# Ep060: Counting Bees, DogBox Transmissions, and the Lowdown on Vents, BiPAP, and PCR

- Show: [Hackaday Podcast](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast)
- Published: 2020-03-27
- Length: 1h 06m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2020-03-27-ep060-counting-bees-dogbox-transmissions-and-the-lowdown-on-vents-bipap-and-pcr
- Listen: https://hackaday.libsyn.com/ep060-counting-bees-dogbox-transmissions-and-the-lowdown-on-vents-bipap-and-pcr

## Summary

Hackaday editors Mike Szczys and Elliot Williams discuss the Folding@home distributed computing effort outperforming the Summit supercomputer in the fight against coronavirus, the new ESP32-S2 microcontroller, and an NFC-powered e-paper display. They review hardware hacks including a bee counter, a differential screw for 3D printer calibration, and a compliant quadruped robot by James Bruton. The episode concludes with a deep dive into the technical details of PCR testing and the complexities of ventilator and BiPAP design.

## Chapters

- [0:26](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2020-03-27-ep060-counting-bees-dogbox-transmissions-and-the-lowdown-on-vents-bipap-and-pcr#t=26) Folding@home and Distributed Computing
- [7:11](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2020-03-27-ep060-counting-bees-dogbox-transmissions-and-the-lowdown-on-vents-bipap-and-pcr#t=431) ESP32-S2 and NFC E-Paper Display
- [11:21](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2020-03-27-ep060-counting-bees-dogbox-transmissions-and-the-lowdown-on-vents-bipap-and-pcr#t=681) Bee Counter and Differential Screw Hacks
- [18:57](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2020-03-27-ep060-counting-bees-dogbox-transmissions-and-the-lowdown-on-vents-bipap-and-pcr#t=1137) Compliant Quadruped Robot and Gyroscopic Dice
- [25:18](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2020-03-27-ep060-counting-bees-dogbox-transmissions-and-the-lowdown-on-vents-bipap-and-pcr#t=1518) STM32 Security Hack and Dog Box Transmission
- [46:01](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2020-03-27-ep060-counting-bees-dogbox-transmissions-and-the-lowdown-on-vents-bipap-and-pcr#t=2761) PCR Testing and Ventilator Mechanics

## Topics

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

## Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

## Mentioned

- Folding@home (other)
- Summit (other)
- ESP32-S2 (chip)
- RISC-V (chip)
- Hydronics 2 (other)
- Mark Rehorst (other)
- James Bruton (other)
- Moko (other)
- Mark Shink (other)
- Johannes Obermeyer (other)
- STM32 (chip)
- indeterminate design (other)
- Chai Bio (company)
- Open QPCR (product)
- Bob Badley (other)

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