# 144: Asking For Clippy

- Show: [Embedded.fm](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm)
- Published: 2016-03-23
- Length: 1h 01m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2016-03-23-144-asking-for-clippy
- Listen: https://makingembeddedsystems.libsyn.com/embedded-ep144mp3

## Summary

Hosts Elecia White and Christopher White discuss the Hackaday Prize structure, the launch of the NPR podcast 'Embedded', and Christopher's recent success in obtaining his General amateur radio license. They compare the development experience of taking a Unity game engine course to embedded systems work, highlighting the superior tooling and rapid iteration times in game development versus the friction of bare-metal embedded toolchains like IAR. The episode also touches on the sale of Boston Dynamics by Google and offers a large batch of Atmel AT32UC3 microcontrollers to listeners.

## Chapters

- [0:06](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2016-03-23-144-asking-for-clippy#t=6) Show News and Hackaday Prize
- [9:56](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2016-03-23-144-asking-for-clippy#t=596) Robot Kits and Boston Dynamics Sale
- [14:36](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2016-03-23-144-asking-for-clippy#t=876) Embedded.fm Blog and Newsletter Challenges
- [25:31](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2016-03-23-144-asking-for-clippy#t=1531) Ham Radio License and Study Methods
- [29:24](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2016-03-23-144-asking-for-clippy#t=1764) Unity Game Development vs. Embedded Systems
- [41:47](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2016-03-23-144-asking-for-clippy#t=2507) Embedded Tooling Frustrations and Education Gaps

## Topics

- [Embedded firmware](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/embedded-firmware)
- [Microcontrollers & dev platforms](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/microcontrollers-and-platforms)
- [AI & machine learning](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/ai-and-machine-learning)
- [Careers & education](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/engineering-careers-and-education)
- [Direct-to-consumer & e-commerce](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/direct-to-consumer)

## Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

## Mentioned

- Hackaday Prize (other)
- Unity (tool)
- SparkFun (company)
- Boston Dynamics (company)
- Google (company)
- Atmel (company)
- AT32UC3A3256S (chip)
- IAR (tool)
- Atomic Game Engine (tool)
- RobotShop (company)
- Lego Mindstorms (product)
- NPR (company)

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