Hack a toy with the Raspberry Pi: Part 1

Learn how to master four simple hacks and embed them into a toy

Resources An old/new toy Resistors Small disc motor LED A radio Small webcam Female-to-female jumper jerky wire Combining an old toy and a Raspberry Pi, you can embed a selection of components to create your own augmented toy that responds to user input. For example, take a £3 R2-D2 sweet dispenser, light it up, play music and stream a live web feed to your mobile device. Part one of this two-part tutorial covers setting up four basic features: an LED for the eye, a haptic motor to simulate an electric shock, a webcam stream from a hidden camera and the Star Wars theme tune broadcast to a radio. You may choose to combine these with your own hacks or use them as standalone features in other projects. Don’t feel limited…

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