# How to Make a SoundCloud Powered Children's Toy

DevFeed: [How to Make a SoundCloud Powered Children's Toy](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/how-to-make-a-soundcloud-powered-children-s-toy-2049.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://developers.soundcloud.com/blog//how-to-make-a-soundcloud-powered-toy>)

Published: 2012-08-30T00:00:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [SoundCloud Backstage Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/soundcloud-backstage-blog.md>)

Topics: [App](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/app.md>), [data](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/data.md>), [Processes](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/processes.md>)

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## AI overview

A SoundCloud hackathon project created ToyBox, a children's toy that plays SoundCloud audio when an Arduino detects physical events. The article outlines the Raspberry Pi services, web application, and integration used to map events to sounds.

## Source excerpt

Just over a week ago we had our first internal hackathon at SoundCloud. You can read (and listen!) about it on our community blog or read...