Hackaday Podcast 133: Caustic Lenses, Not Ice-Cream Automation, Archery Mech Suit, and the Cheapest Robot Arm

Hackaday editors Mike Szczys and Elliot Williams wade into a week of wonderful hacks. There’s an acrylic lens that hides images in the network of caustics: the light rays that …read more Continue reading Hackaday Podcast 133: Caustic Lenses, Not Ice-Cream Automation, Archery Mech Suit, and the Cheapest Robot Arm

Hackaday Podcast 132: Laser Disco Ball, Moore’s Law in Your Garage, Cheap Cyborg Glasses, and a Mouse That Detects Elephants

Hackaday editors Elliot Williams and Mike Szczys debate the great mysteries of the hacking universe. On tap this week is news that Sam Zeloof has refined his home lab chip …read more Continue reading Hackaday Podcast 132: Laser Disco Ball, Moore’s Law in Your Garage, Cheap Cyborg Glasses, and a Mouse That Detects Elephants

Hackaday Podcast 131: Have a Heart, Transputer Pi, Just the Wing, and a Flipped Cable Fries Radio

Hackaday editors Mike Szczys and Elliot Williams recount the past week in hardware hacking. There’s a new Tamagochi hack that runs the original ROM on plain old microcontrollers like the …read more Continue reading Hackaday Podcast 131: Have a Heart, Transputer Pi, Just the Wing, and a Flipped Cable Fries Radio

A Whole Lot of Stepper Motors Make the Most Graceful 7-Segment Displays

Over the years we’ve seen many takes on the 7-segment display. Among the most interesting are the mechanical versions of what is most often an LED-based item. This week’s offering …read more Continue reading A Whole Lot of Stepper Motors Make the Most Graceful 7-Segment Displays

Hands-On: Whiskey Pirates DC29 Hardware Badge Blings with RISC-V

The Whiskey Pirates have once again dropped an excellent electronic badge for DEF CON 29. This is, of course, unofficial, but certainly makes the list of the hottest custom bling …read more Continue reading Hands-On: Whiskey Pirates DC29 Hardware Badge Blings with RISC-V

Hackaday Podcast 130: Upside Down 3D-Printer, Biplane Quadcopter, Gutting a Calculator Watch, and GitHub CoPilot

Hackaday editors Elliot Williams and Mike Szczys get charged up on the best hacks the week had to offer. The 3D printer design gods were good to us, delivering an …read more Continue reading Hackaday Podcast 130: Upside Down 3D-Printer, Biplane Quadcopter, Gutting a Calculator Watch, and GitHub CoPilot