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257

CrunchLabs – Hack Pack – HACKED!!

By Kevin Walseth

Boost your Hack Pack sand garden with ESP32 lighting, WLED controls, presets, and creative animations for a more dynamic illuminated project.

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How to Build a DIY Arc Reactor with 3D Printing & LEDs

By Kevin Walseth

A step-by-step guide to making a superhero-style Arc Reactor with 3D-printed parts and wirelessly controlled LED effects.

PROJECT
175

Getting Started with the Micro:bit v2

By Kevin Walseth

Learn how to program the micro:bit v2 using Microsoft MakeCode, a drag-and-drop block-based online coding environment.

PROJECT
109

Firetruck Rescue Lights and Siren Using a Circuit Playground Express

By Kevin Walseth

Learn how I built my son a firetruck bed with Neopixel rescue lights in a 3D printed enclosure controlled by a Circuit Playground Express.

PROJECT
208

Hacksmith Ironman Helmet for the Maker World

By Kevin Walseth

This project will walk you through the steps of taking an Ironman helmet and making it useful.

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Raspberry Pi "Stranger Things" Twitter sign

By Kevin Walseth

Using a Raspberry Pi to communicate with Arduino to display Twitter Hash Tag.

Blogs See All

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Synaptics Coralboard: Bringing Powerful Edge AI Development to Embedded Systems

By Kevin Walseth

Explore the Synaptics Coralboard, a powerful embedded AI platform for computer vision, sensor fusion, audio processing, and local inference.

BLOG
161

Build Something Awesome: The WPI XRP Medal Challenge Is Here

By Kevin Walseth

Explore the WPI XRP Medal Challenge and create unique robotics builds with sensors, extensions, and maker creativity for hands-on innovation.

BLOG
2,736

XRP (Xperiential Robotics Platform)

By Kevin Walseth

XRP: The future of robotics education. Dive into a hands-on learning experience, from coding to building autonomous robots. Begin your robotics journey today!

BLOG
110

DigiKey Has a Blast at Silicon with Adam Savage 2022

By Kevin Walseth

What really amazed me about Silicon was the people and their creations. The amount of time, energy, and love put into these designs was nothing short of ‎amazing.

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Celebrating National STEM Day

By Kevin Walseth

With today being national STEM day, DigiKey and Make: would like to extend our thanks to all of the STEM and Maker educators out there.

Tutorials

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Use OctoPrint to Monitor Prints, Create Time-Lapse, and More

By Kevin Walseth

Learn how to set up OctoPrint for added print monitoring functionality.