The parts that I have used are:1. Raspberry Pi 1, Model B, Revision 22. wifi dongle3. USB webcam4. USB micro cable5. L293D chip for controlling the motors6. 6 ΑΑ rechargeable batteries for powering up raspberry pi7. 3A Switch Mode UBEC 5V to power up...
This is a 2nd build of my attempts at prop making from long ago. The shell is from and old TNG Tricorder toy that originally had 1 LED in it. I looked at that and said, "That's Lame." So I built one with 38 led's in it 15 years ago. I looked at that...
The Challenges Screen Time: According to research, 85% of kids 8 years and under in the US are using mobile devices on a daily basis, and 40% of kids own their own tablet - and the numbers are growing.Structured and Unstructured Play: One of the biggest...
System Design There are three questions that needs to be answered to understand this project.1. Message String - What has to be displayed ?2. When the display has to be triggered (Touch Button or perhaps a kiss?) ?3. How the message has to be displayed...
I have always wanted to have a remote controlled toy. Unfortunately (well given that every toy I had I have always disassembled maybe fortunately) I have never got one. So now when Im old enough, have needed knowledge and resources, I have decided to...
In my best Hackaday voice... If you do not have a prepubescent daughter then Glimmies may have slipped by without notice. A Glimmies toy is a small (about 80mm tall) anthropomorphic animal like toy that comes in colorful choices such as red,...
Background: In this project as we use an old kids toy called mindflex, originally designed to make a ball levitate using brainwaves. These toys can be found on eBay for a fraction of their original retail price (around £20 on eBay compare...
All details are explained on the website, circusscientist.com, I have set it out as a tutorial, mainly for my own benefit in case I need to do something similar again in the future. Machine Learning is actually really easy if you use pre-trained models,...
The proof of concept is built using a toy car that is designed to adhere to walls and ceilings. https://www.amazon.com/Force1-Wall-Climbing-RC-Car/dp/B073DJTJZ3/ref=pd_lpo_vtph_21_tr_t_2?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=8VC7WSX9R3TW6P9ZQCHY The...
Lucy is my Border Collie & Schipperke mix dog. At nine years old, Lucy is blind now. She has Progressive Retinal Atrophy which has slowly taken her sight from her. But she still loves to chase after her stuffed toys or balls when they are tossed...
It's intended as an educational toy for my 2 year old son. The idea is that he plays with letters and numbers and eventually spelling and maybe even math.As mentioned above, there is a PS/2 keyboard attached to an ATMega328-P programmed using Arduino....
SUMMARY This project was a quick, fun modification of an old Halloween toy. I wanted something slightly different than what was originally on this, and an opportunity to experiment with different controllers using a PIR senor for a simple application....
I am thinking for a while about how to teach young generation coding in a funny way. We all know it is very important to learn how to code but it is not so easy. It takes time and most of the young learners give up and fail at the beginning. You need...
This clock is based on the light-up X-Ray Rabbid character offered as a happy meal toy from McD’s back in 2015, with the base from a Power Ranger toy (no, I don’t eat happy meals and yes, I have kids.) However, this particular Rabbid toy saw service...
I mostly followed this tutorial to get myself set up since I'd never programmed a pico before. I used the same basic circuit but added pwm control and a chunky if-elif-else block to handle the speed control. Works pretty much as intended, see video of...