We’ve seen aircraft based on “helicopter” seeds (technically samara seeds, which include those of maples and elms) before, ...

While we cannot be certain this is the world’s smallest digital photo frame, [Raphaël Boichot]’s Pico Slide Show is probably ...

To anyone who remembers Y2K, Sony’s MiniDisc format will probably always feel futuristic. That goes double for Sony’s MZ-RH1, ...

Check (or cheques) have long been a standard way for moving money from one bank account to another. They’re essentially ...

Capacitive touch sensors are entirely in the domain of DIY, requiring little more than a carefully-chosen conductive surface and a microcontroller. This led [John Phillips] to ask why not embed ...

There is one particular directory of interest: onekey. This is sort of a “Hello World” for QMK firmware. Inside, there are directories for different CPUs, including the RP2040 I planned to use. There ...

If you’re [Nick Rehm], you want a drone that can plan its own routes even at low altitudes with unplanned obstacles blocking its way. (Video, embedded below.) And or course, you build it from… ...

Have you ever wanted to watch someone reverse engineer a piece of hardware and pick up some tips? You can’t be there while [Jeremy] tears open a Netgear N300 router, but you can see his proce… ...

Ferrofluid is fun. You’ve probably seen all kinds of demos with it bouncing around in response to magnetic fields, or dancing near a speaker. [beastie417] decided to turn the entertaining flu… ...

There are probably at least as many ways to construct a robotic arm as there are uses for them. In the case of [Thomas ...

Photogrammetry is a great way to produce accurate 3D models of real objects. A turntable is often a common tool used in this work as it helps image an object from all angles. [Peter Lin] wanted a w… ...

Heating things up is one of the biggest sources of cost and emissions for many industrial processes we take for granted. Most of these factories are running around the clock so they don’t ...