This Hackaday prize entry from [saul] is the beginning of a reconfigurable kit of 3D printed parts and servo motors for robotics learning. With just access to a printer, a …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/05/09/hackaday-prize-2023-bolt-bot-micro-servo-droids/)

Making Music By Probing Magnetite Crystals
https://hackaday.com/2023/05/09/making-music-by-probing-magnetite-crystals/

Well, noises anyway. [Dmitry Morozov] and [Alexandra Gavrilova] present an interesting electronics-based art installation, which probes a large chunk of crystalline magnetite, using a pair of servo-mounted probes, ‘measuring’ the …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/05/09/making-music-by-probing-magnetite-crystals/)

Tiny Orrery Keeps the Planets in Their Places
https://hackaday.com/2023/05/09/tiny-orrery-keeps-the-planets-in-their-places/

[Frans] claims to have made the world’s smallest orrery. We won’t take a position on that — such things are best left up to the good folks at Guinness. But …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/05/09/tiny-orrery-keeps-the-planets-in-their-places/)

Scorched Moon: Secret Project A119
https://hackaday.com/2023/05/09/scorched-moon-secret-project-a119/

In today’s world, it is hard to realize how frightened Americans were at the news of Sputnik orbiting the Earth. Part of it was a fear of what a rival …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/05/09/scorched-moon-secret-project-a119/)

WordStar Reborn
https://hackaday.com/2023/05/09/wordstar-reborn/

Wordstar was the word processor that helped sell the personal computer. At one time, it was ubiquitous, and many authors had a hard time giving it up. Some, like George …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/05/09/wordstar-reborn/)

A Look Inside a Vintage Aircraft Altimeter
https://hackaday.com/2023/05/10/a-look-inside-a-vintage-aircraft-altimeter/

There’s a strange synchronicity in the projects we see here at Hackaday, where different people come up with strikingly similar stuff at nearly the same time. We’re not sure why …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/05/10/a-look-inside-a-vintage-aircraft-altimeter/)

Clever Optics Make Clock’s Digits Float in Space
https://hackaday.com/2023/05/10/clever-optics-make-clocks-digits-float-in-space/

If you’ve never heard of Aerial Imaging by Retro-Reflection, or AIRR for short, you’re probably not the only one. It’s a technique developed by researchers at Utsunomiya University that uses …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/05/10/clever-optics-make-clocks-digits-float-in-space/)