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Star Trek: Away Mission Escape Box
I'd been wanting to build this for a long time, and I finally did it! As a bonus, it was one of the 2022 Hackaday Sci-Fi Contest winners.
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Adaptive Universal Remote
I was finally able to make another revision of the Universal Megabutton Remote after my brother-in-law Jacob asked me to upgrade his current box.
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Megabutton Universal Remote Mk II+
My brother-in-law Jake was born with cerebral palsy and has trouble using most everyday things, so I built him a durable, accessible universal remote.
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Power Wheels Hacks
Everything I've done to an inherited Power Wheels ATV - an 18V drill battery, a PVC trailer hitch, bike tire treads, and a parade float.
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Smart Chicken Coop Light
When we first got chickens, we were trying all kinds of things we read online to get the most out of our laying hens. This project was one of those silly ideas
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Control RGB LEDs With the Wave of Your Hand
This was a fun project I worked on for Tensegrity Labs: a Leap Motion demo for an upcoming elementary school STEM night.
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Functional Circuit Board Art
While cleaning up, I came across some hardware that I was sure I wouldn't use in any project. So I decided to make my own bit of circuit board art. My first version was just a simple design that resembled a clock. Which gave me an idea, but I had to find some clock parts to make it work. While I did find a clock that wasn't in use the mechanism was just a tad too big, but I made it work. I think it turned out well. Now it is functional art!
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Office Busy Signal Stoplight
Rebuilding my Dad's old office stoplight with LEDs and an ESP8266, so the kids can tell when I'm busy working from home.
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Controlling a Robotic Arm with an Xbox 360 Wireless Controller
Using a Raspberry Pi, Arduino, and familiar game controller to explore robotic arm control.
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Cell Phone Li-ion Battery Tester
A two-LED tester built at Macalegin Electronics to read the charge on a cell phone battery at a glance, without reaching for a multimeter.
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Remote Firework / Rocket Igniter
Have you ever wanted to remotely launch a model rocket or some fireworks safely? I came up with this method using an RC airplane transmitter and receiver.
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Mega Button Remote - Wireless Charger
As a simple upgrade to the Megabutton Universal Remote Mk II+ / Adaptive Universal Remote, here is a simple way to add wireless charging to almost any project.
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LED RGB Stars
It is nearing Christmas time again. Last year, I lived in an apartment complex that held a Christmas light decoration competition.
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LED Desk Lamp Hack
Converting a 40W incandescent desk lamp to run on a grid of eight bright white LEDs, using a salvaged transformer.
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Creative Fatal1ty Gaming Headset Hack
I've been using this headset with my Xbox 360 for a while, but running an extension from the end of its cable to my controller was cumbersome.