We can use digital magnetic field detectors as a compass to give our robot an absolute heading.

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Today, a new IoT solution, a digital voltmeter and a tough load cell!

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A wearable fiber optic light suit that responds to user gestures.

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Follow along as Feldi attempts to build a Ceramic 3D Printer using OS plans she found online.

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AVC 2017 Partners (& Prizes!)

We're announcing the folks who are helping us making this year's AVC the best AVC!

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And the winner is...

Check out the prizes for this year's AVC champions!

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Let's gaze upward and look at how some of those nifty satellites can give us position data.

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A new all-in-one meter with a catchy name, another book written by SparkFun and a well-deserved revision.

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The micro:bit is an awesome piece of tiny hardware, and I just wanted to make sure we gave you another programming environment with which to play.

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Building a functioning BMO handheld game console using Raspberry Pi and Arduino Pro Micro.

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Check out this unbelievable dress that changes colors and patterns based on the user's mood!

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It's Monday, and that means it's time for Adventures in Science! This week, we dive into the mysterious world of rotary encoders.

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Sometimes, when testing power supplies, it's handy to be able to load them consistently. This gizmo will help you do that.

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ESP8266 + Cayenne = <3

The Thing is the first non-LoRa board officially supported inside myDevices’ Cayenne IoT project builder!

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Let's take a look at how LIDAR works and how we can use it in robots.

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The new Pi Zero W has made its way to SparkFun, along with everything you need to connect it up!

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See what's inside the SCiO Pocket Molecular Scanner in this teardown tutorial.

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We scoured the internet to find these awesome "Game of Thrones"-themed projects.

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