Autonomous Home Robot
When Nick Baddorf decided he wanted to make a robot to help around the house, he embarked on a very educational journey. Nicola King takes a look at a robotic work-in-progress
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ML-based Bird and Squirrel Detector
Want to distinguish a bullfinch from a buzzard in your garden, or whether squirrels are up to no good? Machine learning has the answer. Nicola King takes a walk on the wild side
Turing Machine Demonstrator Mark 2 (TMD-2)
A modern-day Turing machine that’s simple to use and understand. Nicola King marvels at this mathematical model of computation
LED Cube
LED cubes may not be new, but one maker has created a cube with a USP – a status monitor for his PC. Nicola King sees LEDs in a new light
Smart Garden
What do you do when your BBQ no longer BBQs? Well, you could repurpose it as a smart garden and reap the flavourful rustic rewards. Nicola King gets green-fingered...
Air Hockey Robot
Fancy pitting your wits against a robotic air hockey defender? This one is clever, very clever.
Retro TV MakeCode Arcade Machine
If building a full-size arcade cabinet is a little too daunting, why not create a mini one using a Raspberry Pi Zero?, asks Nicola King
Singing Toilet
A trip to the washroom need no longer be boring – meet the Singing Toilet! We seek out the heavenly harmonies
Coffee Maker Greenhouse
Upcycling an old coffee machine into a plant-watering gardening assistant sounds like a latte fun. Nicola King filters the facts
DIY MIDI Door
Using a door as a musical instrument? Nicola King gets a handle on a different kind of harmony
Chamber: Sourdough Incubator
Having issues with your sourdough starter? Read on and be inspired… here’s a radical baker using his loaf.
DARVA: The Event Assistant
This amicable automated assistant was designed to help its makers explain their projects at tech events.