Cheesy title, I know but it got you to click. Basically this project uses an Arduino Nano connected to a stationary exercise bike to control the streaming of Netflix on a PC, I tried to get it to work with just a Raspberry Pi but I ran into problems with finding a browser which could stream Netflix on the Pi and controlling said browser with selenium. On Firefox, you need the Widevine extension which isn’t supported on the Pi so it couldn’t stream Netflix, I found a Chromium browser someone made especially for streaming Netflix on the Pi but Google stopped supporting the Chromedriver on the Pi so I couldn’t control it. I did find an old chromedriver but I couldn’t get it to work.
Here’s is the link to the Instructables post detailing how I made it
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[…] When you decide to relax and watch Netflix, the last thing that’s usually on your mind is working out. Or maybe it is, but likely in the sense that you should be doing something more productive. In order to make sure he exercises along with his entertainment, engineering student Ronan Byrne (aka “Roboro”) set up his exercise bike for Netflix control. […]
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[…] Więcej o projekcie przeczytasz na stronie GitHub lub oficjalnym blogu RoBoRo Blog. […]
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[…] Less than catchy, I know. But that’s the idea behind Ronan Byrne’s DIY pedal-powered home entertainment system Cycflix. […]
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[…] Ronan zeigt nicht nur in dem unten eingebundenen Video, wie Cycflix funktioniert. Kennt ihr euch etwas mit Technik aus und besitzt die nötige Hardware, könnt ihr euren Fahrradtrainer ebenfalls pimpen und mit Netflix verbinden. Eine Bauanleitung gibt’s bei Instructables.com oder auf der Webseite des Erfinders. […]
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[…] Cependant, si vous êtes un bricoleur de compétition, Ronan Bryne explique sur ce site et sur son blog comment faire étape par étape, schémas à […]
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I have been waiting for something like this for years. Alot of us are obese. How about you have to pedal to get ANY TV?
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Hi Steve,
You could wire up a circuit to control the power to the TV if you wanted it to work with anything you’re watching but this has been done before. Also I wanted to take a new spin to it
I’m currently working on improving it, making it more compact and a few other things
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http://tabi-labo.com/283183/cycflix
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[…] Cycflix is just a prototype, Byrne uploaded instructions on how to hack your own bike on his blog and the website Instructables. And it’s not just programmed to work with Netflix: Cycflix can […]
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[…] Clear tells the story of Ronan Byrne, an electrical engineering student in Ireland who knew he needed to exercise more but loved to binge-watch Netflix. Trying to connect these two seemingly opposite activities, he hacked his stationary bike in such a way that it would allow him to watch Netflix only if he was pedaling beyond a certain speed. […]
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Wish this was already already a consumer product! Kids spends hours in house play damn games, be awesome to wire into their tv.. or better ps4 or Xbox. Could program that for every 20 min of tv time, they have to produce 10min of cycling while they play games. Or produce so much power or the screen goes down.. think about the kids that spend 3 to 15 hours a day.. just playing games gaining weight..
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