What Raspberry Pi Can Do?

These Raspberry Pi projects almost all have a parts list in the hundreds of dollars and were published with full specs and source code.

1) Bitcoin-operated Pool Table

Coin slots are so passé(no longer fasionable;out of date). Why not pay from your smartphone with Bitcoin? This hack customizes a pool table with an LCD display and a Pi that links to a server to return the latest Bitcoin value. Once the transaction is set, the Pi releases the balls.

2) CNC Laser Engraver

This engraver was built with a Raspberry Pi, stepper motors, and laser diodes harvested from two DVD drives, plus about $10 in parts. The Python-based custom code control system interprets G code and simultaneously drives two motors on both axes.

3) Coffee Table Pi

This arcade-game table integrates a 24-inch LCD, speakers, joystick, and game buttons. It's all controlled by a Raspberry Pi with the help of GPIO output to resistors. Games are supplied using advanced mame or a web browser.

4) Jack the Ripper Bot

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Too lazy to record all your DVDs? No problem. The stationary Jack the Ripper robot performs that tedious disc swapping with the help of a PC application and the Raspberry Pi. The bot was built largely from a 3D printer.

5) R2D2 Robot Powered by Raspberry Pi

Made from "cheap parts purchased online," this customized Hasbro R2D2 Star Wars toy was designed as a gift for the developer's girlfriend. It combines a WiFi-enabled Pi and a camera with voice and motion recognition. It uses OpenCV for face recognition.

6) #Upstagram

Hackerloop's balloon carries a replica of the house from the movie Up!, which in turn integrates a Pi directed camera. The #Upstagram camera uses a 3G radio to push the photos to Instagram. A Linux app hacks around Instagram's Android and iOS requirement.

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