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Granville Woods received a patent for a third rail to operate electrified railways on this date in 1901. It was one of his almost sixty patents - many of them related to the railroad industry. 📸 Getty

digikey's tweet image. Granville Woods received a patent for a third rail to operate electrified railways on this date in 1901.

It was one of his almost sixty patents - many of them related to the railroad industry. 

📸 Getty

Just announced - the 2026 @make Maker's Board Guide is out! This year's guide spotlights boards designed for AI, IoT, and next-gen creative applications. Get your next project started with the right board ➡️ bit.ly/49b64jC

digikey's tweet image. Just announced - the 2026 @make Maker's Board Guide is out!   

This year's guide spotlights boards designed for AI, IoT, and next-gen creative applications. 

Get your next project started with the right board ➡️ bit.ly/49b64jC

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Here are the three winners of the Hackaday #ComponentAbuseChallenge! 🔶 LED candles by Miroslav Hancar This project created LED candles that flicker like real candles and can be activated with an actual flame. 🔶 Need an Electrical Slip Ring? by Luke J. Barker. This project…

hackaday's tweet image. Here are the three winners of the Hackaday #ComponentAbuseChallenge!

🔶 LED candles by Miroslav Hancar
This project created LED candles that flicker like real candles and can be activated with an actual flame.

🔶 Need an Electrical Slip Ring? by Luke J. Barker. 
This project…


Building humanoid robots: From concept to connector Register here -> bit.ly/483TD70 #webinar

digikey's tweet image. Building humanoid robots: From concept to connector 

Register here -> bit.ly/483TD70

#webinar

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My new article on the origins and history of the AutoFuse has just been published. Check out the latest issue of @Digikey's magazine to read it. digikey.com/en/emedia/emag…

MakeAugusta's tweet image. My new article on the origins and history of the AutoFuse has just been published. Check out the latest issue of @Digikey's magazine to read it.

digikey.com/en/emedia/emag…

On this date in 1891, a patent was issued to Emile Berliner for a combined telegraph and telephone #TechHistory #communication


What is disaggregated power architecture and why does it matter for AI racks? bit.ly/4pfAHZF

digikey's tweet image. What is disaggregated power architecture and why does it matter for AI racks? bit.ly/4pfAHZF

Forecast the weather at home with a no-code barometer! 📸 @adafruit More here ➡️ bit.ly/3XzisCM #adafruit #feather #ESP32

digikey's tweet image. Forecast the weather at home with a no-code barometer! 

📸 @adafruit 

More here ➡️ bit.ly/3XzisCM 

#adafruit #feather #ESP32

Maker Project - Pixel Path: The Magnetic PCB Tile Game - Part 2 bit.ly/4o54nYK

digikey's tweet image. Maker Project - Pixel Path: The Magnetic PCB Tile Game - Part 2  bit.ly/4o54nYK
digikey's tweet image. Maker Project - Pixel Path: The Magnetic PCB Tile Game - Part 2  bit.ly/4o54nYK
digikey's tweet image. Maker Project - Pixel Path: The Magnetic PCB Tile Game - Part 2  bit.ly/4o54nYK

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Messy wires? Try this #TechTip!


What is a PID (proportional, integral, derivative) Controller? @ShawnHymel walks you through it 🧑‍🎓 👇 #electronics


How to build a portable, low-cost oscilloscope using @arduino Mega Learn more: bit.ly/4p6n9zK #electronics #arduino

digikey's tweet image. How to build a portable, low-cost oscilloscope using @arduino Mega   

Learn more: bit.ly/4p6n9zK 

#electronics #arduino

Just announced - the 2026 @make Maker's Board Guide is out! This year's guide spotlights boards designed for AI, IoT, and next-gen creative applications. Get your next project started with the right board ➡️ bit.ly/49b64jC

digikey's tweet image. Just announced - the 2026 @make Maker's Board Guide is out!   

This year's guide spotlights boards designed for AI, IoT, and next-gen creative applications. 

Get your next project started with the right board ➡️ bit.ly/49b64jC

Learn all about motors with @bekathwia! #electronics #motors


Curious about Docker? @ShawnHymel talks about it! 👇


Edge Lit Flower with our @Kitronik Tricolour LED Boards bit.ly/47TdoxS


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🗣️ Let's talk about memristors: the fourth passive component More here ➡️ dky.bz/48lewJ2 #learnmore #electronics

MakerIO's tweet image. 🗣️ Let's talk about memristors: the fourth passive component 

More here ➡️ dky.bz/48lewJ2

#learnmore #electronics

DigiKey reposteó

Time for another #ROS video! In the 8th episode, I cover parameters and how to use them in nodes. Check it out! 👇👇👇 Link in replies #robotics #programming @OpenRoboticsOrg

ShawnHymel's tweet image. Time for another #ROS video! In the 8th episode, I cover parameters and how to use them in nodes. Check it out!
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Link in replies

#robotics #programming @OpenRoboticsOrg

What is a mutex? @ShawnHymel explains! 👇 #programming #threads


This week on Maker Update: a screen-accurate lightsaber replica you can actually use, making a better tape measure, tips for perfect bridges, and a drone that never needs to come down.


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