What happens when you combine an Arduino-based microcontroller with a palm-sized aluminum box and clicky buttons? A fidget toy that invites coder creativity. I’m PCMag’s home theater and AR/VR expert, ...

I am leaving this blog to spend more time making things in the workshop and, hopefully, finally mastering FreeCad – amongst other mountains to climb (both intellectual and physical). So this is a ...

Learn Python-based motor control, sensors, and feedback loops. Ideal for beginners exploring robotics programming with Python. The idea of controlling a robot using only a few lines of code may seem ...

There have been many development boards recently built around the ESP32-S3. Most development boards come with a display, some also include cameras and buttons, and a few have speakers and microphones.

CircuitPython is Adafruit's branch of MicroPython designed to simplify experimentation and education on low-cost microcontrollers. It makes it easier than ever to ...

The Adafruit Metro RP2350 is a Raspberry Pi RP2350 development board that closely follows the Arduino UNO form factor for compatibility with existing Arduino shields. Key features include 37 GPIOs, a ...

Have you ever found yourself wishing for a development board that packs a punch without taking up too much space? Whether you’re a DIY enthusiast tinkering with your next big idea, a student eager to ...

I have an original Steam Link! It saw a lot of use in our house, except that it kept on disconnecting randomly and had issues with the controller not being detected right sometimes (leading to someone ...

Each year, students in the Saint Louis University School of Science and Engineering participate in research and design capstone experiences. At the SSE Undergraduate Showcase, students present posters ...

Raspberry Pi has stepped up its chip development with a quad core microcontroller with two ARM Cortex-M33 cores and two in-house RISC-V cores. The $5 Raspberry Pi Pico 2 board uses the RISC-V RP2350 ...

I guess for those uninitiated, the Raspberry Pi Pico is the Pi Foundations’ own microcontroller. It’s not a fully-fledged PC in a little stick like the Pi Zero, but a way to do little things (motors, ...