Hardware Podcasts

Ep063: Magnetic Gears, AI Green Screen, Plasma <3 Sharpie, and a Rubbery Drivetrain

Hackaday Podcast · 17 Apr 2020 · 55m

What this episode covers

Hackaday editors Mike Szczys and Elliot Williams discuss a variety of hardware hacks, including William Frazier's magnetic gear train, Owen's low-cost LIDAR using a VL53L0X sensor, and Frederico Sousa Santana's OBD-II data monitor. They also cover a plasma cutter automation using a Sharpie, Tom Nardy's 3D-printed RC car with rubbery torque-dampening driveshafts, and Florian Echler's AI-based video background substitution. The episode concludes with a look at e-paper displays, yeast culturing, and quick hacks involving robot arms and reverse-engineered keyboards.

Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

Topics

Mentioned

Companies
Dexter Project, White Labs
Products
Elgato Cam Link 4K, Remarkable 2, Sony DPT Series
Chips
VL53L0X, ESP32, ECP5
Also
William Frazier, Owen, Frederico Sousa Santana, OBD-II, Stuff Made Here, Tom Nardy, Engineering Nonsense, Florian Echler, TensorFlow, Video4Linux

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