Dynatac is a smart Fishing rod attachment that assists fishermen during fishing. Description: During Spring 2018 quarter of MSTI program Maks and two other student developed a smart device that helps fishermen retain fish on the hook and alerts them when the fishing line is about to break. Problem identified through user research: When it […]
In this post I’d like to review a product from a company that’s been making tons of products for makers, engineers, students and tinkerers like me. Elegoo, a company from Shenzehen(China), is known for its commitment to open source, a variety of products for STEM students, detailed guides in multiple languages and very low prices. […]
Project BOTomazov ( self-portrait drawing robot ) Named after Alexander Bogomazov (1880 – 1930), a Ukrainian painter and artist known for Cubo – Futurism and Spectralism artistic styles, and also for setting theoretical foundation of modern art. DEMO: Project Advisors: Gregg Wygonik (Microsoft)- @gwygonik, Andrei Kashcha (Amazon)- @anvaka Project Motivation: Abundance […]
Today is the first day of 2018. I wanted to sit down and write about what happened to me in 2017 and what is on the horizon for me in 2018. Here’s a short version of what life brought me in 2017: Got accepted to MSTI(Master’s of Science in Technology Innovation) at GIX(Global Innovation Exchange) […]
As you might know, I’ve been shifting my career focus from software engineering to hardware design and manufacturing. Specifically designing, prototyping, testing and manufacturing of connected devices. During the last two years I’ve been purchasing various tools, micro controllers, electronic parts and kits to help me design and prototype the hardware as I imagine it. […]
In part 1 and part 2 of this series I went over the following uses for Raspberry Pi Zero: Running a web server Connecting IoT devices with MQTT Putting Raspberry Pi Zero on a drone Making a smart art frame displaying images, video or WebGL content Building a security camera Making a Nixie Clock or ticker […]
In part 1 of this series (which you can find here) I went over these 4 uses of Raspberry Pi Zero: Running a web server Connect IoT devices with MQTT Put Raspberry Pi Zero on a drone Make a smart art frame displaying images, video or WebGL content This post will bring up another 4 […]
Raspberry Pi Zero, a tiny (65 mm × 30 mm) $5 computer (!!!) that was launched in November 2015 is gaining popularity and is constantly sold out from all suppliers. I was lucky to get my hands on a couple of these tiny but powerful boards and wanted to share some ideas of what you could make […]