Dave Hunt’s bathroom didn’t have extractor fans fitted when the house was originally built. He decided to overkill the problem by having a Raspberry Pi control some new fans he fitted. He uses AM2302 humidity sensors to detect the moisture…
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Walnut-cased Raspberry Pi model A+ gaming consoles
Love Hulten is a Swedish designer and craftsman who loves to fuse together technology and more traditional materials. He’s just unveiled his latest two creations. The first is called the PE358 and is inspired by the Game Boy Advance. It…
Martian adventures for the Raspberry Pi
Exploring Mars is likely to be the most exciting scientific project of this century. Whenever it happens, it will capture the imagination of adults and children alike. There are just a few hurdles to overcome first! Like getting there… One of the issues…
SenseHAT launched by the @Raspberry_Pi Foundation – an extensive first look
This morning, the Raspberry Pi Foundation announced the immediate availability of the SenseHAT. The SenseHAT is the guts of the Astro Pi and has an inherent space-aged coolness built in. The board you hold in your hands is the same hardware that is…
Controlling your Raspberry Pi robot
Brian Corteil, one of the competitors in this year’s Pi Wars competition, has done a great round-up of the remote control options available to you when you build a robot. He goes through each option and gives pros and cons…
Flight safety testing details for the Raspberry Pi Astro Pi
Since March, the Astro Pi package, that will go onto the International Space Station, has been undergoing a series of rigorous tests to demonstrate it’s space-worthiness. Dave Honess has blogged over at the Foundation about exactly what it’s been through…
Follow the Raspberry Pi #Skycademy flights now!
Very shortly, several high altitude balloons will be launched from a location in Cambridgeshire by the folks from the Raspberry Pi Foundation’s Skycademy. You can track them on HabHub. Look out for RPF-named trackers. You can follow Twitter traffic by searching…
PianoHAT for the Raspberry Pi – video demo
A few people asked me to do this, so I thought why not? I recently posted a review of the Pimoroni PianoHAT and I asked if people wanted to see a video demo of the board and it’s capabilities. Well, here you…
Piro – a two-wheeled balancing robot
Finland-based Patrick Aalto has been working this summer on a two-wheeled balancing robot powered by a Raspberry Pi. On 16th August, he achieved his first successful balancing. You can see a video of it below: He’s blogged about the build and…
Next Cotswold Raspberry Jam – Saturday 26th September
As the headline says, the next Jam will be on 26th September. It runs from 1-4pm and is taking place in a brand new venue: on the Park Campus of the University of Gloucestershire. You can get free tickets here and…