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Practical projects, board reviews, debugging notes, and engineering guides for people who build hardware one connection at a time.

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EDATEC ED-CLAWBOX OpenClaw Mini Box PC retail box
AI mini PC Raspberry Pi

EDATEC ED-CLAWBOX for local AI

A CM5 mini PC prepared for running OpenClaw agents.

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First-generation Aldebaran NAO humanoid robot seated on a workbench
Robotics Repair

Trying to resuscitate a first-generation Aldebaran NAO robot

A cautious look at an early humanoid robot with a suspiciously damaged battery.

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Engineering without the black box.

Bits on Breadboard is a place for practical embedded engineering: the measurements, failed attempts, debugging steps, and design choices that often get left out of polished documentation.

The goal is simple—make complex hardware topics understandable without oversimplifying the engineering.