# Ep108: Eulogizing Daft Punk Helmets, Bitcoin Feeling the Heat, Squeezing Soft Robots, and Motorizing Ice Skates

- Show: [Hackaday Podcast](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast)
- Published: 2021-03-05
- Length: 45m
- Episode: 108
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2021-03-05-ep108-eulogizing-daft-punk-helmets-bitcoin-feeling-the-heat-squeezing-soft-robot
- Listen: https://hackaday.libsyn.com/ep108-eulogizing-daft-punk-helmets-bitcoin-feeling-the-heat-squeezing-soft-robots-and-motorizing-ice-skates

## Summary

Hackaday editors Mike Szczys and Elliot Williams discuss a range of hardware hacks, including motorized ice skates by Simon, soft robots by James Bruton, and Daft Punk helmet tributes. They review software tools like Kirimoto for CAM and Gerbalize for PCB art, while debating the trade-offs between speed and quality in prototyping, citing Christina Panos's article 'What if I never make version two?'. The episode concludes with an analysis of Bitcoin's energy consumption, highlighting Christian Hoschek's heat-exchanger mining rig.

## Chapters

- [0:01](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2021-03-05-ep108-eulogizing-daft-punk-helmets-bitcoin-feeling-the-heat-squeezing-soft-robot#t=1) Introduction: Daft Punk Helmets and E-Paper Displays
- [5:05](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2021-03-05-ep108-eulogizing-daft-punk-helmets-bitcoin-feeling-the-heat-squeezing-soft-robot#t=305) TTGO E-Paper Boards and Power Management Issues
- [7:48](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2021-03-05-ep108-eulogizing-daft-punk-helmets-bitcoin-feeling-the-heat-squeezing-soft-robot#t=468) Open Source CAM Software: Kirimoto and FreeCAD
- [11:19](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2021-03-05-ep108-eulogizing-daft-punk-helmets-bitcoin-feeling-the-heat-squeezing-soft-robot#t=679) Motorized Ice Skates and Soft Robot Grippers
- [18:56](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2021-03-05-ep108-eulogizing-daft-punk-helmets-bitcoin-feeling-the-heat-squeezing-soft-robot#t=1136) PCB Art Tools: Gerbalize and SVG to Shenzhen
- [22:26](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2021-03-05-ep108-eulogizing-daft-punk-helmets-bitcoin-feeling-the-heat-squeezing-soft-robot#t=1346) Rotary Phone Hacks and Morph LED Installation
- [28:01](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2021-03-05-ep108-eulogizing-daft-punk-helmets-bitcoin-feeling-the-heat-squeezing-soft-robot#t=1681) Quick Hacks: 18650 Drones and Filament Extruders
- [32:09](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2021-03-05-ep108-eulogizing-daft-punk-helmets-bitcoin-feeling-the-heat-squeezing-soft-robot#t=1929) Prototyping Trade-offs: Christina Panos's Article
- [39:30](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2021-03-05-ep108-eulogizing-daft-punk-helmets-bitcoin-feeling-the-heat-squeezing-soft-robot#t=2370) Bitcoin Energy Consumption and Heat Exchange Mining

## Topics

- [Prototyping & iteration](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/prototyping)
- [PCB design & layout](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/pcb-design)
- [Mechanical engineering](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/mechanical-engineering)
- [Batteries & low-power design](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/batteries-and-low-power)
- [EDA & CAD tools](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/eda-and-cad-tools)
- [Energy & climate tech](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/energy-and-climate-tech)
- [Industrial & consumer product design](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/industrial-design)

## Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

## Mentioned

- Daft Punk (other)
- TTGO (company)
- Kirimoto (tool)
- FreeCAD (tool)
- Gerbalize (tool)
- SVG to Shenzhen (tool)
- Bitcoin (other)
- Christian Hoschek (other)
- James Bruton (other)
- Simon (other)
- Christina Panos (other)

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- [474: The Doublemint Gum Remote Control](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2025-03-07-474-the-doublemint-gum-remote-control) (Making It)
- [Bonus: From Solid Con](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2014-06-03-bonus-from-solid-con) (Embedded.fm)
- [Episode 283: I look like a coal miner who’s ready for war…](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2020-10-30-episode-283-i-look-like-a-coal-miner-whos-ready-for-war) (Making It)
- [91: Save Us From Astronauts](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2015-03-04-91-save-us-from-astronauts) (Embedded.fm)

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