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Can This DIY Rocket Program Send an Astronaut to Space?

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That successful mission in August 2018 was a huge step toward our goal of sending an amateur astronaut to the edge of space aboard one of our DIY rockets. B oth founders left the organization in 2014, but by then the project had about 50 volunteers and plenty of momentum. So on that small prototype, I had to sew 972 connections.

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iRobot Launches Create 3, with ROS 2 Built In

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It’s a little scary to recall that when iRobot last released an update to the Create DIY/educational robot platform, the calendar read 2014 (!). If this mainstream vote of confidence in ROS 2 by a company like iRobot surprises you, well then maybe a Create 3 should be the next robot in your life.

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Tony Fadell: The Nest Thermostat Disrupted My Life

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If I could just connect the HVAC system to my iPhone, I could control it from anywhere. It connected to your phone. This needed to be an easy DIY project, a quick upgrade. In 2014, Google bought Nest for $3.2 Then on Monday I’d go back to Apple and work on the first iPhone. It was fatter than we wanted. But it worked.

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Best speakers ever

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Founding EVA chapter connects with entrepreneurial stars. Much earlier in the chapter’s history, member Otmar Ebenhoech, who would go on to create the Villa DC Motor Controller, made a strong impression on the DIY community using DC motors. More recently, Gage became the CEO of EVGrid , working on Vehicle-to-grid (V2G) tech.

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A Smart Artificial Pancreas Could Conquer Diabetes

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A thin electrode is inserted under the skin with a needle and then connected to the monitor, which is. National Institutes of Health launched a research initiative; and from 2010 to 2014, the European Union–funded AP@Home consortium was active. Then there are the many, many DIY projects underway. worn against the body.

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