Intel acquires drone company – Ascending Technologies – light painting is the new “hello world” for drones

From blog.adafruit.com 7 years ago in Platforms Stores

Intel Acquires Ascending Technologies : Ascending Technologies GmbH. To express its sheer excitement Ascending Technologies produced another brief drone light painting episode. The AscTec Falcon 8 draws “happy to join” and the “Intel” logo. https://youtu.be/XvGS5fqLHbE The patented V-form drone mounted with a LED was controlled by the flight planning software...

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Keycap set #3DThursday #3DPrinting

From blog.adafruit.com 2 hours ago in Platforms Stores

Shared by Minicoin on Thingiverse:Make the ultimate custom keyboard weather it would be cool color, see thru or even TPU. Feel free to remix, but make sure to credit if you do.Download the files and learn more Every Thursday is...

Display for your LEGO MINI-FIG or other Collectibles #3DThursday #3DPrinting

From blog.adafruit.com 3 hours ago in Platforms Stores

gallaghersart shares: Wish I would have done it sooner, much better than in bags in a box out of site. Many others have made versions like this. Here it’s meant to be attached to a board and framed up, also...

Celebrating over 37,000 members in the Adafruit Discord Community! @adafruit @discord

From blog.adafruit.com 3 hours ago in Platforms Stores

Another milestone today: together, the Adafruit Community on Discord has reached over 37,000 humans. Thank you!We share projects, coordinate events, make new friends, and we build open-source together like CircuitPython. We’ve worked really hard to make this a special place for...

Trihedron #3DThursday #3DPrinting

From blog.adafruit.com 4 hours ago in Platforms Stores

Shared by iSaryk on Thingiverse:Hi, I have been looking for a long time for a model of a trihedron that could be used as a tool for training or even for normal work on a coordinate measuring machine or other...

Nintendo Switch joy-con strap lock/buckle #3DThursday #3DPrinting

From blog.adafruit.com 5 hours ago in Platforms Stores

tarbour shares: This joy-con strap lock is a partial remix of https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3099702 I needed the entire lock/buckle assembly so I added the base part to the mix. I did not have the original spring so this design is for a...

John Park’s Workshop — LIVE! TODAY 3/23/23 @adafruit @johnedgarpark #adafruit

From blog.adafruit.com 5 hours ago in Platforms Stores

It’s JOHN PARK’S WORKSHOP! — LIVE! — Coming up at 4pm ET / 1pm PT Today! LIVE TEXT CHAT IS HERE in the Adafruit Discord chat!Today’s project: FROG(ger) Harness Also: Gear Report CircuitPython Parsec Product Pick Recap Fresh Discount Code...

NEW GUIDE: MIDI Controlled Robot Lyre with CircuitPython #AdafruitLearningSystem @Adafruit @BlitzCityDIY

From blog.adafruit.com 6 hours ago in Platforms Stores

A new guide today in the Adafruit Learning System: MIDI Controlled Robot Lyre with CircuitPythonWhat they don’t tell you about starting a band is that the hardest part is organizing the people. So, why not skip that step and build...

Model T Touring easy print #3DPrinting #3DThursday

From blog.adafruit.com 6 hours ago in Platforms Stores

WindhamGraves shared this project on Thingiverse! Easy to print Model T Touring 1/100 scale. Some details have been changed for looks/ printability. Image is of model printed in 1/52 with 3dbreed american for scale. The “resin” files are for those...

Upgrading the Chumby 8 kernel #ReverseEngineering #Linux #IoT

From blog.adafruit.com 6 hours ago in Platforms Stores

Doug Brown has been writing posts about upgrading a Chumby 8 Internet of Things terminal. The latest involves getting the reboot and poweroff commands working properly.… in order to restart the Chumby, I had to physically press a button to...

PLATO: How an educational computer system from the ’60s shaped the future #VintageComputing @arstechnica

From blog.adafruit.com 7 hours ago in Platforms Stores

Bright graphics, a touchscreen, a speech synthesizer, messaging apps, games, and educational software—no, it’s not your kid’s iPad. This is the mid-1970s, and all this was on PLATO.Far from its comparatively primitive contemporaries of teletypes and punch cards, PLATO was...