Monthly Archives: August 2018

Raspberry Pi Tablet ‘RasPad’ Simplifies Programming – Geek

Geek Raspberry Pi Tablet 'RasPad' Simplifies Programming Geek But despite its small size (and equally small price tag), the Raspberry Pi can be hugely daunting; it's hard to know where to even begin. Which is why STEM-focused SunFounder created the RasPad: an all-in-one DIY tablet that facilitates customized …

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5 Reasons Why You Might Need to Upgrade Your Raspberry Pi – MakeUseOf

5 Reasons Why You Might Need to Upgrade Your Raspberry Pi MakeUseOf You've had your Raspberry Pi for years, and you've tried a few projects… but they never seem to go right, or they seem to fail too quickly. Could it be that you got it wrong? Perhaps the SD card is unsuitable

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Raspberry Pi space rover: NASA open-sources its mini Mars robot – ZDNet

ZDNet Raspberry Pi space rover: NASA open-sources its mini Mars robot ZDNet And it's chosen components that will excite fans of the Raspberry Pi . “We chose a Raspberry Pi to be the 'brain' of this rover for its versatility, accessibility, simplicity, and ability to add and upgrade your own modifications,” it notes on GitHub …

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Build your own NASA Curiosity rover

Put together your own remote-controlled Curiosity rover with the help of the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and a Raspberry Pi. Why wouldn’t you want one of these?! NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory To educate the curious about the use of rovers in space, the Pasadena-based NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) built a mini-rover, ROV-E , to tour classrooms, museums, and public engagement events. The original ROV-E comes with a much higher price tag, so the JPL engineers decided to scale it down for home makers And so engaged was the public by the rover and its ability to manoeuvre harsh terrain, rocks, and small children, that the JLP engineers have published a building plan that allows rover-enthused makers to build their own for around $2500 using off-the-shelf parts

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7 DIY Project Ideas for Putting an Old Raspberry Pi to Use – MakeUseOf

7 DIY Project Ideas for Putting an Old Raspberry Pi to Use MakeUseOf You found it! Stuck at the back of your DIY drawer, a Raspberry Pi Model A or B that you put away years ago, perhaps when the Raspberry Pi 2 launched. It has been doing nothing ever since, its time having passed. Or has it

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Want a Raspberry Pi-powered Mars rover designed by NASA? Here’s how to build one – TechRepublic

Want a Raspberry Pi-powered Mars rover designed by NASA? Here’s how to build one   TechRepublic NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory’s (JPL) Open Source Rover Project has published the designs and instructions for building a six-wheeled mini Curiosity rover.

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Raspberry Pi On The Go Powers Car System – Hackaday

Hackaday Raspberry Pi On The Go Powers Car System Hackaday Most new cars have GPS, rear cameras, and all the other wonders an on-board system can bring. But what if you have an old car? [Fabrice Aneche] has a 2011 vehicle, and wanted a rearview camera.

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Prepare yourself for winter with the help of squirrels

This article from  The MagPi issue 72 explores Carsten Dannat’s Squirrel Cafe project and his mission to predict winter weather conditions based on the eating habits of local squirrels.  Get your copy of The MagPi in stores now, or download it as a free PDF  here . The Squirrel Cafe on Twitter Squirrel chowed down on 5.0 nuts for 3.16 min at 12:53:18 CEST.

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