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Ep 119: Random Robot Writing, Slithering Snake Shenanigans, and Phased Array Phenomena

Hackaday Podcast · 21 May 2021 · 50m · Episode 119

What this episode covers

Hackaday editors Mike Szczys and Elliot Williams discuss the 2021 Hackaday Prize, Siemens' acquisition of parent company Supplyframe, and several community hacks including a phased array ultrasonic scanner, a bristle-bot art robot, and reverse-engineered E-Ink displays. They also cover particle physics news from CERN and the logistics of the oil pipeline network.

Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

Topics

Mentioned

Companies
Hackaday, Supplyframe, Siemens, Samsung, CERN, Fermi Lab, Brookhaven, Colonial Pipeline
Chips
RP2040
Tools
Max MSP, Pure Data
Also
Alex Toussaint, Scanlime, Dimitri Grinberg, Harry Laguna, Charis Cat, Large Hadron Collider, Dan Maloney

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