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Elephant Robotics Unveils New Desktop Educational Robots for 2023

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To help users achieve more applications in education, Elephant Robotics has also launched AI Robot Kit , a robotic kit that integrates multiple functions like vision, positioning grabbing, and automatic sorting modules. The software is very friendly for new robotics users who have yet to gain programming experience.

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Solar Power for Sheds and Electric Car Charging Solutions

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The Simple Installation Process For small solar setups oriented towards sheds, DIY installation kits can streamline the process: – Position the Panel: Orient the solar panels to maximize sun exposure based on your hemisphere. The post Solar Power for Sheds and Electric Car Charging Solutions appeared first on SETEC POWER.

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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 (!). Additionally, the robot includes cliff, bump and slip detection, along with LED lights and a speaker. Now, we can’t talk about Create 3 without mentioning the upcoming TurtleBot 4.

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Ukrainian Volunteers Use 3D Printers to Save Lives

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Spools of 3D-printer filament fill the back seat of a car, providing a supply-chain lifeline for 3D printers across Ukraine being used to supply troops and medics working in the country's defense. This design of the 3D-printed periscope is quite light and consists of a 50-millimeter-diameter tube, two mirrors, and two printed parts.

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This Huge DIY Workbench Gives You a Hand

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After some consideration, I purchased a 2x4basics custom workbench kit (which provides the bench's heavy-gauge structural resin supports) and lumber to form the main structure, and then cut slabs of chipboard to form a top and a bottom surface. The 2x4basics kit came with shelves, providing space for plastic storage boxes.

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The Soviet-Era, Z80-based Galaksija Dared to Be Different

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The Galaksija is a Z80 -based, 8-bit DIY machine, cleverly designed so that its bill of materials meshed exactly with what a Yugoslavian was able to import from Western Europe. Figuring it was plain sailing from there, I canceled my Crowd Supply kit order and set off on my own.

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Solar Energy - A Way To Cut Down On High Energy Costs

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Solar energy , the renewable energy source which has been in news for the last several years has made quiet inroads into many homes, factories, businesses, into our cars and appliances and much more. Solar energy is available in great abundance from the sun in the form of light and heat. But, yet it is a rather misunderstood energy.

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