Raspberry Pi

Crowbits’ Programmable Magnetic Blocks STEM Kit Review: Build, Code and Play

Our Verdict Crowbits’ progressive STEM kits teach future engineers (ages 6-10 and up) the basics of electronics and programming, but nondurable paper elements and poorly translated documentation could lead to frustration and incomplete projects. For + 80+ Lego-compatible electronic modules and sensors + Helpful programming software + Progressive learning kits + Examples are very helpful… Read more

Eyecam Is a Raspberry Pi-Powered Webcam That Looks Like a Human Eye

Home News (Image credit: Marc Teyssier) Have a fear of being spied on? Then look out because the Eyecam is an eye-opening, open-source, Raspberry Pi-powered camera that eerily resembles a human eye. Half pet, half unused concept from David Cronenberg’s eXistenZ, this fleshy camera from Germany’s Saarland University is less of a Best Webcams contender… Read more

You Can Control These Raspberry Pi Robot Arms With VR Controllers

Home News (Image credit: Ricky Robot) Creating a robotic arm is hard enough, but controlling one can be a beast of its own. It’s not always easy to translate servo calculations into a user-friendly interface, but Ricky Robot made a Raspberry Pi robotic arm controller anyone can use! This project uses VR controllers so users… Read more

Raspberry Pi Sends 6,400 RP2040 Chips to Arduino for Upcoming Board

Home News (Image credit: Eben Upton / Raspberry Pi Trading) The impending arrival of another Raspberry Pi RP2040 powered partner is almost upon us. In a conversation on Twitter between Raspberry Pi co-founder Eben Upton and Arduino co-founder Massimo Banzi we see reels of RP2040 chips destined for Arduino’s first ‘Pi Silicon’ board. Hey @mbanzi,… Read more

Raspberry Pi Pico Guitar Hero Controller Is Ready to Rock

Home News (Image credit: Arlan Prado) We’ve seen it time and time again—one maker’s old controller is another maker’s Raspberry Pi project. Such is the case with Arlan Prado‘s awesome Raspberry Pi Pico controlled Guitar Hero guitar! To pull this rockin’ project off, Prado modified an old Nintendo Wii Guitar Hero controller. In his upgrade,… Read more

Atari Goes All-in on Cryptocurrencies and NFT

Home News (Image credit: Pit Stock / Shutterstock.com) It’s taken Atari less time to introduce its own Ethereum-based token, a crypto casino, and an NFT licensing business than it has to finally release the Atari VCS not-quite console it revealed in 2017 under the Ataribox moniker. Now the company’s going even harder on crypto and… Read more

Maker Creates RP2040 Stamp for Drop-In Pico Powered Projects

Home News (Image credit: arturo182 / Solder Party) When Raspberry Pi co-founder Eben Upton announced via Twitter that Raspberry Pi had an informal RP2040 sample program, many makers pitched their ideas for the chip that powers the Raspberry Pi Pico. One of those makers, arturo182, has already started work on an RP2040 based Raspberry Pi… Read more

Play Pico Pong on a Raspberry Pi Pico or Tiny 2040

Home News (Image credit: Gurgle Apps) The team at Gurgle Apps is always getting creative with microelectronics but their latest project has us seriously excited! This time the family developed a Pong replica just for the Raspberry Pi RP2040 microcontroller. Some of the best Raspberry Pi projects are compatible with different boards, and this one… Read more

Raspberry Pi Pico POV Display Spins Out a Dazzling LED Show

Home News (Image credit: Home Made Garbadge) We’ve seen makers develop some pretty cool Raspberry Pi Pico displays, but this is the first POV Pico display we’ve seen! POV stands for persistence of vision and refers to a technology that works by flashing LEDs on a rotating string. Through careful timings, the lights can flash… Read more

How to Build a Raspberry Pi Pico-Powered Stream Deck Keypad

No matter how many keys your keyboard has, you can always use a dedicated keypad with buttons for executing macros, launching your favorite apps or, if you’re a streamer, initiating functions in OBS. Many users swear by the Elgato Stream Deck lineup of macro keypads, but these devices are expensive. With Raspberry Pi Pico, some… Read more

Let the Dogs Out! How to Make a Raspberry Pi Pet Detector

Working from home gives you more opportunities to spend time with your family – pets included. My office is upstairs and occasionally my dog wants to go outside. I could put a bell on the door that she could ring, but why waste the opportunity to build an over-engineered solution. This project uses a field… Read more

Draw on This Raspberry Pi Matrix in Real-Time

Home News (Image credit: Neythen Treloar) Customizing a matrix with a Raspberry Pi can be tricky, but Neythen Treloar’s project changes that by making it possible to paint an image onto a matrix in real-time from any browser. This isn’t the first time we’ve shared Neythen’s work, we previously showcased his matrix-based video game project…. Read more

M5Stack Raspberry Pi RP2040 Board Could Be On The Way

Home News (Image credit: Future) The Raspberry Pi Pico is shaping up to be the most popular board of 2021 and while official partners are busy finishing off their range of RP2040 boards, other companies are starting development on their own. M5Stack, perhaps more notable for their modular ESP32 based M5Stick and M5Paper devices has… Read more

Raspberry Pi Gets 5.25-inch Floppy Drive Support

Home News (Image credit: Dr. Scott M. Baker) Long gone are the days of limiting your Raspberry Pi with large-capacity microSD cards and SSDs. Thanks to Dr. Scott Baker’s latest project, makers are finally free to use 360K floppy disks for all their legacy storage needs! The best Raspberry Pi projects are made from scratch… Read more

Adafruit Demos Tiny RP2040 Board Ahead of Release

Home News (Image credit: Adafruit) Adafruit’s smallest RP2040 board is still coming soon, but in a recent video, Adafruit founder Limor “Ladyada” Fried demonstrated the QT Py 2040, a tiny board powered by the same chip as a Raspberry Pi Pico, using a community Arduino core that enables any RP2040 board to be used with… Read more