Robotics Posts
Miami Hack Week - Hard Tech, Mushrooms, and Space Balloons!
From an automated mushroom farm to the first NFT in space! Read on to find out what happened at the Jan '22 Miami Hack Week!
In the Qwiic of Time
The new Qwiic Mini ToF Imager is here with a new Pixhawk flight controller and bladeRF 2.0 micro SDR FPGA boards!
How to Make a 3D-Printed D&D Rotating Puzzle Room With OpenForge2.0 and MicroMod
Follow this tutorial to build a Rotating Puzzle room for your Dungeon. This project incorporates parts from the OpenForge2.0 project with a few additional 3D-printed components and SparkFun's Qwiic and MicroMod systems to make a rotating puzzle room that can be activated by placing a magnet on the "secret" tile or remotely using a computer, phone, or tablet.
Makin' Art: Nature Mobile
So you wanna build a kinetic sculpture?! Let's walk through what it's like to make a creative art installation.
A Kit of Alphanumeric Proportions
Our new Qwiic Alphanumeric Displays get their own kit, a new robotics development board from Holybro, and a different version of the OpenMV Cam!
#TBT Arm DevSummit Recap!
Alie highlights her crazy experience co-hosting the Arm DevSummit TV show and shares her can't miss sessions from the event.
There's No Cheating in Baseball!
Rob takes a swing at showing how easy it would be for a professional team to cheat at baseball.
Qwiic Crane Part I: How to Make a 3D Printed Toy Crane
How I used Qwiic breakouts, the MicroMod system, and Tinkercad to make a joystick-controlled toy crane.
DIY Halloween Candy Launcher, Part 2
In this follow-up, I’ll show you the (mostly) finished project, talk about what I used, what I learned along the way, and just how much fun it is to have a robot that throws candy bars with unwavering accuracy and consistency.
14-Segment Salute
Two new Qwiic Alphanumeric Displays are now available in pink and green, a new Qwiic Motor Driver Kit is here, and we take another look at Raspberry Pi's newest HAT.