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*  Open Hardware Design *  Robotics Module *  Power Harvesting *  Human Computer Interface *  Musical Instrument
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The Vampire Charger takes in any AC or DC voltage that may be findable in an emergency situation and delivers it safely to your USB device.
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Vampire Charger

aaron-swartz-dayAaron Swartz Day

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The next stage of the TinyPi Story
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TinyPi Advance

mooseprmoosepr

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Waves of Dits and Dahs in a Tether Sea
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Tethered Haptics Using Morse Pulses

lee-djavaherianLee Djavaherian

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I'm using modern tools and methods to implement a very fast FHP3 binary model on your desktop
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2D Flow simulations with Lattice Gas Automata

yann-guidon-ygdesYann Guidon / YGDES

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The goal is to make an outdoor rated battery powered display that pulls data over cellular and can semi-permanently mount on a pole
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Pole Mounted Bus Tracker

andrew-sowaAndrew Sowa

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My 1942 Dodge was missing a few grommets for the wires and other cables so I made this grommet to fit the standard holes
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Grommet

andyAndy

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Scavenge power from indoor plumbing
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Plumbing Power

ted-yapoTed Yapo

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Rufus, ROBOTIC ARM PROGRAMMABLE ANTHROPOMORPHIC MANIPULATOR, LOW COST AND LOW COMPLEXITY.
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Rufus, ROBOTIC ARM PROGRAMMABLE ANTHROPOMORPHIC

henri-vanini-coelhoHenri Vanini Coelho

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This section reviews the interface between a FrSky X4R radio controlled receiver to an Arduino, using the 16 channel SBUS protocol.
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16 Channel X4R SBUS interface to an Arduino Micro

robotmaker-teamrobotmaker team

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A turrent which is an array of 4 lidar sensor's along with two compasses and a servo that scan the environment and dump data into database.
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Robotics sensor - 360 scan of environment

stanStan

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An Open Source project to build cheap linear generators to harvest the wind energy which moves trees in a forest (or waves in the sea)
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Harvester - Building the Energy Forest

tobiwanTobiwan

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Jarvis Farley is a home automation system I created to manage our kid's chores and allowance using blockchain. It also does 99 other things.
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World's Smartest Home feat. Blockchain Crypto

matt-farleyMatt Farley

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Computer family on PIC16 microcontrollers
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nedoPC-16

shaosSHAOS

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Hacking for Human Dignity. Let's Co-create the EZsmartphone.
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The Simply Obvious User Interface (SOUI)

david-nDavid N

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The lawn mower lever broke and I needed a new one
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Mower Throttle Lever

andyAndy

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...or how to build an extension module, that can enhance your abilities with your phone.
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Hacking a Fairphone

kirschner-christophKirschner Christoph

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Laser cut cardboard and wooden pieces for making animatronic robots. Open source templates and activity guides for educators.
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Laser Cut Cardboard Robot Construction Kit

andy-forestAndy Forest

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3D-scanning of the environment with a cheap lidar module with fast movements for semi-random pixel updates instead of linewise updates.
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LidarEye: fast 3D-scanning

jantharJanThar

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The ultimate stompbox. It is not just a stompbox, it is a metronome, a drum machine and more.
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HoPZBox

laszlo-szelLaszlo Szel

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It's a complicated world out there. You don't have to face it.
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Nope Glasses

mattmatt

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Screens in the streets and in art centers to make video exchanges between cities
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Window on the world

pixjuanPixJuan

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Using an esp8266, arduino nano, a salvaged usb power supply, and a couple relays you can automate anything
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Home automation on the cheap

thjubeckthjubeck

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This solar powering unit is a time switching battery powered solar charged circuit for Arduino.
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Tame the beast: Solar power station for Arduino

patel-darshilPatel Darshil

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The basic objective of maximizing the output of electricity is met through the implementation of a PSO algorithm.
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Capturing the Ocean of Energy Mechanism

ramiRami

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