Adafruit forums user jugg1es posted up this project looking for some troubleshooting tips – we couldn’t help but admire the beautiful work he had done! Check out more info on the project here.

Bedbot – What does it do?

Bedbot is an computer embedded into a piece of furniture that hangs out next to my bed.

Here’s what it can do:

• It tells time
• It can wake me up in the morning
• It can play FM radio…
• It can play internet audio streams
• It can play audio from a headphone jack in the back
• Anything else you can think of that requires the internet, speakers, a touchscreen or a radio antenna.

Here’s what it can’t do (yet)

• Speech recognition (Everyone asks about this. I couldn’t think of a compelling reason to include it)
• Record live radio like a DVR (I really want to include this eventually)
• Take over the world (it’s just a clock radio)

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The Project

Last Christmas, my wife bought me a couple Raspberry Pi’s. I originally wanted to make an automated door lock that opened w/o a key, but I couldn’t figure out how to turn the deadbolt automatically. Instead I decided to embed a piece of furniture with a computer and make it do some cool stuff, so I decided to make Bedbot.

The table is made from Black Walnut and the drawer is made from Maple. I usually use Sketchup to flesh out ideas and generate scale models of what I want to make.

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Featured Adafruit Products!

Stereo 20W Class D Audio Amplifier – MAX9744: Pump up the volume with this 20W stereo amplifier! This slim little board has a class D amplifier onboard that can drive 2 channels of 4-8 ohm impedance speakers at 20W each. Power it with 5-12VDC using the onboard DC power jack and plug stereo line level into the 3.5mm stereo headphone jack and jam out with ease. Since it’s class D, its completely cool-running, no heat sinks are required and it’s extremely efficient – up to 93% efficiency makes it great for portable or battery powered rigs. Read more.

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