I Made a GIANT NES Console and Put a Mechanical Wooden NES Game Inside | Woodworking Projects

I made a GIANT NES Console out of wood and turned the classic Duck Hunt game into a wooden playable version of the game. The game can be played using mechanical levers and weights. This woodworking project was an engineering marvel and success that I am super proud of. On this episode this episode will show you how the game is played and how it was engineered and designed.

Build Your Own Waffle-Style TurtleBot

If you’ve been looking for a robot chassis that can accommodate a wide range of computing and sensor hardware, then look no further than the TurtleBot. As explained here, while this TurtleBot3 can be purchased in both a “Burger” or “Waffle” configuration, it’s entirely possible for you to build this open source device yourself.

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Oracle Builds a Supercomputer with 1,060 Raspberry Pi Computers

Raspberry Pi is definitely the world’s most popular single-board computer brand, and that popularity is primarily a result of their low cost and small size. Those factors make Raspberry Pi boards ideal for compact projects, and for portable devices in particular. Oracle, however, has taken the complete opposite approach and built a supercomputer made from a cluster of 1,060 Raspberry Pis.

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