Raspberry Pi "Stinger" blaster makes ordinary Nerf guns look tame

In a nutshell: A talented shaper has taken things to nan adjacent level pinch his homebrewed "Stinger" blaster. This meticulously designed, feature-packed artifact puts Nerf's premium offerings to shame, mounting a caller modular for what a DIY blaster tin achieve.

The Stinger has been astir a twelvemonth successful nan making, pinch creator JustFPV1 fine-tuning it to create what he calls nan "world's astir precocious Nerf blaster." Judging by its features, that bold declare mightiness really beryllium spot-on.

Let's commencement pinch nan brains: a Raspberry Pi RP2040 microcontroller moving connected a civilization PCB that connects each nan hardware subsystems. These see an IR gross for mag discovery and a crisp show that shows each nan settings, adjustable via a joystick. The show moreover slides retired to uncover a unrecorded ammo counter, reminiscent of Master Chief's iconic battle firearm from Halo. Plus, you tin prevention up to 5 different firing profiles for speedy swapping.

Firepower comes from a dual-stage brushless drivetrain, precisely calibrated for meticulous RPM synchronization betwixt nan motors. This setup enables trigger consequence times of nether 100ms from a standstill.

According to JustFPV1, nan Stinger's muzzle velocity is "comfortably supra 200 feet per second" (FPS). Although that velocity doesn't rival modern rifles astatine astir 3,900 FPS, it's still accelerated capable to time off a people if it hits nan incorrect (or right) spot.

The Stinger besides boasts a civilization solenoid strategy tin of firing an awesome 35 darts per second, on pinch precocious features for illustration jam detection.

All that firepower is housed successful a sleek, metallic chassis pinch aluminum broadside panels featuring a brushed finish. JustFPV1 points retired that these metallic components besides enactment arsenic a heatsink for nan soul motors. For added stability, there's moreover a c fibre banal that opens and locks into spot pinch a satisfying click – though from what we tin tell, recoil isn't really an rumor here.

Despite nan heavy-duty materials and analyzable electronics, JustFPV1 claims nan Stinger has an impressively slim profile, measuring conscionable 28mm astatine its widest point.

Safety hasn't been overlooked, either. The Stinger includes a gyro sensor to forestall firing erstwhile pointed downward aliases upward, a main powerfulness fuse, and nan action to afloat powerfulness disconnected nan blaster. The artillery is moreover soft-mounted to heighten its longevity.

You tin spot nan Stinger in action connected nan creator's Reddit post, pinch build specifications explained successful his YouTube video. If you're willing successful owning one, you'll request to scope retired to him done his dedicated Instagram page.