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  • Star Wars fan builds working R2-D2 that responds to spoken commands with a Raspberry Pi

    R2D2 powered by a Raspberry Pi (via Greensheller) There are Star Wars fans and then there are exceptional Star Wars fans that can use their talents to bring things from a ‘galaxy far, far away’ closer to home. One such fan based in China (known as ‘greensheller…
  • Project14 | Winners Announcement: DIY Simple Electronic Repairs!

    Simple Electronic Repairs Monthly project competitions , chances to earn prizes, you decide project themes, your ideas, your projects, turn ideas into projects. Back to The Project14 homepage Project14 Home Monthly Themes Monthly Theme Poll Congratulations…
  • Star Wars®︎ R2D2 Uses the Force with XBee RF Virtual Wires

    TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION BILL OF MATERIALS THE QUEST FOR THE HOLY GRAIL - INCOGNITO R2 CONTROL R2D2 CONTROLLER DESIGN REQUIREMENTS XBEE RF TECHNOLOGY XBEE CONFIGURATION SCHEMATICS Handheld Transmitter: Microcontroller…
  • Size Matters Not - An R2D2 Story

    R2D2 is a monumental icon regardless of its physical size - that has meaning for a large number of people - one of the most popular characters who has no speech. I have been planning for quite a while to build an R2D2, but every time I took a concrete…
  • Star Wars Build

    Here in the shop, we're all very excited for the upcoming Star Wars movie. So obviously we want to do a Star Wars themed build for the anticipated movie release. We have an R2D2 soda cooler like this one. We'd like to modify him to either take with us…