A hobbyist built two small neural networks—a looped transformer 'world model' that generates game frames and rewards, and a lightweight MLP 'actor' that chooses actions—running together entirely on a Raspberry Pi Pico 2 W microcontroller. The world model, ranging from 26,000 to 131,000 parameters, predicts the next frame and reward from the current frame and action, while the actor (9,000-16,000 parameters) picks moves based only on generated frames, never touching the real game logic. The project also supports a streaming reinforcement learning agent that can learn to play while running inside the simulated 'dream' itself.
github.com
· 2026-10-29
Cologne-based designer Kevin Noki built the ADHD ONE, a 3D-printed handset styled after 1980s brick phones, using a Raspberry Pi Pico, an FSC-BT1026C Bluetooth module, and a rechargeable battery. The device has no cellular radio of its own and instead connects via Bluetooth to an iPhone to make and receive calls. Noki is selling the design files, including STL parts, firmware, and manufacturing files, for €29.99 through his website.
techspot.com
· 2026-10-20
Scottish modder Joshua Kennedy has completed a nine-year effort to pull off the Xbox 360's CPU reset-glitch hack using a $4 Raspberry Pi Pico microcontroller instead of costly specialized glitching hardware. The exploit sends a precisely timed signal to the CPU's reset pin, causing it to misexecute instructions in a way that lets arbitrary code run, bypassing Microsoft's console security.
tomshardware.com
· 2026-10-17
Developers have released FRANK 386, a firmware project built on Tiny386 that emulates an i386 (with partial i486/i586 and optional x87 FPU) PC on Raspberry Pi Pico 2-based RP2350 boards. It supports VGA/HDMI video, SD card storage, PS/2 and USB input, NES gamepads, and multiple sound cards including AdLib and Sound Blaster 16, letting it boot DOS, Windows 3.x/95, and Linux.
github.com
· 2026-09-14
A newly compiled FAQ traces Raspberry Pi's history from its 2012 debut, when the first $35 Model B sold out so fast it crashed retailer Farnell and RS Components' servers, through to 2025, when cumulative sales hit roughly 68 million units. It also charts the company's shift into designing its own silicon, starting with the RP2040 chip in 2021, and its 2024 stock market listing while the founding Foundation remains majority owner.
raspberry.tips
· 2026-09-04
A developer known as LouD has built USBSID-Pico, an open-source hardware board that connects genuine MOS Technology SID chips (6581/8580) from the Commodore 64 to modern computers, phones and media players via USB, MIDI and ASID protocols. Built around the Raspberry Pi Pico's rp2040 and rp2350 microcontrollers, the device can currently drive up to two real SID chips or compatible replacements, with support for four planned.
smallrun.net
· 2026-09-03
A maker documented building the Scanwheel, a small electromechanical television using a spinning 3D-printed drum instead of a traditional Nipkow disk, achieving an unusual 4,096-by-20-pixel widescreen resolution. The device is driven by a Raspberry Pi Pico controlling a motor driver board and LEDs mounted so the drum's perforations sweep past them to trace scan lines, recreating the persistence-of-vision effect pioneered by John Logie Baird in the 1920s.
spectrum.ieee.org
· 2026-08-27
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