# Ep 118: Apple AirTag Hacked, Infill Without Perimeters, Hair-Pulling Robots, and Unpacking the 555

- Show: [Hackaday Podcast](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast)
- Published: 2021-05-14
- Length: 58m
- Episode: 118
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2021-05-14-ep-118-apple-airtag-hacked-infill-without-perimeters-hair-pulling-robots-and-unp
- Listen: https://hackaday.libsyn.com/ep-118-apple-airtag-hacked-infill-without-perimeters-hair-pulling-robots-and-unpacking-the-555

## Summary

Hackaday editors Elliot Williams and Mike Szczys, joined by special guest Kristina Panos, discuss a week of hardware hacks including an Apple AirTag security breach by researchers Stack Smashing and Colin O'Flynn, and a 3D printing technique by Redcoat that uses infill without perimeters. The episode also covers MIT research into hair-brushing robots by Josie Hughes, a Wacom tablet screen upgrade by Akaki Kumari, and a deep dive into 555 timer die shots by handle robo. Panos joins the hosts to discuss her 'Inputs of Interest' series, detailing her experiences with ergonomic keyboards like the Kinesis Advantage and Dactyl Manuform.

## Chapters

- [0:01](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2021-05-14-ep-118-apple-airtag-hacked-infill-without-perimeters-hair-pulling-robots-and-unp#t=1) Introduction: Hackaday Podcast Ep 118
- [1:21](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2021-05-14-ep-118-apple-airtag-hacked-infill-without-perimeters-hair-pulling-robots-and-unp#t=81) OxyKit Oxygen Concentrators and Hackaday Contests
- [7:39](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2021-05-14-ep-118-apple-airtag-hacked-infill-without-perimeters-hair-pulling-robots-and-unp#t=459) 3D Printing Infill Without Perimeters by Redcoat
- [12:56](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2021-05-14-ep-118-apple-airtag-hacked-infill-without-perimeters-hair-pulling-robots-and-unp#t=776) Apple AirTag Hacked by Stack Smashing and Colin O'Flynn
- [19:49](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2021-05-14-ep-118-apple-airtag-hacked-infill-without-perimeters-hair-pulling-robots-and-unp#t=1189) Wacom Tablet Screen Upgrade by Akaki Kumari
- [22:23](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2021-05-14-ep-118-apple-airtag-hacked-infill-without-perimeters-hair-pulling-robots-and-unp#t=1343) MIT Hair-Brushing Robot by Josie Hughes
- [31:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2021-05-14-ep-118-apple-airtag-hacked-infill-without-perimeters-hair-pulling-robots-and-unp#t=1860) Discrete 555 Timer and Die Shot Analysis by handle robo
- [46:18](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2021-05-14-ep-118-apple-airtag-hacked-infill-without-perimeters-hair-pulling-robots-and-unp#t=2778) Inputs of Interest: Kristina Panos on Keyboards

## Topics

- [Debugging & failure analysis](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/debugging-and-failure-analysis)
- [Prototyping & iteration](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/prototyping)
- [Industrial & consumer product design](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/industrial-design)
- [Robotics & autonomy](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/robotics-and-autonomy)
- [PCB design & layout](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/pcb-design)
- [Microcontrollers & dev platforms](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/microcontrollers-and-platforms)

## Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

## Mentioned

- Apple (company)
- AirTag (product)
- Stack Smashing (other)
- Colin O'Flynn (other)
- nRF52832 (chip)
- Nordic Semiconductor (company)
- Raspberry Pi Pico (product)
- Wacom (company)
- Intuos (product)
- MIT (company)
- Josie Hughes (other)
- handle robo (other)
- 555 timer (product)
- Kinesis (company)
- Kinesis Advantage (product)
- Dactyl Manuform (product)
- Pro Micro (product)
- Ergodox (product)
- Data Hand (product)

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