Hackster’s Handpicked Projects of the Week Jan 4, 2019
A Whiteboard Drawing Robot, an Amazon Echo Music Streamer, Fortune-Telling Device, an Arduino Vending Machine + More
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The Plotti Botti: An Internet-Controlled Drawing Robot!MusicPi: Amazon Echo Music StreamerThe Magic HallowingTalking Web Radio with ESP8266 and Sony SpresenseArduino Vending MachineArduino with NeoPixel Optocouplers Controlling Many RelaysAlcohol Detection ProjectGPS Tracking System with Arduino Uno and Digilent PmodGPSSnap Like You’re Thanos!New Year’s CountdownFestive Fireplace PCB OrnamentPrint Random Fact with Google AssistantBiometric Car Entry — True Keyless CarInsane $15 Solar Powered Battery BankNeoPixel Animation with GesturesAtmospheric Particulate Matter & Environmental SensingGPRS Weather StationUsing Twilio M2M Commands with an Arduino MKR GSM 1400Cheap MPPT Controller Live Stats on MobileArduino & ASP.NET Core Weather StationOhGee: A Friendly Robot Pal With Her Head in the CloudsJar Temperature Detector and Cooling Fan4-Wheel Robot Made With Arduino Controlled Using Dabble
The Plotti Botti is an XY plotter attached to a whiteboard, which can be controlled by anyone via LetsRobot.tv.
Stream your local music library to Amazon Echo for FREE!
A fortune telling device based on a child’s toy utilizing Adafruit’s Hallowing board.
Use speech synthesis to announce a web portal for streaming MP3 audio files from an ESP8266 through a Sony Spresense via I2S.
A touchscreen Arduino vending machine.
How to control many actuators like relays from one Arduino output pin? Use a strip of NeoPixel LEDs with LDRs as self-made optocouplers!
This project will attempt to show how much alcohol is in the air (semi-quantitative measurements).
This project is a GPS tracking system with LCD display using an Arduino Uno and a Digilent PmodGPS.
Too many people in your Twitch.tv chatroom? Why not ban half of them, with a snap! Well, maybe just time them out, it’s a Marvel movie.
A 16x32 LED matrix displaying an evolving RGB countdown ’til the new year. A surefire way to bring a New Year’s Eve party to the next level!
A festively themed fireplace PCB ornament/badge to light up your holidays!
Use a thermal printer to print out a random fact with the help of Google Assistant.
Why are even the modern day cars are not equipped with biometric entry system? Here is an attempt on a Toyota C-HR.
A long-lasting inexpensive battery bank that never needs to be plugged in.
Play with a gesture sensor and a NeoPixel ring to learn how to combine them both using an Arduino.
An air quality (particulate matter) and environmental (T/H/P) sensor system built with a Raspberry Pi Zero W, Python & Redis.
A GPRS weather station using BeagleBone with custom firmware for battery saving.
Sending machine to machine commands with a Twilio SIM and an Arduino MKR GSM 1400.
Use Tracer MPPT (and others) controller’s RS485 data link to generate cool statistics live on your phone.
Build a weather station with Arduino & ASP.NET Core.
Who wouldn’t want a friendly little robot on their desk to keep them company while they work all night on that Internet connected terrarium?
If the temperature measured by DS18B20 is above the predefined threshold, it turns the fan on automatically unless the piezodisk is pressed.
This project will show you how to make a DIY 4-wheel robot that can be controlled using a smartphone via Dabble, a mobile application.
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