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Matthew Eargle joins Ben on this week’s episode to create a robot that can reproduce and rake your very own, very chilled-out zen garden. Ben works out the 3D-printed design using Autodesk Fusion 360, while Felix and Matt handle motor control using Arduino code. What would you have done differently? Let the team know on […]
What do you do when you have a broken 3D printer? Throw it away? Tear it down for the parts? Felix has a better idea: repurpose the old Makerbot Replicator with a microscope to make a controlled, precision microscope machine. Using the Beaglebone Black and Replicape as the basis for the control circuitry, Ben Heck […]
Warning: The following contains spoilers from the series finale of ABC’s The Middle. The series finale of ABC’s The Middle gives all the Heck kids their deserved happy endings — but not before one last family road trip. The hour-long sendoff finds the Hecks preparing for Axl’s big move to Denver. Frankie has the most difficult time […]
The team has finally finished the miniature pinball kit prototype, and they don’t want to stop playing it! Originally the design was going to include three generic themes, but the team moved to one universal playfield that can have customized themes applied to it. It’s time to put the finishing touches on the Autodesk Fusion […]
As the team comes to the end of its long-term builds, it’s time to make a tough decision: What should they axe? Which product can more easily be taken into production? Join Ben, Felix and James Ray from AVID as the group discusses the viability of the mini pinball game, Super Glue Gun and their […]
Would you like to be able to buy Ben Heck’s “Hex” game? The team is joined by James Ray from the design company AVID to discuss whether Hex could be brought to market and if there are any tweaks that would need to be made first. What would you change to the design? Would you […]
Bob and Ben are back to automate their workbench, with the help of Raspberry Pi and Amazon’s Alexa. The idea, ultimately, is to help you to work hands free using only your voice, whether that means taking readings from a multimeter or controlling and taking screenshots from an Oscilloscope. Using the Python programming language, Ben […]
Bob Baddeley visits The Ben Heck Show team to bring voice control to the Raspberry Pi. Bob and Ben take us through setting up communication between an Amazon Echo Dot and the Raspberry Pi, with Amazon doing the legwork in the cloud. What other interesting projects could this inspire? And what have you made that […]
With the electronics, mechanisms and simulations done, the miniature pinball game is starting to come together. Now it needs a great case. Remember, not every design element needs to be done on the computer first; sometimes it’s better to get hands-on with foam board and start prototyping. Once the design is set, Ben can take […]
The team is laser-cutting, CNC-routing and designing another PCB this week. Tune in as Ben uses Autodesk Eagle to design an infrared ball detector for the mini pinball build instead of relying on mechanical detectors, which should help keep costs down. Not all the design work has gone well, though: Felix finds he has to […]
