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Travis Foss

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Coding a Custom Spork-A-Veyor Booth Demo

By Travis Foss

Explore building a custom claw arm and conveyor system with Arduino and ESP32 for interactive demos.

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Arduino Smart Lights Modulino Kit Cloud Connected Parking Sensor

By Travis Foss

Learn how to create your own garage-parking sensor with the Arduino Plug & Make Modulino kit, distance sensor, and LED pixels synced to a cloud dashboard.

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Build a Custom Fusion 360 Controller with the Arduino Plug and Make Kit

By Travis Foss

Step-by-step guide to building a Fusion 360 controller using the Arduino Plug and Make kit and Modulino modules.

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How to Build a Plex Server on a Raspberry Pi 5

By Travis Foss

Learn how to set up a Plex media server on a Raspberry Pi 5 using Casa OS to back up your DVDs and organize your media for easy streaming.

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Raspberry Pi Retrofits Vintage Radio for Streaming

By Travis Foss

Learn how to retrofit a vintage radio with a Raspberry Pi to stream internet radio and play Bluetooth audio while preserving its original design & sound ‎quality.

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Creating a Marker Holder for the XRP in Fusion 360

By Travis Foss

Empower your robot with an ingenious Fusion 360 design for a 3D-printed marker holder. Elevate your maker skills and ensure precision in your robotics ‎project.

Blogs See All

Image of Raspberry Pi 500+ Launches with 256GB NVME SSD and 16GB RAM
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Raspberry Pi 500+ Launches with 256GB NVME SSD and 16GB RAM

By Travis Foss

The Raspberry Pi 500+ features a mechanical RGB keyboard, upgrades memory to 16GB, and includes a pre-loaded 256GB SSD with the latest Raspberry Pi OS.

Unleash Your Inner Maker with The New PocketBeagle 2
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Unleash Your Inner Maker with The New PocketBeagle 2

By Travis Foss

Looking for a low-power development board? The PocketBeagle 2 is compact, portable, and ready to power your next innovation.

XRP Robot Obstacle Course: A Workshop with 4th Graders at DigiKey
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XRP Robot Obstacle Course: A Workshop with 4th Graders at DigiKey

By Travis Foss

DigiKey hosted a hands-on robotics workshop for a group of enthusiastic 4th graders visiting ‎as part of a school field trip. Knowing we’d only have about 30 minutes with each group, I ‎wanted to create an experience that offered a quick win while also introducing some deeper ‎problem-solving opportunities.

Raspberry Pi RP2350 Now Powers the XRP!
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Raspberry Pi RP2350 Now Powers the XRP!

By Travis Foss

The latest XRP Kit adds GPIO breakouts, additional servo ports, a redesigned frame for easier assembly and is now powered by the Raspberry Pi RP2350.

Introducing the Raspberry Pi 500: A Leap in All-in-One Computing
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Introducing the Raspberry Pi 500: A Leap in All-in-One Computing

By Travis Foss

Discover the Raspberry Pi 500, a powerful all-in-one computer in a keyboard. Explore specs, GPIO upgrades, and its perfect pair—the Pi Monitor.

Meet the Compute Module 5: What’s New and Improved?
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Meet the Compute Module 5: What’s New and Improved?

By Travis Foss

Discover the Raspberry Pi Compute Module 5, packed with 16GB RAM, USB 3.0, 64GB eMMC, and more! Compare specs with CM4 and explore must-have accessories.

Tutorials

Image of How to Design a Custom Storage Box in Bento3D
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How to Design a Custom Storage Box in Bento3D

By Travis Foss

Bento3D makes creating modular organizers simple. Here’s a full walkthrough for designing and printing your own.

QuickStart Guide: Getting Your Arduino Uno R4 Minima or WiFi Running
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QuickStart Guide: Getting Your Arduino Uno R4 Minima or WiFi Running

By Travis Foss

Get started with Arduino Uno R4 WiFi and Minima in this step-by-step QuickStart guide, from writing your first code to using the LED matrix.

Enhancing XRP Functionality with a Mecanum Wheel Design
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Enhancing XRP Functionality with a Mecanum Wheel Design

By Travis Foss

Learn how to build a Mecanum wheel frame for your XRP robot. Discover the design process, software setup, & assembly tips to enhance your robot's functionality.

How to Import a 3MF File into Tinkercad
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How to Import a 3MF File into Tinkercad

By Travis Foss

Discover simple methods for converting 3MF files to STL, making them compatible with Tinkercad. Leverage Cura, Prusa Slicer, Orca Slicer, and 3D Builder.