XinaBox CTE Mission Proposal Support
At XinaBox, we want you to be ready to submit your proposal for the CTE Mission, due on October 16th, 2020.
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U.S. Department of Education national challenge to bring space missions to high school students.
The US Department of Education launched a national challenge inviting high students to designing and building CubeSat (satellite) prototypes — in the classroom or at home. XinaBox is proud to be a sponsor.
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XinaBox book: introducing data science
When it comes to media and news it seems like everyone has an agenda: does anyone trust any news source to be impartial and free of bias? Is it even possible to report on news in a manner that is 100percent objective?...
CoViD-19 IR Thermometer
Build an IR temperature sensor.
The IR thermometer can quickly and accurately measure the temperature of whatever it is pointing at. It is perfect for building a device to measure an individual's temperature, and therefore to infer if they are running a fever.
This project will show you how to build a quick, practical and affordable instrument that can be used to scan a lot of people very quickly.
Automate Your Home or Office with Wi-Fi Remote Control
Use xChips to build a control system for a motorised gate using your phone.
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XinaBox XK05 and micro:bit Powered Punchbag
Are you training / working out with a punchbag? If so, here's a simple way to use IoT to track and record how well you are doing. We have taped a BBC micro:bit with the XK05 micro:bit kit to the...
Collecting Data from the XK01 Kit in Antartica
We are very excited to announce our latest research mission, made possible by the South African National Space Agency (SANSA), to gather data at the SANEA IV base in Antartica from an XinaBox environmental monitoring kit. The data collected is...
We have arrived at the International Space Station (ISS)
With a flurry of excitement NASA TV announced those 3 little words we've been waiting so long to hear: "we've got capture". XinaBox had finally arrived at the ISS! A robotic arm from the ISS captures a resupply vessel On...
Antares Rocket Successfully Launched Into Orbit
Today is a very exciting, but anxious, day for XinaBox in South Africa in our partnership with Quest For Space... The Northrop Grumman Antares rocket carrying our kit to the International Space Station (ISS) finally launched from Wallops Island, USA,...
Antares Rocket Launch Carrying XinaBox Experiments Delayed
Sunday night in South Africa and we were waiting with great excitement, watching the build up to the launch of a Northrop Grumman Antares rocket from Wallops Island, USA. Included in the payload: XinaBox hardware, bound for the International Space...
Launching an ambitious curriculum in partnership with Microsoft
Its official! Our data science / IoT / AI curriculum kicks off next week with pilots on 2 continents. We've been developing this with Microsoft for months and the response from participating schools has been overwhelmingly positive. There are still...
Here's how quick it is to build an electronic device with xChips
Choose the functionality you need from our range of 80+ xChips, click them together, and flash some code - all done in minutes. You can build a scientific measurement tool, Internet of Things smart device for home automation, or even a...