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    • Episode 479: Raspberry Pi 2XL Robot Assistant Part 2
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    • Episode 502: Make Your Bike a Pokebike!
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  • Episode 531: Game Guy - The Unportable Game Boy
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  • Episode 533: Jumbo DIY LED
  • Episode 534: Open Source Inventory Warehousing System
  • Episode 535: Repair a Sega Game Gear - How Hard Can It Be?
  • +Episode 536: Interactive Light-Up Window with Pose Detection using a Raspberry Pi and Micro:bit
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  • Episode 538: How to Build a Quadruped Robot - NO MATH!
  • Episode 539: Training a Machine to Recognize Objects - How Hard Can It Be?
  • Episode 540: Object Detection for Smart Recycling
  • Episode 541: Vintage Laptop Battery Replaced with USB Power - How Hard Can It Be?
  • Episode 542: A Noise-Free DIY Switching Power Supply - How Hard Can It Be?
  • Episode 543: Lego Spike Prime Weather Station with Raspberry Pi
  • Episode 544: Reviving the 1984 IBM 5155 - How Hard Can It Be?
  • Episode 545: Designing a Custom PCB for Microsoft Jacdac
  • Episode 547: Creating a “Mummy” Wake Word Detector with Raspberry Pi and Edge Impulse
  • Episode 548: Electronic Fidget Cube, Building Your Ideas!
  • Episode 549: Using a Teletype Machine as a USB Printer with Arduino
  • Episode 550: DIY Electronic Controlled Motorized Wheelchair
  • Episode 551: Can We Rebuild a 1930s Accounting Machine?
  • Episode 552 - Magical Potion Bottle Rack
  • Episode 553: Adding a Parallel Printer Port to an Android Phone
  • Episode 554: Arduino Uno Mini Limited Edition LED Necklace
  • Episode 555: Dance Central Pose Estimation Game with Tensorflow and Raspberry Pi
  • Episode 556: Hacking a Hotel POS Tablet - How Hard Can it Be?

Episode 478: Upgrading A Christmas Train with Python and Raspberry Pi

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Current Revision 2 Mar 2022 3:34 PM kellyhensen
Revision #1 15 Jan 2021 2:34 PM tariq.ahmad
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