We love depth-sensing cameras and every neat hack they enabled, but this technological novelty has yet to break through to high volume commercial success. So it was sad but not …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/08/20/realsense-no-longer-makes-sense-for-intel/)

Spaghetti Detective Users Boiled by Security Gaffe
https://hackaday.com/2021/08/20/spaghetti-detective-users-boiled-by-security-gaffe__trashed/

For readers that might not spend their free time watching spools of PLA slowly unwind, The Spaghetti Detective (TSD) is an open source project that aims to use computer vision …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/08/20/spaghetti-detective-users-boiled-by-security-gaffe__trashed/)

Re-Engineering an RC Helicopter via Tinkercad
https://hackaday.com/2021/08/20/re-engineering-an-rc-helicopter-via-tinkercad/

Radio control toys can be great fun to play with. However, at the bottom end of the market, sometimes you find you’ve bought something that just doesn’t work quite right. …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/08/20/re-engineering-an-rc-helicopter-via-tinkercad/)

Traditional Analogue And An FPGA Make This Junkbox HF Receiver A Bit Special
https://hackaday.com/2021/08/20/traditional-analogue-and-an-fpga-make-this-junkbox-hf-receiver-a-bit-special/

We will have all at some point seen a fascinating project online, only to find not enough information to really appreciate and understand it. Such a project came [Bill Meara]’s …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/08/20/traditional-analogue-and-an-fpga-make-this-junkbox-hf-receiver-a-bit-special/)

Occam’s Razor: Gardening Edition
https://hackaday.com/2021/08/21/occams-razor-gardening-edition/

While the impulse to solving problems in complex systems is often to grab a microcontroller and some sensors to automate the problem away, interfacing with the real world is often …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/08/21/occams-razor-gardening-edition/)

Pint-sized sumo robot is adorable, accessible and totally awesome
https://hackaday.com/2021/08/21/pint-sized-sumo-robot-is-adorable-accessible-and-totally-awesome/

We’ve seen plenty of impressive robots of all sizes here at Hackaday, but recently we were particularly inspired by [Hans Jørgen Grimstad] and his thrifty mini sumo build. Using the …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/08/21/pint-sized-sumo-robot-is-adorable-accessible-and-totally-awesome/)

Keep Scraps Around
https://hackaday.com/2021/08/21/keep-scraps-around/

When I’m building something, I like to have a decent-sized scrap pile on hand. Because when I’ve got to test something out — does this glue adhere to this fabric, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/08/21/keep-scraps-around/)