A Monster in a Box Halloween prop is a box or crate that appears to be jailing a monster which is on the verge of escaping.
ChatterPi turns audio volume levels (from either .wav files or a mic) into servo commands, e.g., to drive a talking skull prop.
I made two NeoPixel sabers controlled by Arduino, with plumbing part hilts that look nice, and animated party modes.
Make your own gesture-controlled Wizard's Walking Staff that lights up to different spells when you perform gestures. You shall not pass!
This interactive witch's cauldron gets progressively creepier the closer you come!
This ouija board gets a life of its own, with the planchette vibrating when it approaches certain letters - and it opens a lock!
Enhanced "Yorick," my AlexaPi driven talking skull, to respond in two voices, depending on the trigger word used when asking a question.
LED hammer for a Ramona Flowers costume using NeoPixel strips.
Use some copper tape and Bare Conductive's Electric Paint to light up a few 5mm LEDs. No soldering required!
Using an Arduino Nano on an expansion board with a push-button to change the color palette mode of the RGB LED strip.
Ever wanted to have that one working prop for your Star Wars cosplay? Ever wanted to end up on an FBI watch list?
My favorite Star Wars prop is my full-size Darth Vader that stands in my living room. I've wanted to add lights and sounds for a while now.
Cast your own spells with a micro:bit magic wand!
A WarGames inspired Defcon sign connected to the UK MI5 terrorism threat level.
Amaze your friends with this easy-to-make an cool Iron Man Arc reactor!
A skeleton that guards its candy by batting away people with an arm. Press a button to quickly collect your candy before he wakes up.
Computational logic operations from virtual autonomous objects.
Use Foxonix for the controls, lights, and sound effects for your own Lightsaber! Awesome sound effects with LEDs synced to the action.
Dusting off my analog electronics skills in this build of 'The Internet' from The IT Crowd to gift a family member for Christmas this year.
Bring Majora's Mask to life by building a replica with glowing LED spikes.
How to make a skull torch with realistic LED flames.
Build your very own Harley Quinn Hammer that both looks the part and is enjoyable to make. This project was quite fun and you get to try.
