Eric Unnervik, a master’s student at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) in Switzerland, has developed a miniature motorbike that drives itself! Onto the bike he has strapped a Raspberry Pi (3, I think), a Navio2 add-on board and some…
Category: Sensors
Enviro pHAT for the Raspberry Pi reviewed by The MagPi
The MagPi have published their review of Pimoroni’s Enviro pHAT. The add-on board, which features a barometer/temperature sensor, a light/colour sensor and an accelerometer as well as several analog inputs, is given a very positive review. Read it here. The…
Which lavatory is free? Find out with the Raspberry Pi
Things you thought you’d never type! Chris Hoey and Daniel Benamy’s office has restroom (toilet) facilities spread out across the premises. As a result, it seems to be possible to spend much of the day hunting for a free cubicle.…
Granny checking box helps Raspberry Pi fan keep an eye on his grandmother
Not as creepy as it sounds! James Zingel from New Zealand noticed his mother’s concern for his grandmother’s well-being. So, with a Raspberry Pi he was given, he set about constructing a monitoring device. The box, called Gran Check, has…
Counting dog barks with a Raspberry Pi
One of Mark Gibbs’ neighbours decided to make a complaint about his dog and how much it barked. Knowing that his dog didn’t bark much when he was in the house, Mark decided to count the number of barks electronically…
Raspberry Pi used to monitor and brew the perfect cup of tea
James P is on a quest. A quest many of us have embarked upon without success. Not for the Holy Grail, no. Something much more important: The perfect cup of tea! He explains: (It is a project) designed to brew delicate…
Build your own solar-powered weather station with a Raspberry Pi
Brian Masney has taken a Raspberry Pi Zero and hooked up a load of sensors to create a weather station. He has fixed solar panels to the top for power and the sensors include ones for wind speed and direction, rain, temperature,…
Ophthalmoscope powered by Raspberry Pi scans for retinal diseases
Over at Hackaday.io, Ebin Philip has written an account of his ophthalmoscope (eye retina scanner) powered by a Raspberry Pi and a camera module. The device, which costs about $400 all-in, has been designed to scan the target eye for Diabetic Retinopathy which…
Astro Pi scientific results data now available
The Raspberry Pi Foundation has just announced that the scientific results of the Astro Pi space mission are now available! Head over to astro-pi.org to take a look. Head over to the Raspberry Pi blog to read more about Astro Pi.
The MagPi reviews the Analog Zero for the Raspberry Pi from RasPiO
The MagPi has published their review of the Analog Zero from issue 48. It’s an extremely positive review and really highlights how usable the board is. I really like it (I covered it in a preview a few months ago) as…