If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. Today, the motion sensor will work with Apple HomeKit to trigger automations such as turning on ...

It’s really hard to overstate how awesome ESP8266 development boards like the Wemos D1 Mini really are. For literally a couple of dollars you can get a decently powerful Wi-Fi enabled microcontroller ...

The circuits that interface with the motor driver are located on the station’s printed-circuit board (Figure 4 ), which also contains the limit sensors, the drivers for the optical devices, and the ...

A good source of hackable home automation parts has come for a while in the form of inexpensive modules offered by large retailers such as Lidl, or IKEA. They’re readily available and easy to play ...