 This is a neat project. The DIY Analog VU Meter and Clock can move to the music when in VU mode and also act as an analog clock to let you keep track of time. “I made an old style analog VU meter and Clock using 2 analog panel meters, an Arduino, a real time clock, and other simple components. How it works: The unit plugs into a standard
Josh Kiepert built this Raspberry Pi Cluster while at the Electrical and Computer Engineering department at Boise State. He didn’t want to rely on the stability of the Beowulf cluster at the university while working on his doctoral research so he decided to build his own using 33 Raspberry Pi computers. He has stacked them wired them with a custom power interface so that he can keep the power lines
  The prize this week is an Arduino Mini Clone. This contest will run for one week (August 10 – 16, 2013). Ending time is based on central standard time. To enter, identify the item above and what it can be used for. Please note the image above is a side view of the thing. Please do not give the answer in the comments. Send an email to
If you have a project that needs to talk have a look at the Network Speech Server by Viktor Criterion from Super Fun Adventure Quest Time. This design uses a Wifi module that listens for messages on a port. When a message comes in it is passed to the text to speech module so it can be spoken. This would make a great addition to an online business
 Max Thrun shared his latest project with us called the BeagleBone GamingCape. Wow, what an undertaking. The video below takes you through a time lapse view of the design of the custom PCB and the custom enclosure. The enclosure was tested by doing a print on a 3D printer before it was cut on a laser machine. The case design is an interesting layered design that is constructed
 Gavin Hannah from Kilmarnock, United Kingdom has documented his Ultrasonic Anti-Collision Robot Build that he just finished. He discusses the issues that he has along the process and has all of the parts that were used in the side bar of the site. “I’ve also coined a name for my project. SARRRO, which stands for Search & Rescue Reconnaissance Rover.  I’ve updated the site title to reflect this.  From now on,
Mike McMaster is interviewed by Norm from Tested.com about his full sized Wall-E build. Even though the movie is animated and the size of Wall-E does change here and there in the movie there were some good key scenes with things such as a Rubik’s Cube which allowed him to get a good idea of the approximate robot size. There have been lots of Wall-E builds over the years
