50 Raspberry Pi tips and tools in The MagPi magazine issue 89
By Lucy Hattersley. Posted
Kickstart your new projects in 2020 with our guide to the best Raspberry Pi tools a maker could ever need! Armed with this kit, you'll be able to build just about anything.
Program a robot arm, with Raspberry Pi and Python code
A lot of projects need specific tools, and there's a lot out there to choose from. Raspberry Pi maker Mark Vanstone takes a look at the 50 best physical and digital tools you can use to build projects.
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Raspberry Pi kit & gadget guide
Quickly do more with your Raspberry Pi with kits and accessories. Our guide to the best add-ons, HATs, starter kits, robot builds and accessories has everything you need.
Add internet to a classic computer
Missing the days of dial-up? Build an interface to the modern world for an old computer (an Atari ST, in our case) using a RS232 receiver.
Design a 3D printer pendant with BlocksCAD
BlocksCAD is a 3D model editor that runs just fine on the faster Raspberry Pi 4. In this tutorial we look at how to use this Scratch-like language to design a pendant for a 3D printer.
Aquatic Mini Observation System
We've got the best community projects every month. Murray Lowery-Simpson used Raspberry Pi at the heart of this solar-powered, autonomous boat that measures water quality.
Cheeseborg
What could be more entertaining than this AI-powered grilled-cheese sandwich machine? We take an in-depth look at this capable cheese-making robot.
Plus! Win one of five Raspberry Pi and black Official Case kits.
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Lucy is Editor of Raspberry Pi Official Magazine.
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