The Iranian Shahed-136’s basic design has seen many changes and additions since Russia began using them, with some featuring interesting payloads such as cameras in a gimbal, making these drones …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/05/04/teardown-of-a-shahed-136-gimbaled-camera/)

The Math You Need to Start Understanding LLMs
https://hackaday.com/2026/05/04/the-math-you-need-to-start-understanding-llms/

Once you peel back the hype and mysticism, large language models (LLMs) are a fascinating application of statistical models, effectively what you get when you dial a basic auto-complete model …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/05/04/the-math-you-need-to-start-understanding-llms/)

Camera Slider: Build Instead of Buy Goes Awry
https://hackaday.com/2026/05/04/building-a-camera-slider-instead-of-buying-one-goes-awry/

[TheHyperFix] had a problem. He’d spied a brilliant camera slider, but didn’t want to lay out big money to acquire it. The natural solution? Build one! Only, life is seldom …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/05/04/building-a-camera-slider-instead-of-buying-one-goes-awry/)

E-paper Dashboard Reimagines Smart Home’s Connection with Technology
https://hackaday.com/2026/05/05/e-paper-dashboard-reimagines-smart-homes-connection-with-technology/

When [Joel] and his partner got married, they had a goal to create a home with a healthy relationship to technology, which largely means avoiding smartphone use. Smartphones aren’t without …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/05/05/e-paper-dashboard-reimagines-smart-homes-connection-with-technology/)

LightInk, a Solar Powered ESP32 Smartwatch
https://hackaday.com/2026/05/05/lightink-a-solar-powered-esp32-smartwatch/

There’s something about the ESP32 family of microcontrollers and timekeeping. We probably see it in clocks as often as we do anything else; we also probably see more clocks with …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/05/05/lightink-a-solar-powered-esp32-smartwatch/)

A Digital Audio Recorder For TOSLink
https://hackaday.com/2026/05/05/a-digital-audio-recorder-for-toslink/

Every now and then in our travels we come upon a project with such an obvious need that it’s almost a surprise nobody has thought of doing it before. So …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/05/05/a-digital-audio-recorder-for-toslink/)

How Giant Tanks Of Fluid Could Help Support The Power Grid
https://hackaday.com/2026/05/05/how-giant-tanks-of-fluid-could-help-support-the-power-grid/

If you’ve been paying any attention to the renewable energy space, you’ll know that generation isn’t really the problem anymore. Solar panels are cheap, and wind turbines are everywhere. The …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/05/05/how-giant-tanks-of-fluid-could-help-support-the-power-grid/)