This is a lovely idea, really well executed. Using a variety of techniques, a team has developed the Expression Flower that senses when it is being smiled at and then opens up to smile back at you. Powered by a…
Al Bencomo has created this wonderful 3D-printed robot that can overcome obstacles by changing the shape of its wheels. FRILLER (FRILL Explorer Robot) uses a Raspberry Pi 3 with Android Things OS to control motors connected via an Adafruit Motor HAT.…
Nord Projects Lantern “transforms any surface into an ambient, smart interface.” It uses the Android Things OS and scripts written by Nord Projects to project different images onto surfaces, depending on the orientation of the lamp, which is detected by an onboard accelerometer. They…
Joe Birch‘s family is predisposed to failing eyesight. As a result, he decided to build the BrailleBox – a motorised Braille creation device which reads in online news stories and converts them into patterns for the blind. Solenoids were used…
Yiannis Kranidiotis has created a kinetic sculpture which reacts to live data of the solar wind. Called Cyma, which is Greek for ‘wave’, the sculpture works by the bottom plank being moved and then that movement being translated up through…
Harry Fairhead over at i-programmer.info has written a nice getting started guide for Android Things, the new Java-based platform for the Raspberry Pi 3. He covers getting the image installed on the Pi and the initial connection, before going on to…
Pimoroni have just announced a new HAT for the Raspberry Pi, and a new operating system to go along with it. The HAT is called the RainbowHAT (full specs in a moment) and the operating system is Android Things (TM, and…
Peter Yoon has ported Android 7.0 (Nougat) to the Raspberry Pi 3. Apparently, it’s not stable, it’s not official and it’s certainly not what you’d call a breakthrough in usability, but it is now available if you fancy a play. You…
