# Ep065: Game Boy Hacks Galore, Cable Robo Elbow, Pi Cam Solargraphy, the Deepest Sub is Crushing It

- Show: [Hackaday Podcast](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast)
- Published: 2020-04-30
- Length: 1h 03m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2020-04-30-ep065-game-boy-hacks-galore-cable-robo-elbow-pi-cam-solargraphy-the-deepest-sub
- Listen: https://hackaday.libsyn.com/ep065-game-boy-hacks-galore-cable-robo-elbow-pi-cam-solargraphy-the-deepest-sub-is-crushing-it

## Summary

Mike Stish and Elliot Williams discuss a cable-driven robotic elbow joint designed by Scientific, which achieves a 20:1 mechanical advantage using pulleys and a reducer, and Lauren Braumman's hack to dump protected ROM from Nordic nRF52832 chips using a Python script and Pi SWD. They also cover Volzo's Pi Cam solargraphy project, which uses a Raspberry Pi Zero and smartphone lens to create digital long-exposure sun trails, and Joel and Melania Veloschoff's RC F-35B model featuring a turbine with thrust vectoring. Finally, they highlight Victor Vescovo's reusable deep-sea submersible, the Limiting Factor, built by Triton to explore the five deepest points in the world's oceans.

## Chapters

- [0:02](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2020-04-30-ep065-game-boy-hacks-galore-cable-robo-elbow-pi-cam-solargraphy-the-deepest-sub#t=2) Introduction: Contests and PSOC Boards
- [5:13](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2020-04-30-ep065-game-boy-hacks-galore-cable-robo-elbow-pi-cam-solargraphy-the-deepest-sub#t=313) Cable-Driven Robotic Elbow by Scientific
- [10:11](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2020-04-30-ep065-game-boy-hacks-galore-cable-robo-elbow-pi-cam-solargraphy-the-deepest-sub#t=611) Optical Data Transfer and Headless Wi-Fi Setup
- [21:56](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2020-04-30-ep065-game-boy-hacks-galore-cable-robo-elbow-pi-cam-solargraphy-the-deepest-sub#t=1316) Pi Cam Solargraphy by Volzo
- [25:11](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2020-04-30-ep065-game-boy-hacks-galore-cable-robo-elbow-pi-cam-solargraphy-the-deepest-sub#t=1511) Dumping Protected ROM from nRF52832
- [29:45](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2020-04-30-ep065-game-boy-hacks-galore-cable-robo-elbow-pi-cam-solargraphy-the-deepest-sub#t=1785) RC F-35B VTOL Model by Joel and Melania
- [34:41](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2020-04-30-ep065-game-boy-hacks-galore-cable-robo-elbow-pi-cam-solargraphy-the-deepest-sub#t=2081) Game Boy Hacks: Emulators and Adapters
- [39:35](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2020-04-30-ep065-game-boy-hacks-galore-cable-robo-elbow-pi-cam-solargraphy-the-deepest-sub#t=2375) Quick Hacks: Laser Welding and Musical Bottles
- [45:54](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2020-04-30-ep065-game-boy-hacks-galore-cable-robo-elbow-pi-cam-solargraphy-the-deepest-sub#t=2754) Python 2 End of Life and Community Reaction
- [52:38](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2020-04-30-ep065-game-boy-hacks-galore-cable-robo-elbow-pi-cam-solargraphy-the-deepest-sub#t=3158) Victor Vescovo's Limiting Factor Submersible

## Topics

- [Mechanical engineering](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/mechanical-engineering)
- [Embedded firmware](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/embedded-firmware)
- [PCB design & layout](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/pcb-design)
- [Robotics & autonomy](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/robotics-and-autonomy)
- [Microcontrollers & dev platforms](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/microcontrollers-and-platforms)
- [Energy & climate tech](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/energy-and-climate-tech)

## Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

## Mentioned

- Scientific (other)
- nRF52832 (chip)
- Raspberry Pi Zero (other)
- Triton (company)
- Limiting Factor (product)
- Pi SWD (tool)
- Python (other)

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