#toyhacks — Public Fediverse posts

Electric Wind-Up Plane Uses Supercapacitors For Free Flight Fun

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://hackaday.com/2026/04/18/electric-wind-up-plane-uses-supercapacitors-for-free-flight-fun/

Electric Wind-Up Plane Uses Supercapacitors For Free Flight Fun

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://hackaday.com/2026/04/18/electric-wind-up-plane-uses-supercapacitors-for-free-flight-fun/

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/

The Complicated Legacy of Mind Controlled Toys

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://hackaday.com/2026/02/17/the-complicated-legacy-of-mind-controlled-toys/

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

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

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

TekaSketch: Where Etch A Sketch Meets Graph Theory https://hackaday.com/2025/09/29/tekasketch-where-etch-a-sketch-meets-graph-theory/ #RaspberryPiZero2W #handheldshacks #SoftwareHacks #RaspberryPi #etchasketch #raspberrypi #ToyHacks #drawing #macmini #python #Raspi #News #Art

TekaSketch: Where Etch A Sketch Meets Graph Theory - The Etch A Sketch was never supposed to meet a Raspberry Pi, a camera, or a mathem... - https://hackaday.com/2025/09/29/tekasketch-where-etch-a-sketch-meets-graph-theory/ #raspberrypizero2w #handheldshacks #softwarehacks #raspberrypi #etchasketch #toyhacks #drawing #macmini #python #raspi #news #art

Surprisingly Refined Perpetual Motion Device Teardown https://hackaday.com/2025/09/25/surprisingly-refined-perpetual-motion-device-teardown/ #ReverseEngineering #TheHackadayPrize #perpetualmotion #ToyHacks #BigClive #teardown

Surprisingly Refined Perpetual Motion Device Teardown - Perpetual motion devices are either a gag, a scam, or as in the case of this parti... - https://hackaday.com/2025/09/25/surprisingly-refined-perpetual-motion-device-teardown/ #reverseengineering #thehackadayprize #perpetualmotion #toyhacks #bigclive #teardown

Estes Wants You to 3D Print Their New Model Rocket - The Estes line of flying model rockets have inspired an untold number of children ... - https://hackaday.com/2025/09/05/estes-wants-you-to-3d-print-their-new-model-rocket/ #3dprintedparts #modelrocketry #classichacks #toyhacks #estes

Silent Speak and Spell Gets Its Voice Back https://hackaday.com/2025/08/18/silent-speak-and-spell-gets-its-voice-back/ #SpeakandSpell #RepairHacks #Teardown #ToyHacks #repair

Silent Speak and Spell Gets Its Voice Back https://hackaday.com/2025/08/18/silent-speak-and-spell-gets-its-voice-back/ #SpeakandSpell #RepairHacks #Teardown #ToyHacks #repair

Silent Speak and Spell Gets Its Voice Back https://hackaday.com/2025/08/18/silent-speak-and-spell-gets-its-voice-back/ #SpeakandSpell #RepairHacks #Teardown #ToyHacks #repair

Silent Speak and Spell Gets Its Voice Back https://hackaday.com/2025/08/18/silent-speak-and-spell-gets-its-voice-back/ #SpeakandSpell #RepairHacks #Teardown #ToyHacks #repair

Silent Speak and Spell Gets Its Voice Back - While talking computers are old hat today, in 1978, a talking toy like the Speak a... - https://hackaday.com/2025/08/18/silent-speak-and-spell-gets-its-voice-back/ #speakandspell #repairhacks #teardown #toyhacks #repair

Silent Speak and Spell Gets Its Voice Back - While talking computers are old hat today, in 1978, a talking toy like the Speak a... - https://hackaday.com/2025/08/18/silent-speak-and-spell-gets-its-voice-back/ #speakandspell #repairhacks #teardown #toyhacks #repair

Silent Speak and Spell Gets Its Voice Back - While talking computers are old hat today, in 1978, a talking toy like the Speak a... - https://hackaday.com/2025/08/18/silent-speak-and-spell-gets-its-voice-back/ #speakandspell #repairhacks #teardown #toyhacks #repair

Silent Speak and Spell Gets Its Voice Back - While talking computers are old hat today, in 1978, a talking toy like the Speak a... - https://hackaday.com/2025/08/18/silent-speak-and-spell-gets-its-voice-back/ #speakandspell #repairhacks #teardown #toyhacks #repair

Silent Speak and Spell Gets Its Voice Back - While talking computers are old hat today, in 1978, a talking toy like the Speak a... - https://hackaday.com/2025/08/18/silent-speak-and-spell-gets-its-voice-back/ #speakandspell #repairhacks #teardown #toyhacks #repair

A Second Chance for the Single Wheel Monorail? https://hackaday.com/2025/08/16/a-second-chance-for-the-single-wheel-monorail/ #TransportationHacks #locomotive #gyroscope #ToyHacks #monorail #brennan #meccano #gimbal #track #train #gyro

A Second Chance for the Single Wheel Monorail? - Lately, this peculiar little single wheel monorail came to our attention. Built by... - https://hackaday.com/2025/08/16/a-second-chance-for-the-single-wheel-monorail/ #transportationhacks #locomotive #gyroscope #toyhacks #monorail #brennan #meccano #gimbal #track #train #gyro

Watertight and Wireless in One Go: The DIY Sea Scooter https://hackaday.com/2025/08/11/watertight-and-wireless-in-one-go-the-diy-sea-scooter/ #3dPrinterhacks #WirelessHacks #printinplace #seascooter #underwater #watertight #bluetooth #ToyHacks #hull #wifi

Watertight and Wireless in One Go: The DIY Sea Scooter - To every gadget, tool, or toy, you can reasonably think: ‘Sure I could buy this… b... - https://hackaday.com/2025/08/11/watertight-and-wireless-in-one-go-the-diy-sea-scooter/ #3dprinterhacks #wirelesshacks #printinplace #seascooter #underwater #watertight #bluetooth #toyhacks #hull #wifi

Farewell Shunsaku Tamiya: The Man Who Gave Us The Best Things To Build - In the formative experiences of most Hackaday readers there will almost certainly ... - https://hackaday.com/2025/07/31/farewell-shunsaku-tamiya-the-man-who-gave-us-the-best-things-to-build/ #shunsakutamiya #plasticmodel #modelling #toyhacks #tamiya #news

2025 One Hertz Challenge: Building a Better Jumping Bean - Do you feel nostalgia for a childhood novelty toy that had potential but ultimatel... - https://hackaday.com/2025/07/17/2025-one-hertz-challenge-building-a-better-jumping-bean/ #2025hackadayonehertzchallenge #microcontrollers #vibrationmotor #toyhacks #jumping

2025 One Hertz Challenge: Building a Better Jumping Bean https://hackaday.com/2025/07/17/2025-one-hertz-challenge-building-a-better-jumping-bean/ #2025HackadayOneHertzChallenge #Microcontrollers #vibrationmotor #ToyHacks #jumping

Adding Automatic Emergency Braking To An RC Car https://hackaday.com/2025/07/02/adding-automatic-emergency-braking-to-an-rc-car/ #TransportationHacks #radiocontrol #arduinonano #ToyHacks #R/Ccar

Adding Automatic Emergency Braking To An RC Car - Modern RC cars can be pretty darn fast. That’s fun and all, but it also makes it e... - https://hackaday.com/2025/07/02/adding-automatic-emergency-braking-to-an-rc-car/ #transportationhacks #radiocontrol #arduinonano #toyhacks #r/ccar

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

Electromechanical Atari is a Steampunk Meccano Masterpiece - If William Gibson and Bruce Sterling had written an arcade scene into “The Differe... - https://hackaday.com/2025/06/15/electromechanical-atari-is-a-steampunk-meccano-masterpiece/ #electromechanical #lunarlander #toyhacks #erector #meccano

Electromechanical Atari is a Steampunk Meccano Masterpiece https://hackaday.com/2025/06/15/electromechanical-atari-is-a-steampunk-meccano-masterpiece/ #electromechanical #lunarlander #ToyHacks #erector #meccano

Build a 400 MHz Logic Analyzer for $35 - What do you do when you’re a starving student and you need a 400 MHz logic analyze... - https://hackaday.com/2025/06/12/build-a-400-mhz-logic-analyzer-for-35/ #raspberrypipico2 #logicanalyzer #raspberrypi #toyhacks #txu0104

Planetary Poetry with a Tiny Digital Core - Some hacks just tickle the brain in a very particular way. They’re, for a change, ... - https://hackaday.com/2025/06/02/planetary-poetry-with-a-tiny-digital-core/ #multitouchhacks #classichacks #planetarium #reedswitch #mischacks #clockwork #toyhacks #3dprint #orrery #esp32 #moon

This BB Shooter Has a Spring, But Not For What You Think - [It’s on my MIND] designed a clever BB blaster featuring a four-bar linkage that p... - https://hackaday.com/2025/06/02/this-bb-shooter-has-a-spring-but-not-for-what-you-think/ #fourbarlinkage #printinplace #3dprinted #toyhacks #detente #shooter #bb

This BB Shooter Has a Spring, But Not For What You Think https://hackaday.com/2025/06/02/this-bb-shooter-has-a-spring-but-not-for-what-you-think/ #fourbarlinkage #printinplace #3dprinted #ToyHacks #detente #shooter #bb

Nerf Blaster Becomes Remote Control Turret https://hackaday.com/2025/05/24/nerf-blaster-becomes-remote-control-turret/ #WeaponsHacks #foamblaster #ToyHacks #blaster #turret #nerf

Nerf Blaster Becomes Remote Control Turret - For most of us, turrets that aim and shoot at things are the sole domain of video ... - https://hackaday.com/2025/05/24/nerf-blaster-becomes-remote-control-turret/ #weaponshacks #foamblaster #toyhacks #blaster #turret #nerf

Honey, I Blew Up The Line Follower Robot https://hackaday.com/2025/05/21/honey-i-blew-up-the-line-follower-robot/ #Microcontrollers #linefollowing #RobotsHacks #megapromini #crazycart #ToyHacks #irsensor #robot #servo #News #cart #ride #ir

Honey, I Blew Up The Line Follower Robot - Some readers may recall building a line-following robot during their school days. ... - https://hackaday.com/2025/05/21/honey-i-blew-up-the-line-follower-robot/ #microcontrollers #linefollowing #robotshacks #megapromini #crazycart #toyhacks #irsensor #robot #servo #news #cart #ride #ir

MiSTer For Mortals: Meet the Multisystem 2 https://hackaday.com/2025/05/19/mister-for-mortals-meet-the-multisystem-2/ #Retrocomputing #Multisystem #DE10-Nano #PCBHacks #ToyHacks #console #Terasic #MiSTER #Games #FPGA #DE10 #fpga

MiSTer For Mortals: Meet the Multisystem 2 - If you’ve ever squinted at a DE10-Nano wondering where the fun part begins, you’re... - https://hackaday.com/2025/05/19/mister-for-mortals-meet-the-multisystem-2/ #retrocomputing #multisystem #de10-nano #pcbhacks #toyhacks #console #terasic #mister #games #fpga #de10

Work, Eat, Sleep, Repeat: Become a Human Tamagotchi - When [Terence Grover] set out to build a Tamagotchi-inspired simulator, he didn’t ... - https://hackaday.com/2025/05/12/work-eat-sleep-repeat-become-a-human-tamagotchi/ #raspberrypi #tamagotchi #ledmatrix #toyhacks #dystopia #maslow #python #games #pixel #news #led

Work, Eat, Sleep, Repeat: Become a Human Tamagotchi https://hackaday.com/2025/05/12/work-eat-sleep-repeat-become-a-human-tamagotchi/ #raspberrypi #tamagotchi #ledmatrix #ToyHacks #dystopia #maslow #python #Games #pixel #News #led

Vintage Game Rides Again Thanks to Modern Tech - You have to admire the lengths designers went to back in the day to create engagin... - https://hackaday.com/2025/04/18/vintage-game-rides-again-thanks-to-modern-tech/ #reproduction #toyhacks #vintage #steel #race #tin

Vintage Game Rides Again Thanks to Modern Tech https://hackaday.com/2025/04/18/vintage-game-rides-again-thanks-to-modern-tech/ #reproduction #ToyHacks #vintage #steel #RACE #tin

Can Hackers Bring Jooki Back to Life? - Another day, another Internet-connected gadget that gets abandoned by its creators... - https://hackaday.com/2025/03/30/can-hackers-bring-jooki-back-to-life/ #digitalaudiohacks #obsolescence #smartspeaker #bankruptcy #rootaccess #toyhacks #jooki