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U.S. Police Already Using ‘Spot’ Robot From Boston Dynamics in the Real World

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Massachusetts State Police (MSP) has been quietly testing ways to use the four-legged Boston Dynamics robot known as Spot, according to new documents obtained by the American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts.
And while Spot isn’t equipped with a weapon just yet, the documents provide a terrifying peek at our RoboCop future.

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EZBoard Lite – The most user friendly Ender 3 mainboard upgrade

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The EZboard Lite is another drop in replacement 32 bit mainboard for the Ender 3, Ender 5 and CR-10. Just like it’s competitor the SKR Mini E3, it is a significant upgrade for a stock printer. In this video, I take you through installation, the very user friendly online firmware configurator and test the board stock, with EZout filament runout, the EZabl Pro and BLtouch.

Gesture Controlled Raspberry Pi Rover

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In this video I demonstrate a gesture controlled Raspberry Pi rover I created as a pet project. I recently purchased a Adeept Mars Rover PiCar-B and thought to extend it by adding gesture control functionality to it.
For gesture recognition, I am using a NodeMCU wired to a GY-521 (MPU-6050) breakout board. The NodeMCU constantly reads the 3-axis accelerator readings and transmits them to the Raspberry Pi rover over MQTT channel.
Though I have used Adeept Mars Rover but this application is not specific to it. You can use any rover/car and customize the driving logic accordingly.

Launchpad || DIY or Buy || Keyboard Matrix & MIDI Tutorial

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In this episode of DIY or Buy I will be showing you how I created my own launchpad. That means I will show you how I combined a design idea with 3D Prints, WS2812 LEDs, tactile switches and an Arduino to create a proper MIDI instrument. While building I will also tell you a bit about a keyboard matrix and in the end determine what advantages the DIY Launchpad offers. Let’s get started!