over homes across the country. At its best, it’s HAL 9000, only sligh…
555 Timer Robots Will Rule The World
https://hackaday.com/2018/09/21/555-timer-robots-will-rule-the-world/
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555 Timer Robots Will Rule The World
A running joke we see in the comments by Hackaday readers whenever a project includes an Arduino or Raspberry Pi that seems like overkill is to proclaim that “I could have done it with a 555 …
The N64 Controller Gets Brass Gears Through 3D Printing
https://hackaday.com/2018/09/21/the-n64-controller-gets-brass-gears-through-3d-printing/
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The N64 Controller Gets Brass Gears Through 3D Printing
The controller for the Nintendo 64 is a masterpiece of design, and despite being more than two decades old, people are still using this controller competitively. Smash Bros, you know. Those competi…
Prusa Unveils their own Line of PLA Filament
https://hackaday.com/2018/09/21/prusa-unveils-their-own-line-of-pla-filament/
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Prusa Unveils their own Line of PLA Filament
There’s little debate that the Original Prusa i3 MK3 by Prusa Research is just about the best desktop 3D printer you can buy, at least in its price bracket. It consistently rates among the hi…
Convince Your Boss to Send You To Supercon
https://hackaday.com/2018/09/21/convince-your-boss-to-send-you-to-supercon/
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Convince Your Boss to Send You To Supercon
The Hackaday Superconference is rapidly approaching and you need to be there. The good news is, if you play your cards right you can get your boss to sign off on sending you to Supercon as part of …
Easy GUI Front Ends for Arduino, Rasberry Pi, and More with MyOpenLab
https://hackaday.com/2018/09/21/myopenlab-talks-to-arduino-pi-and-more/
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Easy GUI Front Ends for Arduino, Rasberry Pi, and More with MyOpenLab
If you want to integrate a nice graphical interface with a microcontroller or single-board computer for a useful piece of custom equipment, how will you go about it? MyOpenLab is a platform that ma…
The Diaphragm is the Coil in These Flexible PCB Speakers
https://hackaday.com/2018/09/21/the-diaphragm-is-the-coil-in-these-flexible-pcb-speakers/
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The Diaphragm is the Coil in These Flexible PCB Speakers
Speakers used to be largish electromechanical affairs, with magnets, moving coils, and paper cones all working together to move air around in a pleasing way. They’ve gotten much smaller, of c…
Building A Pocket Sized Arduino Oscilloscope
https://hackaday.com/2018/09/21/building-a-pocket-sized-arduino-oscilloscope/
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Building A Pocket Sized Arduino Oscilloscope
There’s little question that an oscilloscope is pretty much a must-have piece of equipment for the electronics hacker. It’s a critical piece of gear for reverse engineering devices and …
The Un-Economy Of Building Your Own Spot Welder
https://hackaday.com/2018/09/21/the-un-economy-of-building-your-own-spot-welder/
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The Un-Economy Of Building Your Own Spot Welder
If there’s one thing that brings hackers together, it’s the ability to build something for less money than it takes to buy it. It’s an exercise [Great Scott Gadgets] put to the te…
Make An Electric Skateboard For Your Cat
https://hackaday.com/2018/09/21/make-an-electric-skateboard-for-your-cat/
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Make An Electric Skateboard For Your Cat
Have you ever looked at your cat and thought “You know, my kitten really needs an electric skateboard!” Probably not, but this seems to have happened to [Kim Pimmel] while looking at hi…
This TARDIS Is Bigger On The Inside
https://hackaday.com/2018/09/21/this-tardis-is-bigger-on-the-inside/
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This TARDIS Is Bigger On The Inside
A few months ago, YouTube user [Maladroit Modeller] uploaded a video of his model TARDIS from Doctor Who which shows an inside that’s bigger than the outside. Recently, [Maladroit Modeller] p…
Turn Your Teddy Bear Into A Robot With Yale’s “Robotic Skin”
https://hackaday.com/2018/09/22/turn-your-teddy-bear-into-a-robot-with-yales-robotic-skin/
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Turn Your Teddy Bear Into A Robot With Yale’s “Robotic Skin”
Despite what we may have seen in the new Winnie the Pooh movie, our cherished plush toys don’t usually come to life. But if that’s the goal, we have ways of making it happen. Like these…
Wonderful iPad Mini 2 Home Made Spiral Notebook Case
https://hackaday.com/2018/09/22/wonderful-ipad-mini-2-home-made-spiral-notebook-case/
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Wonderful IPad Mini 2 Home Made Spiral Notebook Case
Part of the joy of hacking is the joy of discovery, of seeing how things go right as well as wrong. That’s one cool thing about this iPad Mini 2 case build by [Eric Strebel]: in the video, he…