Everything you need to know to enter your Hardware project in a Coolest Projects event.
This category includes robots, machines, and hardware hacks. You can create your project using hardware platforms such as Raspberry Pi, LEGO, Arduino, micro:bit, or Adafruit boards to influence the physical world.
If you don’t have access to physical hardware, you can use an emulator: there's MakeCode for micro:bit or there are a range of hardware emulators available through TinkerCAD.
Level: Beginner
In this introduction to coding for the micro:bit, you will learn how to sense and respond to the world around you while looking after yourself.
Level: Beginner
In this introduction to digital making with the Raspberry Pi Pico, you will learn how to connect and control LEDs, buttons, switches, buzzers, and potentiometers (dials).
Level: Beginner
Learn how to use input and output electronics with Scratch and your Raspberry Pi computer. Make a musical instrument, interactive book, and more!
Level: Intermediate
Learn how to use the GPIO (general purpose input/output) pins on your Raspberry Pi to interface with electronic components, such as LEDs and passive infrared sensors, ready to make your own creation!
Level: Intermediate
Have fun using a laser pointer, a Raspberry Pi computer, and the PyGame Python module to make your very own laser trip wire.
Level: Advanced
Make your very own theremin, a unique musical instrument that produces sound without being touched by the performer. This project uses an ultrasonic distance sensor and a Python and Sonic Pi code.
For the Coolest Projects online showcase:
Take a short video of your project, upload it to YouTube or Vimeo and make sure it’s set to public, then submit the video URL in the application form.
For Coolest Projects in-person events:
Tell us a bit about your project in the submission form and then bring what you’ve made to the event!
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