# Ep072: Robo Golf Clubs, Plastic Speedboats, No-Juice Flipdots, and Super Soakers

- Show: [Hackaday Podcast](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast)
- Published: 2020-06-19
- Length: 56m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2020-06-19-ep072-robo-golf-clubs-plastic-speedboats-no-juice-flipdots-and-super-soakers
- Listen: https://hackaday.libsyn.com/ep072-robo-golf-clubs-plastic-speedboats-no-juice-flipdots-and-super-soakers

## Summary

Hackaday editors Dan Maloney and Elliot Williams review a week of hardware hacks, including Shane Whiten’s servo-actuated robotic golf club, Paul Elkins’ coroplast speedboat, and Johann’s electronics-free flip-dot water level indicator. They also discuss Norbert Heinz’s inkjet printer hack, Linus Tech Tips’ overclocked TI-84 calculator, and a profile of Super Soaker inventor Lonnie Johnson. The episode concludes with a debate on the relevance of the 80-character code line limit in modern development.

## Chapters

- [0:01](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2020-06-19-ep072-robo-golf-clubs-plastic-speedboats-no-juice-flipdots-and-super-soakers#t=1) Introduction and COVID Articles
- [6:59](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2020-06-19-ep072-robo-golf-clubs-plastic-speedboats-no-juice-flipdots-and-super-soakers#t=419) Hackaday U Courses and 3D Printed Gimbal
- [12:01](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2020-06-19-ep072-robo-golf-clubs-plastic-speedboats-no-juice-flipdots-and-super-soakers#t=721) Robotic Golf Club and Swingless Club
- [19:05](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2020-06-19-ep072-robo-golf-clubs-plastic-speedboats-no-juice-flipdots-and-super-soakers#t=1145) Coroplast Speedboats and Origami Construction
- [24:03](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2020-06-19-ep072-robo-golf-clubs-plastic-speedboats-no-juice-flipdots-and-super-soakers#t=1443) No-Juice Flip Dots for Water Tanks
- [29:08](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2020-06-19-ep072-robo-golf-clubs-plastic-speedboats-no-juice-flipdots-and-super-soakers#t=1748) Inkjet Printer Hack and TI-84 Overclocking
- [38:37](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2020-06-19-ep072-robo-golf-clubs-plastic-speedboats-no-juice-flipdots-and-super-soakers#t=2317) Quick Hacks: Print-in-Place, Video Looper, and Soldering
- [44:42](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2020-06-19-ep072-robo-golf-clubs-plastic-speedboats-no-juice-flipdots-and-super-soakers#t=2682) 80-Character Code Line Debate
- [52:51](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2020-06-19-ep072-robo-golf-clubs-plastic-speedboats-no-juice-flipdots-and-super-soakers#t=3171) Profile of Super Soaker Inventor Lonnie Johnson

## Topics

- [Prototyping & iteration](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/prototyping)
- [Mechanical engineering](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/mechanical-engineering)
- [Analog & power electronics](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/analog-and-power-electronics)
- [Microcontrollers & dev platforms](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/microcontrollers-and-platforms)
- [Careers & education](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/engineering-careers-and-education)

## Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

## Mentioned

- Hackaday (company)
- Hackaday U (other)
- KiCad (tool)
- Eagle (tool)
- OpenSCAD (tool)
- Arduino (tool)
- Raspberry Pi (chip)
- ESP32 (chip)
- TI-84 (product)
- Super Soaker (product)
- Galileo (product)
- Cassini (product)
- IBM (company)
- O'Reilly (company)

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