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DIY Magnetic 6DoF SpaceMouse Brings Pro-Level 3D Control DIY Magnetic 6DoF SpaceMouse Brings Pro-Level 3D Control

Hardware developer and Maker Salim Benbouziyane has created an open-source, fully functional 6-DoF (six degrees of freedom) navigation controller…

Saranga: Drone That Navigates by Sound This Drone Can ‘See’ in Total Darkness Without a Camera

Researchers have developed a small autonomous drone inspired by how bats navigate in the dark. Instead of relying on cameras or LiDAR, which often…

Multi-Functional Smart Bottle with Wireless Charging & Audio The ESP32 Smart Water Bottle That Does Way Too Much

The maker, Alex from Hobby Built, created a really interesting smart bottle that goes far beyond just holding water. This bottle can play your…

Off-Grid Communication with Mesh Node Mesh Node Combines LoRa and Meshtastic for Off-Grid Messaging

Not being able to locate a friend who got separated from the group during a trek led to the development of Mesh Node, a device designed for…

DIY 3D Scanner Intelligent 3D Reconstruction Using Advanced Point Cloud Algorithms

A YouTube channel named 9nl has developed an open-source project on GitHub that is gaining attention for its approach to 3D reconstruction using…

LiteWing Python Library LiteWing Python Library - Quick Start Guide and API Documentation

From STEM classrooms to early-stage startups, the LiteWing Drone has found its way into the hands of students, makers, and engineers alike. Our…

Simple Transistor-Based Self-Timing Electric Motor Built from Scratch Simple Self-Timing Electric Motor Built from Scratch

A maker recently demonstrated how to build a fully functional self timing electric motor using only basic electronic…

ESP32-S3 microcontroller board connected via USB with AI assistant project Turn Your ESP32-S3 Into an AI Assistant With MimiClaw

A community project called MimiClaw has released software that lets an AI assistant run on ESP32-S3 microcontroller boards and respond to commands…

DIY 3D mapping with ToF sensor Maker Turned a ToF Sensor Into a 3D Scanner

What if a small sensor could understand space in three dimensions? A maker recently showed how a Time-of-Flight (ToF) sensor can be turned into a…

LiteWing Positioning Module Optical Flow Tracking LiteWing Flight Positioning Module - Optical Flow Tracking (PMW3901MB)

The LiteWing Flight Positioning Module uses the PMW3901MB optical flow sensor to measure horizontal motion relative to…