IoT Projects

Waving Cat Doorbell

A “Maneki-Neko” cat gains “enhanced cat biceps” with a servo and waves when the door to an apartment has been opened. - HackaDay.io

IoT AI-assisted Deep Algae Bloom Detector

Detecting harmful algae blooms and toxins using machine learning. -HackADay.io

Connecting a complicated boiler system to Home Assistant

Gray Malk’s home has an unconventional heating system. There’s a heating zone for the upstairs (using radiators) and then another for downstairs (using underfloor heating). Due to this, they found none of the off-the-shelf solutions would work, except for a £300 option. In the blog, they detail how they rolled their own custom solution. -Gray Malk

Having fun with hyperlocal data

Alex S. writes about using the Pimoroni wireless sensors to send all kinds of hyperlocal data to the internet. -lagomor.ph

IoT News and More!

Taking over a Dead IoT Company

Kevin Chung writes about the collapse of NYCTrainSign and how they ended up writing an exploit to take over their entire fleet. - blog.kchung.co

6 Smart Home Finds from CES 2023 (that aren’t about the Matter standard)

This year’s CES event came and went with a lot of talk about the new Matter standard. The Verge recaps a few products on the show floor that weren’t focused on Matter. - TheVerge

Dracula Sucks Indoor Light to Power IoT Devices

Given the hungry power needs of the rapidly expanding realm of the Internet of Things, clever solutions are needed to generate and conserve energy consumed by these devices. One such solution is Dracula. No, not the blood-sucking Transylvanian count, the ambient indoor light-sucking technology.. - Adafruit Blog

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