#toyhacks — Public Fediverse posts

Radio Shack Toy Returns to Life

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://hackaday.com/2026/08/15/radio-shack-toy-returns-to-life/

Turning a Toy Game Boy into a Real Game Boy

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://hackaday.com/2026/08/11/turning-a-toy-game-boy-into-a-real-game-boy/

RC Telemetry Board Lets Virtual Crewmember Help You Race Better

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://hackaday.com/2026/07/30/rc-telemetry-board-lets-virtual-crewmember-help-you-race-better/

World’s Biggest RC A380 is a Big Deal

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://hackaday.com/2026/06/27/worlds-biggest-rc-a380-is-a-big-deal/

A Quantum Magic 8-Ball

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://hackaday.com/2026/06/27/a-quantum-magic-8-ball/

LEGO Orrery Gets A Real-Time Drive Upgrade

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://hackaday.com/2026/02/17/lego-orrery-gets-a-real-time-drive-upgrade/

Reverse-Engineering the Tamagotchi IR Connection https://hackaday.com/2026/01/10/reverse-engineering-the-tamagotchi-ir-connection/ #ReverseEngineering #tamagotchi #ToyHacks #infrared #irda

Building a Drivable, Life-Size 3D-Printed LEGO Technic Buggy https://hackaday.com/2025/11/14/building-a-drivable-life-size-3d-printed-lego-technic-buggy/ #ToyHacks #legocar #lego

Making Steam-Powered LEGO Machines https://hackaday.com/2025/11/06/making-steam-powered-lego-machines/ #steamengines #ToyHacks #lego

Making Steam-Powered LEGO Machines - Over the decades we have seen a lot of methods for powering LEGO-based contraption... - https://hackaday.com/2025/11/06/making-steam-powered-lego-machines/ #steamengines #toyhacks #lego

DIY Telescope Uses Maker Tools https://hackaday.com/2025/10/17/diy-telescope-uses-maker-tools/ #3Dprintedparts #telescope #ToyHacks #lasercut #mdf

DIY Telescope Uses Maker Tools - You’ve got a laser cutter. You’ve got a 3D printer. What do you make? [Ayushmaan45... - https://hackaday.com/2025/10/17/diy-telescope-uses-maker-tools/ #3dprintedparts #telescope #toyhacks #lasercut #mdf

Rubik’s WOWCube: What Really Makes a Toy? - If there ever was a toy that enjoys universal appeal and recognition, the humble R... - https://hackaday.com/2025/10/15/rubiks-wowcube-what-really-makes-a-toy/ #currentevents #originalart #rubikscube #technology #featured #toyhacks #toys

Rubik’s WOWCube: What Really Makes a Toy? https://hackaday.com/2025/10/15/rubiks-wowcube-what-really-makes-a-toy/ #CurrentEvents #OriginalArt #rubikscube #technology #Featured #ToyHacks #toys

A Casio Toy Synth Is Ready To ROCK! https://hackaday.com/2025/10/11/a-casio-toy-synth-is-ready-to-rock/ #MusicalHacks #ToyHacks #toysynth #casio #synth

A Casio Toy Synth Is Ready To ROCK! - There is likely to be more than one of you who has eyed up a child’s toy synthesiz... - https://hackaday.com/2025/10/11/a-casio-toy-synth-is-ready-to-rock/ #musicalhacks #toyhacks #toysynth #casio #synth

Building the DVD Logo Screensaver with LEGO - The completed Lego DVD screensaver. (Credit: Grant Davis, YouTube)
There’s somethi... - https://hackaday.com/2025/10/08/building-the-dvd-logo-screensaver-with-lego/ #toyhacks #lego #dvd

Building a Functional Aliens Motion Tracker https://hackaday.com/2025/10/02/building-a-functional-alien-motion-tracker/ #ToyHacks #aliens #radar

Building a Functional Aliens Motion Tracker - Aliens is the second film from the legendary science-fiction series about, well… a... - https://hackaday.com/2025/10/02/building-a-functional-alien-motion-tracker/ #toyhacks #aliens #radar

Robot Dinosaur YOLOs Colors and Shapes for Kids https://hackaday.com/2025/06/17/robot-dinosaur-yolos-colors-and-shapes-for-kids/ #ArtificialIntelligence #objectdetection #educationaltoy #ToyHacks #YOLO

Robot Dinosaur YOLOs Colors and Shapes for Kids - YOLO can mean many things, but in the context of [be_riddickulous]’s AI Talking Ro... - https://hackaday.com/2025/06/17/robot-dinosaur-yolos-colors-and-shapes-for-kids/ #artificialintelligence #objectdetection #educationaltoy #toyhacks #yolo

Ball Nut Modification Charts a Middle Course Between Building and Buying https://hackaday.com/2024/12/29/ball-nut-modification-charts-a-middle-course-between-building-and-buying/ #modification #buildvsbuy #annealing #ballscrew #leadscrew #machining #hardware #ToyHacks #ballnut

Ball Nut Modification Charts a Middle Course Between Building and Buying - A lot of the projects we feature here on Hackaday engender the classic “build vers... - https://hackaday.com/2024/12/29/ball-nut-modification-charts-a-middle-course-between-building-and-buying/ #modification #buildvsbuy #annealing #ballscrew #leadscrew #machining #hardware #toyhacks #ballnut

A Spinning Egg For Your Thoughts? - Brushless motors are fascinating devices that come in all sorts of shapes and size... - https://hackaday.com/2023/10/01/a-spinning-egg-for-your-thoughts/ #davidwindestål #toyhacks #desktoy #pcbcoil #esp32

Up Your Desk Toy Game With This 3D Printed Escalator - Let’s be real, nobody needs a tiny motorized escalator for their desk. But now tha... - https://hackaday.com/2022/08/09/up-your-desk-toy-game-with-this-3d-printed-escalator/ #3dprintedparts #escalator #gearmotor #motorized #toyhacks #desktoy

There’s a LEGO Suspension Dyno Now - When it comes to the development and testing of performance suspension, it’s helpf... - https://hackaday.com/2022/06/16/theres-a-lego-suspension-dyno-now/ #dynamometer #motorcycle #motorbike #toyhacks #dyno #lego

LEGO Delivers Corvette Experience on a Budget - Many dream of tooling around in a high performance sports car, but the cost of owning, maintaining, ... - https://hackaday.com/2020/09/08/lego-delivers-corvette-experience-on-a-budget/ #transmission #raspberrypi #dashboard #motorized #sportscar #toyhacks #model #dyno #lego

Teardown: VTech Whiz Kid Luggable Computer - Back in the early 1980s, hotshot business types on the go would have used what were referred to at t... more: https://hackaday.com/2020/04/27/teardown-vtech-whiz-kid-luggable-computer/ #portablecomputer #educationaltoy #featured #teardown #toyhacks #luggable #vtech #toy

A Commmand Center for Children with Sensory Needs - Toys for children are meant to be fun and interactive, but they’re even better if they’re educationa... more: https://hackaday.com/2020/01/25/a-commmand-center-for-children-with-sensory-needs/ #microcontrollers #educationaltoy #custompcb #toyhacks #sensory

The GENIAC Lives Again - [Mike Gardi] credits his professional successes in the world of software development on the fact tha... more: https://hackaday.com/2019/08/08/the-geniac-lives-again/ #interactivenarrative #educationaltoy #earlycomputer #classichacks #toyhacks #logictoy #replica