Playing store just got really, really fun because you can now build your own LEGO barcode scanner. As you can see after the break, it works well and it’s fast like a real barcode scanner.

The robot maker built out barcode-scanning capabilities ... This occurred without negatively affecting barcode scan rate unless an issue was discovered and needed to be documented.

We’re glad that [James Bruton] takes the occasional break from making robots to detour into instrument ... This awesome guitar uses a barcode scanner to play notes, and various arcade controls ...