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Matt is a fan of both aviation and historical engineering, so he has decided to bring those two worlds together in an attempt to recreate one of the most elusive designs in aeronautics: the ornithopter. The ornithopter is a flapping-wing flying machine that is fairly easy to build small models of, but--like most novel aircraft designs--becomes exponentially more unwieldy at larger scales. Granted, RC ornithopters DO exist, but they're very small and do not mimic the form of a human-carrying fuselage. Will Matt succeed at creating a larger-scaled ornithopter and revolutionize powered flight? Or will he return to his bench and the idiomatic drawing board? Either way, it's going to be an interesting ride!

You're not gonna believe what Dave saw that one night. He never would have believed it, there was this whole, red woosh sound. It means something, driven by a melody he can't forget. He builds a midi controlled light board to visualize it.

You're not gonna believe what Dave saw that one night. He never would have believed it, there was this whole, red woosh sound. It means something, driven by a melody he can't forget. He builds a midi controlled light board to visualize it.

Ramen noodles, the staple food for students around the globe to keep them alive, while they spend all their money on project parts! Clem doesn't even want to waste that precious project building time by preparing a cup of noodles. So, he decides to build an automatic ramen noodle maker. A machine that cooks noodles, adds seasoning and hot sauce automatically. It's 2019 so he connects it to home network!

Ramen noodles, the staple food for students around the globe to keep them alive, while they spend all their money on project parts! Clem doesn't even want to waste that precious project building time by preparing a cup of noodles. So, he decides to build an automatic ramen noodle maker. A machine that cooks noodles, adds seasoning and hot sauce automatically. It's 2019 so he connects it to home network!

Are you interested in the foldable future, but pining for the tech days of yore when phones flipped vertically and you always felt like James T. Kirk whipping out a communicator? Join us on this unwieldy DIY journey as DJ builds his next iteration of his Raspberry PiPhone that harkens back to the era of the flip phone. Is it a monstrosity or a masterpiece? You decide:

Are you interested in the foldable future, but pining for the tech days of yore when phones flipped vertically and you always felt like James T. Kirk whipping out a communicator? Join us on this unwieldy DIY journey as DJ builds his next iteration of his Raspberry PiPhone that harkens back to the era of the flip phone. Is it a monstrosity or a masterpiece? You decide:

Johnny 4 wasn't very much alive until Dave put the robot's head on R8-D8s body. Johnny needed input - code that would help him to move around in his new body. Join Dave as he finally makes his robot fully functional, he adds a Matrix Voice shield to a Raspberry PI. With the help of snips.ai, which is an offline voice recognition software, he will control the robot with his voice

Johnny 4 wasn't very much alive until Dave put the robot's head on R8-D8s body. Johnny needed input - code that would help him to move around in his new body. Join Dave as he finally makes his robot fully functional, he adds a Matrix Voice shield to a Raspberry PI. With the help of snips.ai, which is an offline voice recognition software, he will control the robot with his voice

We all know how the Raspberry Pi is a great little gem of a single-board computer--a "Jeep" of a board that can go nearly anywhere and does nearly anything--but how well does it work under these abusive conditions? Are the Raspberry Pi's advertised specs accurate? How well will the Raspberry Pi perform in "The Real World"? In this video, Matt puts the Raspberry Pi through a series of grueling tests designed to push it to its operational limits and see just how well it performs under pressure...and fire...and cold:

We all know how the Raspberry Pi is a great little gem of a single-board computer--a "Jeep" of a board that can go nearly anywhere and does nearly anything--but how well does it work under these abusive conditions? Are the Raspberry Pi's advertised specs accurate? How well will the Raspberry Pi perform in "The Real World"? In this video, Matt puts the Raspberry Pi through a series of grueling tests designed to push it to its operational limits and see just how well it performs under pressure...and fire...and cold:

As, most tinkerers, Clem is in search of alternative sources of energy! The Sun does not shine in his underground bunker, so he taps into a source of power that is abundant in every household - the dreaded tea-candle! Let's face it we all have them lying around and there is at least one family member who buys them all the time. So why not use this dormant "paraffinic batteries" for a project! Clem tests out various Peltier elements and rigs up a circuit to power a simple machine that is rightfully powered by a tea-candle!

As, most tinkerers, Clem is in search of alternative sources of energy! The Sun does not shine in his underground bunker, so he taps into a source of power that is abundant in every household - the dreaded tea-candle! Let's face it we all have them lying around and there is at least one family member who buys them all the time. So why not use this dormant "paraffinic batteries" for a project! Clem tests out various Peltier elements and rigs up a circuit to power a simple machine that is rightfully powered by a tea-candle!

In this episode we’re going to create a device that my dog Piper can use to let me know when she wants to go outside or if she wants water; So is born the BARKS-9 Interface. Upon pressing one of two foot-pedals, LED indicators to illuminate and a notification is played over some speakers, powered by a Raspberry Pi JustBoom audio amplifier.

In this episode we’re going to create a device that my dog Piper can use to let me know when she wants to go outside or if she wants water; So is born the BARKS-9 Interface. Upon pressing one of two foot-pedals, LED indicators to illuminate and a notification is played over some speakers, powered by a Raspberry Pi JustBoom audio amplifier.