I turned an old Android phone into a DIY smart home hub — here's how it works

Here's how I built a budget smart home setup using an IR blaster and Android phones. I also found a way to use Gemini totally ...
XDA Developers

Home Assistant doesn't just control smart devices, and that's where it gets interesting

Home Assistant does plenty right, but if you're only using it to control smart devices, you may be doing it and your smart home both a slight disservice. That's because Home Assistant does much more ...

[Deep Dive] The Gateway to Robot Development Lies in the "Record of Movement" ~Decoding a 6-Month Roadmap for Software Engineers~

I recently read an article by Ronin (@DeRonin_) titled "How to become a Robotics Engineer in 6 months (RESOURCES)". It is a ...
Elektor Magazine

Autonomous Robot Vehicle: Black Shadow

Most robotics books either stop at the component level or jump straight to high-level frameworks that abstract the hardware ...

Python removal index identifies large females as key targets for limiting population growth

When it comes to removing Burmese pythons, one snake does not equal another. A new study by researchers at the University of ...

[Demo] Trying to turn an air conditioner ON/OFF using PicoW infrared communication

In this series, we aim to make life a little more convenient through simple web app creation and electronics projects.This ...
HackerNoon

Clean Architecture in Python: Building Maintainable APIs Without the Overkill

Learn how to apply Clean Architecture in Python without overengineering, using domain entities, use cases, Protocols, and ...
Elektor Magazine

Arduino UNO-Q Weather Dashboard

The Arduino UNO-Q is a new board from Arduino, combining an MCU and CPU sharing calls and data. I developed an UNO-Q based ...
KDnuggets

7 Advanced Python Tricks to Level Up Your Coding Skills

Slicing bytes copies. On a small payload nobody notices, but slice a large packet or image buffer in a loop and the copies ...
as.com

Forrest Galante, wildlife expert, on invasive species in the U.S.: “The Burmese python problem really is out of control in Florida”

British journalist and translator who joined Diario AS in 2013. Focuses on soccer – chiefly the Premier League, LaLiga, the Champions League, the Liga MX and MLS. On occasion, also covers American ...
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I switched from Arduino IDE to ESPHome for my custom ESP32 smart home devices, and my projects got a lot easier

ESPHome is the sole reason I was able to build several ESP32 smart sensors without losing my patience ...
Electronic Design

Arduino’s New Modulino Boards Tackle I2C and Motor-Control Limits

The Modulino Hub, Extender, and Motors boards simplify I2C expansion, long-cable communication, and protected motor control for modular embedded projects. How the Modulino Hub isolates duplicate I2C ...