150 People & Projects in The MagPi magazine, issue #150
By Lucy Hattersley. Posted
This month is a very special edition of The MagPi magazine. We’ve made it all the way to issue #150. This milestone is a remarkable feat for any magazine!
Of course, we owe this entirely to the incredible Raspberry Pi community that has supported this incredible project for over a decade now.
In The MagPi #150 we celebrate the incredible community, Raspberry Pi makers and the weird and wonderful projects they have created.
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20-pages of people & projects
In 150 issues, we’ve seen a huge range of epic builds with Raspberry Pi computers at their heart. We’ve got everything machine learning prosthetic arms to underwater archaeology submarines; old-school equipment and futuristic robots. Over 20 pages with 150 incredible project ideas await you.
Archiving old floppy disks
Graham Hooley has converted an old floppy disk duplicator into an archiving machine that makes light work of preserving old files. The device uses the mechanical parts from an old disk duplicator, along with Raspberry Pi and a Camera Module. Disk images are scanned, snapped, and saved to a USB flash drive.
Mow the lawn automatically
Lawny is the brainchild of Eugene Tkachenko. This robot mower is built with windscreen wiper motors controlled by Raspberry Pi. A Raspberry Pi Camera provides a first-person view as Lawny rolls around the garden.
Photon 2 Lander
This is the latest circuit sculpture in a series inspired by planetary landing craft, made by the artist and engineer Mohit Bhoite.
Custom CNC machine: A carbon filament winder
“There comes a time in every maker's life where the urge to build a completely custom
CNC machine kicks in!” Or so says Jo Hinchliffe. This month Jo looks at increasingly approachable project area, making a prototype carbon fibre filament winding machine
Raspberry Pi Audio
Raspberry Pi hardware is the ideal choice for home studios and audio systems. You can quickly drop a Raspberry Pi into a recording environment and use it alongside professional audio. This month maker, KG Orphanides, puts the powerful-yet-silent Raspberry Pi 500 at the heart of their audio studio build.
You'll find all this and much more in the latest edition of The MagPi magazine. Pick up your copy today from our store, or subscribe to get every issue delivered to your door. It's a particularly shiny cover so we suggest getting this one in print.
Lucy is Editor of Raspberry Pi Official Magazine.
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