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Wood SCARA Arm Gets a Grip
[Ignacio]’s VIRK I is a robot arm of SCARA design with a very memorable wooden body, and its new gripper allows it to do a simple pick and place demo. Designing a robot arm is a daunting task, and the...
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Downdraft Table Inhales Dust, Not Cash
We always look forward to the builds [MakerMan] sends in, and it’s not just because we dig his choices in royalty free music (though it helps). He always manages to put together his projects with a...
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An HDMI Input For A Laptop Screen, Minus Laptop
The lack of HDMI inputs on almost all laptops is a huge drawback for anyone who wants to easily play a video game on the road, for example. As to why no manufacturers offer this piece of convenience...
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Hackaday Podcast Ep10 – XKCD Graphs, Turing Complete Meta Computers, False...
Elliot Williams and Mike Szczys walk through the past week in hackerdom. There’s a new jargon quiz! Do you know what astrictive robotic prehension means? We look at the $50 Ham series, omni-wheeled...
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Mid-Winter Hacker Camp In Civilised Surroundings
Imagine a weekend of opulence in which you meet your companion at the railway station and whisk away across the continent in a 190mph express train for a relaxing couple of days enjoying the ambience...
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RetroPie NES Clock Tells You When it’s Game Time
We’ve all seen the 3D printed replicas of classic game consoles which house a Raspberry Pi; in fact, there’s a pretty good chance some of the people reading this post have one of their own. They’re a...
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Octavo Systems Shows Off With Deadbug Linux Computer
Once upon a time, small Linux-capable single board computers were novelties, but not anymore. Today we have a wide selection of them, many built around modules we could buy for our own projects. Some...
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This Arduino Feeds The Dog
Part of the joy of owning a dog is feeding it. How often do you get to make another living being that happy? However, sometimes you can’t be there when your best friend is hungry. [El Taller De TD]...
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An Airbag Charge To Launch A Projectile
It’s not particularly easy to buy small explosive charges. At least, it’s not in the UK, from where [Turbo Conquering Mega Eagle] hails. But it is surprisingly easy to get your hands on one because...
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A Soap Film Photography How-To
Blowing bubbles is a pastime enjoyed by young and old alike. The pleasant motion and swirling colors of the bubbles can be remarkably relaxing. With the right tools and techniques, it’s possible to...
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Tweetbot Expresses Twitter Emotions
When reading textual communications, it can be difficult to accurately acertain emotional intent. Individual humans can be better or worse at this, with sometimes hilarious results when it goes wrong....
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Printable Filament Spool Hub Skips the Bearings
When you really start fine-tuning your 3D printer, you might start to notice that even the smallest things can have a noticeable impact on your prints. An open window can cause enough of a draft to...
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The Enlightenment Turns Light And Noise Into Sound
We’re all familiar with the subtle sounds of electrical equipment present in daily life. There’s the high-pitched whine of a CRT, the mains hum of a poorly isolated audio amplifier, and the wailing...
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Building A Magnetic Loop Antenna
Antennas come in many shapes and sizes, with a variety of characteristics making them more or less suitable for various applications. The average hacker with only a middling exposure to RF may be...
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Making A 1940s Radio Digital With Nixies
Classix Philly One Oh Seven Nine is your home for Philly soul right at the top of the dial, and now you know why this writer isn’t allowed on the Hackaday podcast. That phrase, ‘top of the dial’...
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Custom Calculator Rolls D20 So You Don’t Have To
There are a number of sticking points that can keep new players away from complex tabletop games such as Dungeons & Dragons. Some people are intimidated by the math involved, and of course others...
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Vintage Atari Becomes Modern Keyboard
The modern keyboard enthusiast is blessed with innumerable choices when it comes to typing hardware. There are keyboards designed specifically for gaming, fast typing, ergonomics, and all manner of...
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Hackaday Links: March 17, 2019
There’s now an official Raspberry Pi keyboard and mouse. The mouse is a mouse clad in pink and white plastic, but the Pi keyboard has some stuff going for it. It’s small, which is what you want for a...
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How To Interface Sega Controllers, And Make Them Wireless
The Sega Genesis, or Mega Drive as it was known outside North America, was a popular console for the simple fact that Sega did what Nintendidn’t. Anachronistic marketing jokes aside, it brought fast...
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Hack Chat: The Home Machine Shop with Quinn Dunki
Join us Wednesday at noon Pacific time for the Home Machine Shop Hack Chat! Even if you haven’t been here for very long, you’ll probably recognize Quinn Dunki as Hackaday’s resident consulting...
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