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Low-Cost, Power Efficient EMG Prosthetic Hand (Part 2)

By Antonio Velasco

Creating a low-cost prosthetic arm is challenging, but making one that is also easy to calibrate and accurate is even tougher.

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10 Smart 3D Printing Tips: Tolerances, Holes, and Slicer Tricks

By Travis Foss

Level up your 3D prints with practical tips on tolerances, press fits, teardrop holes, support-free counterbores, slicer split tools, modifiers, calibration, infill choices, and avoiding common failures like warping and stringing.

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Star Wars Pomodoro Timer

By Zach Hipps

Turn an ESP32 M5 Core2 into a Star Wars themed Pomodoro timer with dynamic graphics, countdown timer, and focus session control.

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Beginner Parts Kit Identification Guide

By SparkFun Electronics

In this tutorial, we'll provide a quick rundown of each part in the kit, to help reinforce your understanding of the component. For some parts, we'll include an example application, in case you're in need of a circuit to plug your new toys into.

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How Hardware Gets Hacked (Part 3): Adopting the Attacker Mindset

By Nathan Jones

Explore how attackers gather device info, map inputs, and uncover vulnerabilities using reconnaissance in embedded hardware security.

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Kitronik Arcade for BBC micro:bit and MakeCode Arcade

By Kitronik Maker

If you want to learn to code, learning to write games is a great way to get started, and our new hand held gamer has everything you need right now and it also has the connectivity for everything you might need tomorrow.

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Sound Generation and Musical Microcontrollers

By bekathwia

Explore audio output options, including piezos, speakers, DACs, and playback boards for creating music and sound effects in microcontroller projects.

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Low-Cost, Power Efficient EMG Prosthetic Hand (Part 1)

By Antonio Velasco

Developing prosthetic technology that is both affordable and functional is challenging in today’s space, mainly due to the costly fabrication and specialized calibration requirements.

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Building a Dynamometer for the Openwheel Project - Part 1

By Zach Hipps

Explore a custom-built dyno for hub motors using load cells and Arduino, enabling accurate power and torque measurements.

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The Kitronik ARCADE Max for Makecode Arcade

By Kitronik Maker

Introducing the new ARCADE Max for Makecode Arcade from Kitronik, gamification has never been this exciting! It’s our smallest handheld gamer to date but packs the biggest screen we’ve ever had!

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Dielectric Elastomer Switches: Building Logic Gates with Soft Membranes

By Mario De Lorenzo

When you think of "electronics," you probably picture rigid green circuit boards, silicon chips, and soldering irons. But what if you could build a circuit entirely out of soft, stretchy rubber?

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Docker Part 1: Fixing “It Works on My Machine"

By Hector Eduardo Tovar Mendoza

In this post, I want to explain what Docker is, why it helps with these problems, and give a practical understanding of how it fits into development workflows.