Raspberry Pi 4 Model B – Noise https://noise.getoto.net The collective thoughts of the interwebz Mon, 04 Oct 2021 10:50:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 30-second blood analysis with Raspberry Pi https://noise.getoto.net/2021/10/04/30-second-blood-analysis-with-raspberry-pi/ Mon, 04 Oct 2021 10:50:00 +0000 https://www.raspberrypi.org/?p=76126 A portable, affordable Raspberry Pi-powered blood analyser is helping to “establish a robust healthcare ecosystem” in remote parts of India. Samples can be tested in just 30 seconds, and the cost and size of the parts make it an attractive solution for rural and resource-strapped areas. It is the work of researchers Sangeeta Palekar and…

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]]> ‘Epigone drone’ pays homage to NASA’s Mars Helicopter | The MagPi #107 https://noise.getoto.net/2021/06/24/epigone-drone-pays-homage-to-nasas-mars-helicopter-the-magpi-107/ Thu, 24 Jun 2021 07:18:06 +0000 https://www.raspberrypi.org/?p=71950 Inspired by NASA’s attempt to launch a helicopter on Mars, one maker made an Earth-bound one of her own. And she tells Rosie Hattersley all about it in the latest issue of The MagPi Magazine, out now. Like millions of us, in April Avra Saslow watched with bated breath as NASA’s Perseverance rover touched down…

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]]> Talk to your Raspberry Pi | HackSpace 36 https://noise.getoto.net/2020/10/28/talk-to-your-raspberry-pi-hackspace-36/ Wed, 28 Oct 2020 10:28:46 +0000 https://www.raspberrypi.org/?p=64680 In the latest issue of HackSpace Magazine, out now, @MrPJEvans shows you how to add voice commands to your projects with a Raspberry Pi 4 and a microphone. You’ll need: Raspberry Pi 4 Model B (earlier models will work too) Seeed ReSpeaker 4-Mic Array Google account It’s amazing how we’ve come from everything being keyboard-based…

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]]> Ultrasonically detect bats with Raspberry Pi https://noise.getoto.net/2020/10/02/ultrasonically-detect-bats-with-raspberry-pi/ Fri, 02 Oct 2020 09:09:37 +0000 https://www.raspberrypi.org/?p=63853 Welcome to October, the month in which spiderwebs become decor and anything vaguely gruesome is considered ‘seasonal’. Such as bats. Bats are in fact cute, furry creatures, but as they are part of the ‘Halloweeny animal’ canon, I have a perfect excuse to sing their praises. Tegwyn Twmffat was tasked with doing a bat survey…

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]]> Raspberry Pi turns retro radio into interactive storyteller https://noise.getoto.net/2020/09/21/raspberry-pi-turns-retro-radio-into-interactive-storyteller/ Mon, 21 Sep 2020 12:29:01 +0000 https://www.raspberrypi.org/?p=63414 8 Bits and a Byte created this voice-controllable, interactive, storytelling device, hidden inside a 1960s radio for extra aesthetic wonderfulness. A Raspberry Pi 3B works with an AIY HAT, a microphone, and the device’s original speaker to run chatbot and speech-to-text artificial intelligence. This creature is a Bajazzo TS made by Telefunken some time during…

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]]> Nandu’s lockdown Raspberry Pi robot project https://noise.getoto.net/2020/09/07/nandus-lockdown-raspberry-pi-robot-project/ Mon, 07 Sep 2020 11:25:10 +0000 https://www.raspberrypi.org/?p=62842 Nandu Vadakkath was inspired by a line-following robot built (literally) entirely from salvage materials that could wait patiently and purchase beer for its maker in Tamil Nadu, India. So he set about making his own, but with the goal of making it capable of slightly more sophisticated tasks. Hardware Raspberry Pi 4 Model B 8GB…

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