There are a few things historically difficult to make a robot do. Stairs, of course, are the obvious problem. But realistic blinking behavior is harder than you might think. At …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/05/13/never-stare-down-a-robot/)

An Open-Source 4-Shaft Portable Loom
https://hackaday.com/2023/05/14/an-open-source-4-shaft-portable-loom/

Part of writing for Hackaday involves doing the rounds of our community’s events in search of amazing projects for your delectation. This weekend it was a trip to Maker Faire …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/05/14/an-open-source-4-shaft-portable-loom/)

Artemis II Will Phone Home From the Moon Using Laser Beams
https://hackaday.com/2023/05/14/artemis-ii-will-phone-home-from-the-moon-using-laser-beams/

Artist rendering of the Artemis II Orion capsule laser transmission to Earth. Credit: NASA
" data-medium-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Artemis-2-Laser.png?w=400" data-large-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Artemis-2-Laser.png?w=800">[NASA] Astronauts will be testing the Orion Artemis II Optical Communications System (O2O) to transmit live, 4K ultra-high-definition video back to Earth from the Moon. The system will also support …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/05/14/artemis-ii-will-phone-home-from-the-moon-using-laser-beams/)

A Guard Bot For Your Home Assistant
https://hackaday.com/2023/05/14/a-guard-bot-for-your-home-assistant/

While fixed sensors, relays, and cameras can be helpful in monitoring your home, there are still common scenarios you need to physically go and check something. Unfortunately, this is often …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/05/14/a-guard-bot-for-your-home-assistant/)

Industrial Robot Gets Open-Source Upgrade
https://hackaday.com/2023/05/14/industrial-robot-gets-open-source-upgrade/

Industrial robots are shockingly expensive when new, typically only affordable for those running factories of some sort. Once they’ve gone through their life cycle building widgets, they can be purchased …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/05/14/industrial-robot-gets-open-source-upgrade/)

Hackaday Prize 2023: Eye-Tracking Wheelchair Interface Is a Big Help
https://hackaday.com/2023/05/14/hackaday-prize-2023-eye-tracking-wheelchair-interface-is-a-big-help/

For those with quadriplegia, electric wheelchairs with joystick controls aren’t much help. Typically, sip/puff controllers or eye-tracking solutions are used, but commercial versions can be expensive. [Dhruv Batra] has been …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/05/14/hackaday-prize-2023-eye-tracking-wheelchair-interface-is-a-big-help/)

Hackaday Links: May 14, 2023
https://hackaday.com/2023/05/14/hackaday-links-may-14-2023/

It’s been a while since we heard from Dmitry Rogozin, the always-entertaining former director of Roscosmos, the Russian space agency. Not content with sending mixed messages about the future of …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/05/14/hackaday-links-may-14-2023/)