Air hockey is a fun game, but it’s one you can’t play by yourself. That is, unless you have a smart robot hockey player to act as your rival. [Zeroshot] …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/12/16/robot-air-hockey-player-predicts-your-next-move/)

3D Printed Blaster Does it with Compliant Components
https://hackaday.com/2024/12/17/3d-printed-blaster-does-it-with-compliant-components/

The ease of integrating bendy parts into designs is one of 3D printing’s strengths. A great example of this is [uhltimate]’s six-shot blaster which integrates several compliant mechanisms. The main …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/12/17/3d-printed-blaster-does-it-with-compliant-components/)

See What ‘They’ See In Your Photos
https://hackaday.com/2024/12/17/see-what-they-see-in-your-photos/

Once upon a time, a computer could tell you virtually nothing about an image beyond its file format, size, and color palette. These days, powerful image recognition systems are a …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/12/17/see-what-they-see-in-your-photos/)

Man Overboard Systems Aim To Increase Survival Rates At Sea
https://hackaday.com/2024/12/17/man-overboard-systems-aim-to-increase-survival-rates-at-sea/

When you hear the cry of “Man Overboard!” on a ship, it’s an emergency situation. The sea is unkind to those that fall from their vessel, and survival is never …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/12/17/man-overboard-systems-aim-to-increase-survival-rates-at-sea/)

The Last Acorn BBC Computer Wasn’t a BBC Micro
https://hackaday.com/2024/12/17/the-last-acorn-bbc-computer-wasnt-a-bbc-micro/

For home computer users, the end of the 1980s was the era of 16-bit computers. The challenge facing manufacturers of 8-bit machines through the middle of the decade was to …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/12/17/the-last-acorn-bbc-computer-wasnt-a-bbc-micro/)

Tech in Plain Sight: Table Saw Safety
https://hackaday.com/2024/12/17/tech-in-plain-sight-table-saw-safety/

If you ask around a wood shop, most people will agree that the table saw is the most dangerous tool around. There’s ample evidence that this is true. In 2015, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/12/17/tech-in-plain-sight-table-saw-safety/)

Why NASA Only Needs Pi To So Many Decimal Places
https://hackaday.com/2024/12/17/why-nasa-only-needs-pi-to-so-many-decimal-places/

If you’re new to the world of circular math, you might be content with referring to pi as 3.14. If you’re getting a little more busy with geometry, science, or …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/12/17/why-nasa-only-needs-pi-to-so-many-decimal-places/)

A Compass That Looks to the Stars
https://hackaday.com/2024/12/17/a-compass-that-looks-to-the-stars/