Hackster’s Handpicked Projects of the Week Aug 4, 2017

Shoot fireballs from your fists when you throw a punch with these arm mounted smart flamethrowers!

A simple touchscreen interface, powered by a Raspberry Pi Zero, which controls the alarm in Home Assistant over MQTT.

Never worry about dead plants again. This automated gardener never forgets to water your plants and provide artificial sunlight.

Learn how to make a device to limit your shower time!

A DIY Google AI Assistant using a Raspberry Pi, a USB Speaker and a USB microphone.

Building an installation project? Shut down or reboot your project safely, without a keyboard or SSH!

Build your own vending machine by turning any dispenser to accept payments using Cortana Skills and Bot Framework on Raspberry Pi.

A tactile music wearable, made of 10 vibration motors attached to your fingernails…

Have fun with a colleague during break with this web-based game.

An outdoor rover, capable of autonomous navigation (using GPS and sonar sensors) or controlled over WiFi.

When your stuff is being taken away by a thief, an Arduino makes an alert and sends a notification to you via Gmail.

Monitors soil moisture and weather forecasts to give plants just the water they need. Safe garden hose hookup for season long watering.

Using the VL53LO and an Arduino for distance measurement.

Thermostat based on Raspberry Pi 3 running Android Things with touchscreen support.

This project uses SmartEverything development board’s on-board iNEMO 9-axis intertial module to make a digital compass.

Simulate an analog clock without its hands on a LED matrix and Arduino.

This particular EnLight device augments blinds to efficiently collect the setting sun’s sunlight, and close the blinds when it gets dark outside.

Revamp an old RC car and make it Android-controlled.

Modding a battery-powered video light to run on AC power.