Project Showcase: A Security System made with Raspberry Pi by Max and Michael

Max and Michael, a.k.a. Team Unatecxon, developed a remote security system which makes use of a series of sensors to raise an alarm when intruders are close by. Both team members have been interested in technology for some time when their teacher offered them the chance to take part in Coolest Projects. They spent around […]

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Project Showcase: Andrew & Zara’s Zombie Defense System

What combines automatic door locks. holy water spray and raspberry PI, arduino, sensors and python programming? This Coolest Projects which was built to detect and defend against Zombies of course! Andrew & Zara, both from London, made a fascinating coolest project called ‘Zombie Defense System’ and presented it at Coolest Projects UK in 2018 . […]

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Exploring Coolest Projects Milano 2018

By Nicola Lyons Last month, our Italian community warmly welcomed me to the second annual edition of Coolest Projects Milano, held on the campus of Politecnico di Milano. More than 80 young people from Dojos all across Northern Italy exhibited projects for nearly 2000 event attendees, and the creativity on display blew me away. And […]

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How children make digital projects: Research from Coolest Projects 2018

New research finds that participating in Coolest Projects builds confidence in children, teaches them how to solve problems, work in teams, and develop skills while working towards an ambitious goal. The research was conducted by the Raspberry Pi Foundation research team at the Coolest Project events in London (UK) and Dublin (International). Researchers Oliver Quinlan […]

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