Adafruit Weekly Editorial Round-Up: CircuitPython 10.2.0-rc.0, ESP-NOW Walkie Talkies, One Key QT Py ESP32 demo and more!

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ADAFRUIT WEEKLY EDITORIAL ROUND-UP

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We’ve got so much happening here at Adafruit that it’s not always easy to keep up! Don’t fret, we’ve got you covered. Each week we’ll be posting a handy round-up of what we’ve been up to, ranging from learn guides to blog articles, videos, and more.

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BLOG

CircuitPython 10.2.0-rc.0 Released!

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LEARN

ESP-NOW Walkie Talkies

See the full guide here!

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YOUTUBE

One Key QT Py ESP32 demo

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Catch up with us on the blog, in the Adafruit Learning System, and on YouTube.

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Use MicroPython to Add a Custom Sensor to a Robot Kit

Give an HP Robots Otto Kit the gift of hearing. With two ears (microphones) the bot will turn towards a noise. This project shows how to design some parts to 3d print, and then use MicroPython and Thonny with the board, and some circuit design, to make a robot that listens for a loud sound and then turn in that direction. Thanks for sharing!. Via NLAB:

The Otto kit is a cool concept from Moravia Education. It comes with a main printed circuit board containing an ESP32-WROOM microcontroller, and connections for continuous drive motors, line following sensors, an ultrasonic rangefinder, and an LED ring. It can be programmed with an online app, or with MicroPython. It also comes with a rechargeable Lipo battery, USB cable, and some O-rings and a screw driver, but that is it, no robot body! The idea is that you design and 3d print your own robot, and then program it to do a task. I love this idea, because it takes away one of the three difficulties when making a little mobile robot: you need to come up with electronics, mechanical parts, and code. Doing all three is difficult, especially as a beginner, so providing the electronics is a huge help. But I wanted to demonstrate that you aren’t limited to using just the parts that come with the kit, so I designed a custom sensor to add on to my robot.

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Tech Talkies Made a Voice-Controlled Robot Dog

Make a yourself a fun lil hypoallergenic bud that doesn’t require walks like Tech Talkies did using their code on GitHub

I built a voice-controlled quadruped robot dog using the Seeed XIAO ESP32S3 and ESP-Skainet on-device speech recognition. No cloud, no phone, just say the wake word and give it a command. It can sit, lie down, stretch, walk, dance, and even wag when you say “good boy.”

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Or make yourself a robotic AI bear using ChatGPT.

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Fashionably on Task: a Smart Bracelet for Forgetfulness #Wearable

Exposed circuitry mounted on a brass frame makes for a striking ePaper bracelet. The ESP32 based wearable reminder connects to will keep track of 5 important daily to-dos. From CMoz on Instructables.

Are you ready to wear your productivity on your sleeve—literally? Welcome to a project that proves jewellery can be as smart and functional as it is stunning!

Created as a collaborative project for the Instructables Jewellery Competition (always motivated by these competitions!), this tutorial will show you how to build a Wi-Fi-enabled, tri-color ePaper to-do list bracelet.

See the full guide!

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MoMA PS1’s 50th Anniversary Block Party is Today!

image via MoMA PS1, Noel Woodford

 

Unfortunately online reservations have closed but walk up registration is available. This party sounds like an absolute blast!

During the opening weekend of Greater New York, join us for MoMA PS1’s 50th Anniversary Block Party, a free celebration with our community partners featuring curator-led gallery talks, family activities, local food vendors, and music sets across the museum’s public plaza, courtyard, and galleries. The day features activations by artists, musicians, and local organizations including Asian American Arts Alliance, Discolocas NYC Fiesta Club, FAD Market, Flushing Town Hall, Lady Pink, Make the Road, M Wells, Malikah, Nuevayorkinos, Queens Botanical Garden, Queens Night Market, Queensboro Dance Festival, Queensbridge Photo Collective, Red Canary Song, St. James Joy, and Teen Art Salon. PS1 is your place for the best of the borough.

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Build a tiny network-wide ad blocker #Raspberrypi

RelfWolf shared this Raspberry Pi ad blocker using Pi-hole tutorial on Youtube!

My phone was connecting to thousands of tracking domains. So I built this Raspberry Pi project that stopped it all.
Pi-hole blocks ads and trackers across your ENTIRE network – phones, tablets, smart TVs – any device. No browser extensions needed. No monthly subscription.

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Plant Germination Pot #3DThursday #3DPrinting

Shared by chox on MakerWorld:

I am trying to create a chamber system to prevent the water in the two compartments from being at the same level (see communicating vessels principle) THEREFORE THE POT DOES NOT WORK AT THE MOMENT

Fully printable 4×2 seed or sprout growing pot
This is a remix of mandooooooo’s project, where I removed the bottle as an irrigation source and replaced it with a water tray, as the vertical bottle prevented me from fitting it on the closely spaced shelves of my balcony.
I created two models, one with a small tray and one with an enlarged tray to hold a little more water.

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Every Thursday is #3dthursday here at Adafruit! The DIY 3D printing community has passion and dedication for making solid objects from digital models. Recently, we have noticed electronics projects integrated with 3D printed enclosures, brackets, and sculptures, so each Thursday we celebrate and highlight these bold pioneers!

Have you considered building a 3D project around an Arduino or other microcontroller? How about printing a bracket to mount your Raspberry Pi to the back of your HD monitor? And don’t forget the countless LED projects that are possible when you are modeling your projects in 3D!

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