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24 alternatives to I Put a Raspberry Pi in a Rocket
Written by someone who has watched "Apollo 13" more times than he'd like to admit.
I Put a Raspberry Pi in a Rocket is a project documentation site where the creator details their experience launching a Raspberry Pi computer aboard a rocket. The site documents the technical setup, flight data, and… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. I Put a Raspberry Pi in a Rocket launched in 2020; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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A few months ago, I was inspired by this post on Reddit, titled: Food items should have QR codes that instruct the microwave exactly what to do. Like high for 2 minutes, let stand 1 minute, medium 1 minutes.. I thought this was a pretty cool idea, and that it
2013 · madebynathan.com · its alternatives →
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Wow, half a year has passed since my last blog. I have to admit, during this period I was a bit disconnected from the physical AI world. I transitioned to a different team at work after their two data scientists were reassigned to other teams, and I had to ramp up quickly to take over…
Dec 2025 · airoboticist.blog · its alternatives →
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2013 · raspberry.io · its alternatives →
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Raspberry Pi 2▲2882nd generation with faster processor and more memory
2015 · raspberrypi.org · its alternatives →
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Raspberry Pi 3▲4383nd generation with faster processor, wireless and Bluetooth
2016 · raspberrypi.com · its alternatives →
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Here's how to turn a Geiger counter into a desktop radiation monitor powered by a Raspberry Pi. Take a look at this steampunk-inspired project up close.
2020 · balena.io · its alternatives →
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Raspberry Pi 400▲712A complete PC built into a keyboard for $70
2020 · raspberrypi.com · its alternatives →
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Simple demo illustrating remanence of data in RAM (see Cold boot attack) using a Raspberry Pi. Loads many images of the Mona Lisa into RAM and recovers after powering off/on again. - anfractuosity/ramrecovery
2024 · github.com · its alternatives →
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DIY plane spotting with a Raspberry Pi and an Android phone
2025 · pilane.obviy.us · its alternatives →
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Building a Bus Clock for my House using a Raspberry PI and Python. I won't miss the bus ever again!
2022 · purplehoisin.com · its alternatives →
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Smaller, better, and cheaper: $20
2014 · raspberrypi.org · its alternatives →
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A global contest to grow and monitor your own food with Raspberry Pi - alexellis/growlab
2021 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Get into physical computing with Docker and Raspberry Pi - alexellis/docker-blinkt-workshop
2017 · github.com · its alternatives →
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I got pretty good at (and very addicted to) the lunar lander game from a few days ago... so I decided to make an autopilot for the lander based on what I felt like was the best strategy! Now I can have perfect landings every time without lifting a finger :D Writing the autopilot code was a lot more fun than I expected! It felt a bit like programming a robot. Source code: https://github.com/szhu/lunar-lander-autopilot Original lander HN post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35032506
2023 · szhu.github.io · its alternatives →
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eNcade ▲63A Portable Raspberry Pi Gaming Console (Kickstarter)
2014 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →
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2017 · kelu124.gitbooks.io · its alternatives →
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Micro Displays for Raspberry Pi . Contribute to igbit/micro-displays development by creating an account on GitHub.
2020 · github.com · its alternatives →
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A deep neural network based self-driving car, that combines Lego Mindstorms NXT with the computational power of a Raspberry Pi 3. - felipessalvatore/self_driving_pi_car
2018 · github.com · its alternatives →
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🗒️ Personal Stock Control System. Contribute to timgrossmann/StorageSystem development by creating an account on GitHub.
2016 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Loren Grush to explain how reusable rockets work.
2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →
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Pip▲89A handheld device that teaches coding and electronics.
2017 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →
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