Embedded.fm · 13 Aug 2021 · 1h 14m · Episode 271
Alex Glow, Resident Hardware Nerd at Hackster.io, discusses her work creating educational content and projects, including Archimedes, an AI robot owl that uses Mycroft and Snips for privacy-focused voice interaction and Google's AIY Vision Kit for emotion detection. She details her use of OctoPi with Raspberry Pi for 3D printer monitoring, BBC Micro:bit and LittleBits for education, and the Novena laptop for high-performance computing in robotics. Glow also explains her project 'Glow Up' (a sad lamp for seasonal affective disorder) and her involvement in the 'BadgeLove' contest, highlighting how hardware skills can be used for artistic expression through PCB design.
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