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I Built a Pi 5 AI Chatbot That Talks, Blinks, and Looks Around!

There’s something fun about bringing tech to life, literally. Today’s project is all about that, building an AI chatbot that blinks, looks around, and even talks back using a set...
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A Pi Cluster That Fits in the Palm of Your Hand – The Sipeed Nanocluster

Building a Raspberry Pi cluster usually means dealing with messy cables, stacks of boards, and a tangle of power supplies. But what...
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Pi 5 NAS With Custom Carbon Fibre Panels, Made on the Makera Z1!

Today, I'm going to be building a low-power SSD NAS that is built around the Raspberry Pi...
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I Built a Pi 5 AI Chatbot That Talks, Blinks, and Looks Around!

There’s something fun about bringing tech to life, literally. Today’s project is all about that, building an...
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Electronics Projects

A Pi Cluster That Fits in the Palm of Your Hand – The Sipeed Nanocluster

Building a Raspberry Pi cluster usually means dealing with messy cables, stacks of boards, and a tangle...
Michael Klements -
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Electronics Projects

LattePanda’s New IOTA SBC – A Palm-Sized N150 Board for Makers

LattePanda’s latest release, the IOTA, packs Intel’s new N150 processor into a board barely larger than a...
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Pi 5 NAS With Custom Carbon Fibre Panels, Made on the Makera Z1!

Today, I'm going to be building a low-power SSD NAS that is built around the Raspberry Pi 5. This Pi 5 NAS offers...
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I Built a Pi 5 AI Chatbot That Talks, Blinks, and Looks Around!

There’s something fun about bringing tech to life, literally. Today’s project is all about that, building an AI chatbot that blinks, looks around,...
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A Pi Cluster That Fits in the Palm of Your Hand – The Sipeed Nanocluster

Building a Raspberry Pi cluster usually means dealing with messy cables, stacks of boards, and a tangle of power supplies. But what if...
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Explore my projects which all use an Arduino or the Arduino IDE

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I Turned PET Bottles Into A 3D Printed Pi Case – PET Bottle Recycler Part 2

A few weeks ago I published a project on the controller that I designed for a PET bottle recycler that I've been working...
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PET Bottle Recycler Part 1 – Using An Arduino Uno R4 To Control A 3D Printer’s Hotend

Today we're going to be using the new Arduino Uno R4 WiFi to build a controller for a PET bottle recycler. I'm doing...
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Meet Bittle, an Advanced Open-Source Robot Dog by Petoi

This is Bittle, a ready-to-run advanced open-source robot dog by Petoi that is based on the OpenCat robotic pet framework. If you’ve ever wanted...
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What Makes TMC2208 Stepper Motor Drivers Silent

A while ago I did a bit of an experiment to compare the sound level between TMC2208 and A4988 stepper motor drivers. At...
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Grafana Weather Dashboard using InfluxDB and an ESP32 – In-Depth Tutorial

Following one of my previous projects where I built a weather station dashboard using InfluxDB and Grafana on the reTerminal, I had quite...
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Making An Ultra Low Power Arduino Pro

This 3.3V Arduino Pro Mini uses over 600 times less power than a traditional Pro Mini, using a couple of simple, low power,...
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I Built an AliExpress Homelab, Is It Surprisingly Good or Total E-Waste?

Today I’m building a complete 10-inch homelab using only components bought from AliExpress. No name brands, no local retailers, no trusted vendors, just...
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Pi 5 NAS With Custom Carbon Fibre Panels, Made on the Makera Z1!

Today, I'm going to be building a low-power SSD NAS that is built around the Raspberry Pi 5. This Pi 5 NAS offers...
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I Built a Pi 5 AI Chatbot That Talks, Blinks, and Looks Around!

There’s something fun about bringing tech to life, literally. Today’s project is all about that, building an AI chatbot that blinks, looks around,...
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I Built an AliExpress Homelab, Is It Surprisingly Good or Total E-Waste?

Today I’m building a complete 10-inch homelab using only components bought from AliExpress. No name brands, no...
Michael Klements -
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Electronics Projects

Pi 5 NAS With Custom Carbon Fibre Panels, Made on the Makera Z1!

Today, I'm going to be building a low-power SSD NAS that is built around the Raspberry Pi...
Michael Klements -
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3D Printing

I Built a Pi 5 AI Chatbot That Talks, Blinks, and Looks Around!

There’s something fun about bringing tech to life, literally. Today’s project is all about that, building an AI chatbot that blinks, looks around, and even talks back using a set...
Michael Klements -
Electronics Projects

A Pi Cluster That Fits in the Palm of Your Hand – The Sipeed Nanocluster

Building a Raspberry Pi cluster usually means dealing with messy cables, stacks of boards, and a tangle...
Michael Klements -
Read
Electronics Projects

LattePanda’s New IOTA SBC – A Palm-Sized N150 Board for Makers

LattePanda’s latest release, the IOTA, packs Intel’s new N150 processor into a board barely larger than a...
Michael Klements -
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Turn your 10″ Homelab into a NAS with 3D Printable Shelves

If you’ve been following my projects, you’ll probably remember my Lab Rax system, a 10-inch modular and...
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TRMNL: The Open Source Smart Display You Can Also Build Yourself

Imagine a little screen on your desk, wall or even fridge, quietly updating you with your calendar,...
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I Built an AliExpress Homelab, Is It Surprisingly Good or Total E-Waste?

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Today I’m building a complete 10-inch homelab using only components bought from AliExpress. No name brands, no local retailers, no trusted vendors, just the...

Pi 5 NAS With Custom Carbon Fibre Panels, Made on the Makera Z1!

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Today, I'm going to be building a low-power SSD NAS that is built around the Raspberry Pi 5. This Pi 5 NAS offers flexible...

I Built a Pi 5 AI Chatbot That Talks, Blinks, and Looks Around!

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There’s something fun about bringing tech to life, literally. Today’s project is all about that, building an AI chatbot that blinks, looks around, and...

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Adjusting Cabinet Hinges

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If your cabinets have adjustable concealed hinges, you may need to adjust them every now and again to keep the doors in line and...

Mini Raspberry Pi Server With Built In UPS

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Today we're going to be building a mini Raspberry Pi server with a built-in UPS and OLED stats display. A Raspberry Pi makes a...

I Built A 4-Bay Raspberry Pi 5 Based NAS

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Last year, I built a Pi-based NAS as cheaply as possible using a Raspberry Pi Zero 2W. It was a great project to learn...

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