African man hunched over a small robot car chassis
" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/tanzaniamain.jpg?w=400" data-large-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/tanzaniamain.jpg?w=800">We’re on a sort of vacation in Tanzania at the moment and staying in a modest hotel away from the tourist and government district. It’s a district of small shops …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/10/27/the-dar-es-salaam-hacker-scene-and-gamut-detection/)

3D Printed Dump Truck Carries Teeny Loads
https://hackaday.com/2023/10/27/3d-printed-dump-truck-carries-teeny-loads/

What do you do when you already have a neat little radio-controlled skid-steer loader? Well, if you’re [ProfessorBoots], you build a neat little dump truck to match! The dump truck …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/10/27/3d-printed-dump-truck-carries-teeny-loads/)

Mechanical Scorpion Robot Is A Cute Little Critter
https://hackaday.com/2023/10/27/mechanical-scorpion-robot-is-a-cute-little-critter/

Plenty of robots stick to a pair of driven wheels to keep locomotion simple. If you’re bold though, or just like creepy crawlies, you might instead appreciate this cute scorpion …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/10/27/mechanical-scorpion-robot-is-a-cute-little-critter/)

PC Fan Controller Works on Most Operating Systems
https://hackaday.com/2023/10/27/pc-fan-controller-works-on-most-operating-systems/

For better or worse, most drivers for PC-related hardware like RGB components and fan controllers are built for Windows and aren’t generally of the highest quality. They’re often proprietary and …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/10/27/pc-fan-controller-works-on-most-operating-systems/)

The Many Ways To Play Colossal Cave Adventure After Nearly Half a Century
https://hackaday.com/2023/10/27/the-many-ways-to-play-colossal-cave-adventure-after-nearly-half-a-century/

Layout of the map in Colossal Cave
" data-medium-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/ColossalCaveMap.jpg?w=400" data-large-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/ColossalCaveMap.jpg?w=800">Born from a passion for caving and the wish to turn this into a digital adventure for all ages, Colossal Cave Adventure has grown from its quiet introduction in 1976 …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/10/27/the-many-ways-to-play-colossal-cave-adventure-after-nearly-half-a-century/)

Build An Easy Replica of HAL 9000
https://hackaday.com/2023/10/27/build-an-easy-replica-of-hal-9000/

Adafruit’s PropMaker Feather is a microcontroller board designed specifically for building props with electronic features. Thus, what better way to show it off than by building a nifty replica of …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/10/27/build-an-easy-replica-of-hal-9000/)

Paperless RFID Tags Are Carbon-Based
https://hackaday.com/2023/10/28/paperless-rfid-tags-are-carbon-based/

RFID tags are great little pieces of technology, but unfortunately, the combination of paper, metal, and silicon means they are as bad as some modern pregnancy tests — single-use electronic …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/10/28/paperless-rfid-tags-are-carbon-based/)

Plasma Cutting and 3D Printing Team Up to Make Bending Thick Sheet Steel Easier
https://hackaday.com/2023/10/28/plasma-cutting-and-3d-printing-team-up-to-make-bending-thick-sheet-steel-easier/