Hardware Podcasts

Ep021: Chasing Rockets, Tripping on Synthesizers, an IoT Security Fail, and Alzheimer's Detection

Hackaday Podcast · 31 May 2019 · 49m

What this episode covers

Hackaday editors Elliot Williams and Dan Maloney discuss a week of hardware hacks, including a hacker accidentally inhaling LSD while cleaning a vintage Buchla synthesizer and a severe IoT security failure involving an employee monitoring device. They also cover Ben Katz’s open-source thesis on building affordable, high-performance actuators for the MIT Cheetah robot, and a virtual reality navigation test for early Alzheimer's detection. The episode concludes with quick hacks like a laser-cut wooden 3D printer and a deep dive into solder metallurgy.

Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

Topics

Mentioned

Companies
Boston Dynamics
Products
Buchla, MIT Cheetah, Mycroft, Falcon 9
Chips
Raspberry Pi, ESP32, Arduino
Tools
Loris toolbox
Also
MIDI 2.0

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