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You can see 80’s trends are brought back in music, movies, fashion and everywhere recently. It’s great that we appreciate the retro beauty. Why don’t we add that to our projects? Playing retro games on your Raspberry Pi is one of the popular Raspberry Pi projects out there. You just need a Raspberry Pi and RetroPie SD-card image. After formatting and installing, you’ll have access to more than 140,000 games! Yes, it's that simple. But one of the most essential thing you’re missing are the controllers. You need them to play games and here’s 5 controllers that can add a...

Just before we run out of our patience, finally Ontario entered the first step of its reopening plan. We’re thrilled to announce that we’re now re-open! Not only can you purchase items at the store, but also you can ask us a question, take a good look at our products and might get to see some cool projects. We cannot wait to welcome you back! The safety guideline must be followed as it's still 1st step of the reopening plan. The wearing of face covering at all times is a must. if you are feeling unwell, you can always place...

Ever since the covid-19 pandemic started in the beginning of 2020, education for kids is the biggest concern for parents. Kids are forced to take classes online, teachers seem to have a hard time engaging all kids at once, and parents are expected to keep their eyes on their kids and help their kids learn while they're working from home. My older sister with two daughters, 2 year-old and 8 year-old, told me that she never lives without Youtube, the great teacher, although she wants to do something more educational for them. If you're one of those parents or like...

Want to do something different this summer? In addition to the summer jobs we have available this summer, we are also looking for interns to help us on some testing and creative cool project development opportunities. The projects are conducted through the Riipen LevelUp program. If you are a registered student in a recognized university or college in Canada, head over to Riipen and apply to work for some of our projects. Unfortunately, international students are currently not eligible for this program =(   A list of all our projects can be found here: https://app.riipen.com/companies/QVd29vzb/projects   Summary by projects:   Creative...

It seems that winter is never over given that we still have this gust of cold winds. However, summer is definitely on its way and why not plan ahead for summer? As with every year, we are hiring for summer jobs and so as our partner organization, CAROBOT Learning. There are eight (8) positions available in total!!!! Previous work experience is not required. The only catch is, show us a video (max 15 mins) on some cool projects that you've done. ***There are also some other requirements given at the end of the post.   For Canada Robotix, we are looking for one...