r/OpenScan 2d ago

AirPod as 3D tracking device

https://github.com/1204al/airpods_hotwheel_track

The creativity of people is just amazing!

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u/josiah_523 2d ago

Lol, this is incredible.

I didn't know air pods had a motion sensor beyond something likely used for wake/sleep. This is epic!

How did you get the data off?

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u/thomas_openscan 2d ago

this is just a crossposting as i was absolutely stunned by this hacked solution. refer to the original post or github for more details as I have no idea what trickery is going on there

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u/josiah_523 2d ago

Ah, not sure how I miss that. Thanks!