# Ep 112: We Have an NFT, Racing a Mobius Strip, and Syncing Video with OpenCV and Blender

- Show: [Hackaday Podcast](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast)
- Published: 2021-04-02
- Length: 52m
- Episode: 112
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2021-04-02-ep-112-we-have-an-nft-racing-a-mobius-strip-and-syncing-video-with-opencv-and-bl
- Listen: https://hackaday.libsyn.com/ep-112-we-have-an-nft-racing-a-mobius-strip-and-syncing-video-with-opencv-and-blender

## Summary

Hackaday editors Mike Szczys and Elliot Williams review the week's most interesting hacks, including a Boston Dynamics palletizing robot, a Commodore 64 organ project by Linus Akesson, and a video sync project by Matthew Earl. They also discuss a Mobius strip superconductor race, a mechanical word clock by Moritz v. Sivers, and a vacuum tube 555 timer by David Love. The episode concludes with a discussion of Hackaday's April Fool's NFT and Lightmode features.

## Chapters

- [0:01](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2021-04-02-ep-112-we-have-an-nft-racing-a-mobius-strip-and-syncing-video-with-opencv-and-bl#t=1) Introduction: Boston Dynamics Mobile Palletizing Robot
- [5:23](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2021-04-02-ep-112-we-have-an-nft-racing-a-mobius-strip-and-syncing-video-with-opencv-and-bl#t=323) Matthew Earl: Syncing Mars Landing Video with Satellite Imagery
- [10:10](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2021-04-02-ep-112-we-have-an-nft-racing-a-mobius-strip-and-syncing-video-with-opencv-and-bl#t=610) Linus Akesson: Commodore 64 Cathedral Organ with Spring Reverb
- [14:41](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2021-04-02-ep-112-we-have-an-nft-racing-a-mobius-strip-and-syncing-video-with-opencv-and-bl#t=881) Maker's Muse: 3D Printed Wobbly and Pringle Wheels
- [19:24](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2021-04-02-ep-112-we-have-an-nft-racing-a-mobius-strip-and-syncing-video-with-opencv-and-bl#t=1164) Mobius Strip Superconductor Race Track
- [24:57](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2021-04-02-ep-112-we-have-an-nft-racing-a-mobius-strip-and-syncing-video-with-opencv-and-bl#t=1497) Moritz v. Sivers: Mechanical Word Clock with PCB Coils
- [28:21](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2021-04-02-ep-112-we-have-an-nft-racing-a-mobius-strip-and-syncing-video-with-opencv-and-bl#t=1701) David Love: 555 Timer Built from Vacuum Tubes
- [34:57](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2021-04-02-ep-112-we-have-an-nft-racing-a-mobius-strip-and-syncing-video-with-opencv-and-bl#t=2097) Quick Hacks: Scanimate, Cistercian Clock, and PCB Routing
- [36:55](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2021-04-02-ep-112-we-have-an-nft-racing-a-mobius-strip-and-syncing-video-with-opencv-and-bl#t=2215) Hershey Fonts and Raspberry Pi Storage
- [42:12](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2021-04-02-ep-112-we-have-an-nft-racing-a-mobius-strip-and-syncing-video-with-opencv-and-bl#t=2532) Hackaday's April Fool's: NFT and Lightmode

## Topics

- [Mechanical engineering](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/mechanical-engineering)
- [Analog & power electronics](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/analog-and-power-electronics)
- [AI & machine learning](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/ai-and-machine-learning)
- [PCB design & layout](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/pcb-design)
- [Materials & manufacturing processes](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/materials-and-processes)
- [Direct-to-consumer & e-commerce](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/direct-to-consumer)

## Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

## Mentioned

- Boston Dynamics (company)
- Matthew Earl (other)
- OpenCV (tool)
- Blender (tool)
- Linus Akesson (other)
- Commodore 64 (product)
- Maker's Muse (other)
- Moritz v. Sivers (other)
- David Love (other)
- usogy electric (other)
- Raspberry Pi (product)
- Hershey Fonts (other)

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- [Raspberry Pi 500, Robot Roadies, Huge 3d Printers and Car Hacking!](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-electromaker-show/2023-11-26-raspberry-pi-500-robot-roadies-huge-3d-printers-and-car-hacking) (The Electromaker Show)
- [184: Not Likely, Possible, or Safe](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2017-01-18-184-not-likely-possible-or-safe) (Embedded.fm)
- [Don't Miss Season 2 of Moore's Lobby](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/moores-lobby/2021-01-16-dont-miss-season-2-of-moores-lobby) (Moore's Lobby)
- [119: Do Your Neighbors Have Any Idea?](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2015-09-24-119-do-your-neighbors-have-any-idea) (Embedded.fm)
- [030 - Supercon 2019](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/unnamed-reverse-engineering-podcast/2019-12-01-030-supercon-2019) (Unnamed Reverse Engineering Podcast)

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