Hackaday Prize 2023: PAROL6 – A GPL Desktop Robotic Arm
Parol 6 is a 3D-printed six-axis robot arm created by [Petar Crnjak] as a combination of the principles from a few previous projects. Aside from a pneumatic gripper, each axis
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This $12 CNC Rotary Axis Will Make Your Head Spin
[legolor] brings us a great, cheap rotary axis to add to your small 3 axis CNC mills. How are you going to generate G-Code for this 4th axis? That’s the
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Tempus Nectit, a DIY Knitting Clock with Instructions
We’re no strangers to unusual clocks here at Hackaday, and some of our favorites make time a little more tangible like [Kyle Rankin]’s knitting clock. Inspired by our coverage of
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3-DOF Robot Arm Wrist Without The Motor Weight
A major challenge of robotic arms is the weight of the actuators, especially closer to the end of the arm. The long lever arm means more torque is required from
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Flux: A Forty Foot Long Kinetic Art Piece
No office space is complete without some eye-catching art piece to gawp at whilst you mull over your latest problem. But LED-based displays are common enough to be boring these
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Cute NFL Standings Tracker Uses Little Mini Helmets
If you’re a die hard sports fan, there’s nothing you love more than staying abreast of developments in the league, from top to bottom. [Kiu] had a family member that
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Hackaday Prize 2022: DIY Brushless Hand Cranked Generator
A standard part of travel kit for the 2020s is now a battery pack — a hefty lithium-ion cell with onboard electronics for USB charging, that ensures all of our
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Turning Old Plotter Parts Into a Smooth Camera Slider
Taking apart old stuff and re-using the parts to make something new is how many hackers first got started in the world of mechanical and electronic engineering. But even after
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Don’t Tune Your 3D Printer To Middle ‘C’ After All
3D printer belt tension seems like a simple thing to deal with — you set the tension and then check it’s good now and then. If it gets really loose,
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Silent Stepper Motors Make Electromechanical Clock Fit For a Living Room
Large mechanical seven-segment displays have a certain presence that you just don’t get in electronic screens. Part of this comes from the rather satisfying click-click-clack sound they make at every
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