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

- Show: [Hackaday Podcast](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast)
- Published: 2019-05-31
- Length: 49m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2019-05-31-ep021-chasing-rockets-tripping-on-synthesizers-an-iot-security-fail-and-alzheime
- Listen: https://hackaday.libsyn.com/ep021-chasing-rockets-tripping-on-synthesizers-an-iot-security-fail-and-alzheimers-detection

## Summary

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.

## Chapters

- [0:02](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2019-05-31-ep021-chasing-rockets-tripping-on-synthesizers-an-iot-security-fail-and-alzheime#t=2) Introduction and Supercon Tickets
- [2:16](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2019-05-31-ep021-chasing-rockets-tripping-on-synthesizers-an-iot-security-fail-and-alzheime#t=136) Dan Maloney's Off-Grid Solar Project and Ham Radio
- [7:42](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2019-05-31-ep021-chasing-rockets-tripping-on-synthesizers-an-iot-security-fail-and-alzheime#t=462) LSD Contact High from Buchla Synthesizer
- [10:48](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2019-05-31-ep021-chasing-rockets-tripping-on-synthesizers-an-iot-security-fail-and-alzheime#t=648) MIDI 2.0 Licensing Fees
- [14:39](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2019-05-31-ep021-chasing-rockets-tripping-on-synthesizers-an-iot-security-fail-and-alzheime#t=879) IoT Security Fail: Under-Desk Monitoring Device
- [18:20](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2019-05-31-ep021-chasing-rockets-tripping-on-synthesizers-an-iot-security-fail-and-alzheime#t=1100) Privacy-Focused Voice Assistant for Kids
- [21:31](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2019-05-31-ep021-chasing-rockets-tripping-on-synthesizers-an-iot-security-fail-and-alzheime#t=1291) VR for Alzheimer's Detection
- [24:36](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2019-05-31-ep021-chasing-rockets-tripping-on-synthesizers-an-iot-security-fail-and-alzheime#t=1476) MIT Cheetah Robot Actuator Thesis
- [31:11](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2019-05-31-ep021-chasing-rockets-tripping-on-synthesizers-an-iot-security-fail-and-alzheime#t=1871) Monitor Audio Side-Channel Attack
- [35:08](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2019-05-31-ep021-chasing-rockets-tripping-on-synthesizers-an-iot-security-fail-and-alzheime#t=2108) Quick Hacks and Can't Miss Articles

## Topics

- [Security & privacy](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/security-and-privacy)
- [Robotics & autonomy](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/robotics-and-autonomy)
- [Materials & manufacturing processes](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/materials-and-processes)
- [Medical & health devices](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/medical-devices)
- [Fabrication & craft](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/fabrication-and-craft)
- [Microcontrollers & dev platforms](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/microcontrollers-and-platforms)

## Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

## Mentioned

- Buchla (product)
- MIDI 2.0 (other)
- MIT Cheetah (product)
- Mycroft (product)
- Raspberry Pi (chip)
- ESP32 (chip)
- Arduino (chip)
- Boston Dynamics (company)
- Falcon 9 (product)
- Loris toolbox (tool)

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- [An Interview with Samy Kamkar](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2016-07-22-an-interview-with-samy-kamkar) (The Amp Hour)

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