Hackster’s Handpicked Projects of the Week

A Mind-Controlled Light, a Bitcoin Soda Machine, a Wi-Fi Flip Board + More

4 min readOct 5, 2018

Turn on a light with brainwaves — over the Internet! — with the Muse EEG headset, the Muse Monitor app, and a Particle Photon.

A Coca-Cola machine accepting Bitcoin via the Lightning Network.

Learn how to use SDSoC to accelerate functions from the processors to the logic in the Ultra96!

The movements of connected colleagues translated into a living artwork — using Adafruit Feather Huzzah, servo motors, plywood, and paint.

A fully automated box with the sensors, switches, camera, and Messenger bot for growing lettuce.

A simple as possible single-board computer with the 6809 / 6309 CPU.

An attempt to make a Pocket Pi made with some parts lying around.

Yes, you could use a tennis ball but who doesn’t like things that light up?! For real, this is a great way to help you park in tight spaces.

Display device data with style by integrating The Things Network and WolkAbout IoT Platform.

Blinking an LED using a Domain Specific Language applied through a Module Twin to a Docker container running Johnny 5 on a Raspberry Pi.

A customized LCD 1602 shield that can work with Arduino Uno and MKR form factor boards.

This dragonfly swings its head using a gesture sensor and a servo motor.

Like Deco? You’ll love this project. Clock, weather, or both on rotation!

Use RGB LEDs, a temperature sensor, and an Arduino Nano to send a message or make an alarm with colored lights.

This Arduino-based mouse trap fits on small buckets and will catch mice with the same reliability and mouse-in-trap notification.

Convert a broken switch board into a smart touch switch with temperature monitoring.

This project introduces a functional extruder at a reasonable price, which can be affordable to the fablab community and others.