Build anything.
Start from zero.
Drones, RC cars, robots, smart homes, retro consoles and AI — step-by-step missions with parts lists, code and interactive tools. No experience needed.
Choose your mission
16 worlds of builds. Every mission lists the exact parts, the steps and the code.
Drones & UAV
Quadcopters, flight controllers, companion computers, FPV and autonomous missions.
10 missions →RC Cars & Boats
Turn RC cars, rovers and boats into smart, camera-equipped, self-driving machines.
10 missions →Robotics
Wheeled robots, robotic arms, line followers and obstacle avoiders.
12 missions →Smart Home
Home Assistant, sensors, automations, voice control and dashboards.
12 missions →Retro Gaming
Emulation consoles, handhelds and full arcade cabinets.
11 missions →Home Servers
NAS, media servers, ad blocking, VPN and self-hosted apps.
12 missions →Cameras & Security
Motion cameras, video recorders, doorbells and wildlife cams.
10 missions →Weather & Science
Weather stations, air quality monitors, telescopes and data loggers.
9 missions →Garden & Farming
Automatic watering, hydroponics, greenhouses and solar sensor nodes.
10 missions →Radio & SDR
Track aircraft and ships, listen to the sky and build long-range LoRa links.
9 missions →Network & Cyber Defense
Protect your own network: firewalls, monitors, VPNs and honeypots.
10 missions →AI & Computer Vision
Object detection, local voice assistants, face-free people counting and edge AI.
11 missions →Wearables & IoT
Microcontroller gadgets: LED gear, trackers, macro pads and badges.
10 missions →3D Printing & CNC
Print-farm control, Klipper upgrades, laser and CNC helpers.
10 missions →Space & Astronomy
Track satellites, photograph the Moon and catch meteors for real science.
9 missions →Solar & Energy
Measure power, run projects on the sun and ride out outages.
9 missions →From Recruit to Commander
Recruit
Never touched a board? Start here. Set up your first computer and learn the command line.
5 lessons →RANK 2Technician
Electricity basics, breadboards, your first Python circuits, soldering and sensors.
5 lessons →RANK 3Engineer
Motors, batteries, microcontrollers and networked devices that talk to each other.
4 lessons →RANK 4Commander
Computer vision, robot operating systems, custom circuit boards and your capstone mission.
4 lessons →Top missions this month
Build Your First 5-Inch FPV Drone
Frame, motors, flight controller stack, ExpressLRS radio and Betaflight setup — a complete first quad build.
EngineerSmart RC Car: Drive from Your Phone with a Live Camera
Replace the RC receiver with a Raspberry Pi and control steering and throttle from a web page.
EngineerObstacle-Avoiding Robot with Raspberry Pi
A 4WD rover that measures distance with ultrasound and turns away from walls on its own.
TechnicianHome Assistant on Raspberry Pi 5: Your Smart Home Brain
Install Home Assistant OS and control lights, plugs and sensors locally — no cloud required.
RecruitReal-Time Object Detection with the Raspberry Pi AI HAT+
Detect people, cars, pets and dozens of objects at high frame rates with a Hailo accelerator.
EngineerTrack Airplanes Overhead with ADS-B and an RTL-SDR
Receive aircraft position broadcasts on 1090 MHz and see a live radar map in your browser.
TechnicianInteractive tools
Project Builder
Pick a goal and budget — get a mission and a parts list.
Launch →GPIO Map
Tap any pin of the 40-pin header to see what it does.
Launch →Calculators
LED resistors, Ohm's law, battery runtime, drone thrust and LiPo.
Launch →Terminal Simulator
Practice Linux commands with guided missions — no Pi needed.
Launch →Compare Boards
Pi 5, Pico, ESP32, Arduino, Jetson — which brain fits?
Launch →
Build something that solves a problem at home
Use any board on this site. Plan it with the Capstone Mission, then share your build with the crew.