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Learn how to make a simple electric doorbell at home in this step-by-step tutorial. Using everyday materials like cardboard, ...

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The pocket-sized computer known as Raspberry Pi has been lauded for its versatility in recent years, and its simplistic nature has made seemingly difficult computing tasks easier and more accessible ...

WHAT is twice as fun as a motor? Two motors. Last week, we learned how to meet their power-hungry needs. Now, we can double up – and because the micro:bit can control them, we can make a robot that ...

IN OUR previous 10-week “How to be a maker” series, we went on a tour of the basics, culminating in building an autonomous biscuit-fetching robot. If you missed it, you can catch up online at the ...

Electronics components range widely in size and function. From a beginner's point of view, it's hard to know where to start digging in. Programmer Christopher Pitt made a nice little beginner's guide ...

On the off chance that you are new to this mega-mini-series of articles, we typically start by listing the links to earlier installments to make all our lives easier (see Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part ...