We have some important news to share about HackSpace: Issue 81 was the last issue of HackSpace as a standalone magazine, and HackSpace has become part of The MagPi, the official Raspberry Pi magazine. Starting with issue 145, We’ll be adding pages to The MagPi to make room for the stories and tutorials you’ve come to expect from HackSpace.
By Andrew Gregory. Posted
This is Ted the Talking Toaster, made by Dane and Nicole, creators of the wonderfully surreal 8 Bits and a Byte YouTube channel. The project started life as an ordinary toaster, but thanks to a Raspberry Pi 3 Model B and a Google AIY Voice Kit, it can now talk at least as much sense as 70% of the humans we know.
Logic is provided by Google Dialogflow running on Google Cloud Platform, and Raspbian on Raspberry Pi.
For a little extra whimsy, the toaster has been given eyebrows – these are controlled by two servos glued into holes drilled through the aluminium wall of the toaster. According to the angle and motion of the service, these can convey a range of emotions, including the has-to-be-seen-to-be-believed ‘frisky’.
Vintage smart radio
All the magic of this build is on the inside
Useless robot
A lot of machines are useless; this one is useless by design
Solar water bottle
Treating water with UV light kills harmful bacteria
ePiPod
Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W adds computing power without breaking the bank here
Arc reactor alarm clock
Wake up like a superhero
Cyber clock
Is it a mouse? Is it a car? No, it's a clock!
