An open source kit to build a walking smart robot dinosaur. Now open source on GitHub: https://github.com/JacquinBuchanan/Intellisaurus WHAT CAN I DO WITH INTELLISAURUS? Intellisaurus is intended for many skill levels. The easy to follow instructions allow someone with a modest skill level to assemble the robot and have it walking in a matter of hours. There […]
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We don’t know about you, but we’re pretty tired of singing two rounds of “Happy Birthday” or counting Mississippi to 20 each time we wash our hands. It’s difficult to do it without thinking about the reason why, and that’s not good for positivity. If you’d rather have your spirits lifted every time you hit
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While in-person arguments are getting harder to come by these days, we’ll always have the internet (hopefully). So what can you do to stay on your game in a time when a little levity is lauded? Build an argument bot and battle wits with the best — a stern-faced John Cleese! This latest offering from
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If you’d like to build your very own Raspberry Pi smart doorbell will be pleased to know that a project has been posted to the Hackster.io website this week from member “CHGP”. “This is a doorbell with smart functions.It does sound, like a regular doorbell when you press the button, but it also starts a livestream
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Using a Raspberry Pi YouTube TechWiser has created a fantastic portable speaker in the style of a giant Apple Aipod. Check out the video below to learn more about the Raspberry Pi speaker project and how you can create your very own gadgets using the Raspberry Pi. The video also shows other projects including installing
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Use the ESP32 and the Adafruit Electret Microphone Amplifier Board to stream your voice over WiFi to your Raspberry Pi. Story There are so many things that do audio streaming out there. Smart helpers like Alexa and Google Home. And so I came to the idea to do something with tone too. I took
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The current state of virtual personal assistants — Alexa, Cortana, Google, and Siri — leaves something to be desired. The speech recognition is mostly pretty good. However, customization options are very limited. Beyond that, many people are worried about the privacy of their data when using one of these assistants. Stanford Open Virtual Assistant Lab
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It’s a good time to be a fan of classic video games. Most of us carry around a smartphone that’s more than capable of emulating pretty much everything from the 32-bit era on down, and if you want something a little more official, the big players like Sony and Nintendo have started putting out “retro”
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Firewalla is an all-in-one, simple, and powerful firewall that connects to your router, and provides protection against cyber attacks, and gives insights about your network. It helps to safeguard your personal data, monitor and control your kids’ Internet usage, and block unwanted ads. All these are possible due to its built-in VPN server. The Blue will be capable
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A combination of modern and classic touches in this Pi Zero AirPlay speaker. Story Looking for a new project to build around the Raspberry Pi Zero, I came across the pHAT DAC from Pimoroni. This little add-on board adds audio playback capabilities to the Pi Zero. Because the pHAT uses the GPIO pins, the USB
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