Beat boredom with an Alexa-controlled, face-tracking candy launcher

As many of us are stuck at home these days due to COVID-19, Harrison McIntyre decided to do something fun and “make it rain candy.”  What he came up with was a build that uses a flywheel to launch M&M’s — speed regulated using magnets and a Hall effect sensor, and aimed with a few … Continue reading Beat boredom with an Alexa-controlled, face-tracking candy launcher