Eben: Here’s a guest post from Tom Sherlock, describing how he’s been able to control a telescope using a Raspberry Pi, Mathematica and the Wolfram Language. As an amateur astronomer, I’m always interested in ways to use Mathematica in my hobby. In earlier blog posts, I’ve written about how Mathematica can be used to process and improve images taken of planets and nebulae
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Controlling Telescopes with Raspberry Pi and Mathematica
Astro Pi – What Can A Raspberry Pi Do In Space? iProgrammer At least the best 50 submissions in each age category will win a Raspberry Pi computer and an Astro Pi board on which to code their idea. In Phase 2, all teams will develop code based on their original concept and two winning teams will be selected in …
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Geek Famous keyboard turned into Raspberry Pi case, working computer Geek The Raspberry Pi is generally seen as one of the most versatile, useful hobby items on the modern-day market. For as little as $20 — and mixed with some engineering and coding know-how — you can turn almost any object into a smart version of itself,
Build a Web Connected Thermostat with a Raspberry Pi and and an iPhone Lifehacker Web connected thermostats are great, but they're expensive. If you want to make your own, blogger and engineer Nooganeer shows how to build one using a Raspberry Pi and an old iPhone. The Raspberry Pi plugs into his HVAC system to monitor
International Business Times UK Raspberry Pi to blast off into space BetaNews Two Raspberry Pi computers are going to be sent into space as part of a competition to get children inspired by coding and space exploration. The Astro Pi project will take place from the middle of January and will see the devices sent to the … Students' Raspberry Pi computers to run on International Space Station ComputerWeekly.com Raspberry Pi apps created by UK children will embark on 6-month ISS mission International Business Times UK Raspberry Pi goes to space to teach kids spacecraft coding E&T magazine Inquirer
International Business Times UK Students' Raspberry Pi computers to run on International Space Station ComputerWeekly.com For primary schools, teams will be asked to think of an original idea for an experiment of application which can be conducted on the Astro Pi during the mission. The two best teams will work with the Raspberry Pi Foundation to code them ready for flight. Raspberry Pi to blast off into space BetaNews Raspberry Pi apps created by UK children will embark on 6-month ISS mission International Business Times UK Raspberry Pi goes to space to teach kids spacecraft coding E&T magazine Inquirer
International Business Times UK Raspberry Pi apps created by UK children will embark on 6-month ISS mission International Business Times UK Primary and secondary school children will see applications they have created be used to control a pair of Raspberry – Pi computers on board the International Space Station. The competition will open in January 2015, and asks children to dream up apps
Build a Dedicated Sleep Timer Radio with a Raspberry Pi Lifehacker Falling asleep and waking up to the radio is great, and while there are plenty of devices out there with sleep timers, Instructables user univership shows off how you can build your own with a Raspberry Pi . The setup here is pretty simple. The ..
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LinuxGizmos Hackable Roomba integrates Raspberry Pi LinuxGizmos By eliminating the internal vacuuming equipment, Create 2 leaves plenty of space for adding custom hardware components, including a Raspberry Pi or Arduino board, either of which can be used to control the bot according to pre-programmed routines. The Roomba's New Cousin Is Built for Custom Programming Wired iRobot launches new version of its Roomba-based educational Create robot Gizmag iRobot Now Sells A Roomba For Hackers Popular Science all 27 news articles
E&T magazine Raspberry Pi goes to space to teach kids spacecraft coding E&T magazine Announced today by the UK Space Agency and the Raspberry Pi Foundation, the project, dubbed the Astro Pi Competition, invites primary and secondary school children to submit ideas and write code for space experiments that could be done using the two