Hardware Podcasts

Ep 121: Crazy Bikes, DIY Flip Dots, EV Mountain Climbing, and Trippy Tripterons

Hackaday Podcast · 4 Jun 2021 · 48m · Episode 121

What this episode covers

Hackaday editors Mike Szczys and Elliot Williams discuss a week of hardware hacks, highlighting the Raspberry Pi Foundation's decision to sell the RP2040 microcontroller as a standalone chip. They examine several mechanical projects, including Larry Baugh's 3D-printed flip dots, J.K. Lee's tripteron kinematics, and Carl Bujega's PCB coil-based robot. The episode also covers bicycle innovations like a front-fork differential and a flywheel energy storage system, alongside discussions on AI-emulated guitar pedals and EV racing at Pike's Peak.

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makers and hobbyists

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Mentioned

Companies
Raspberry Pi, Ada Fruit, Arduino, SparkFun, Universite Laval, Samsung, Volkswagen, WGBH
Products
Pico, Hi-Fi Berry, The Solar Bear
Chips
RP2040, ESP32
Also
Larry Baugh, J.K. Lee, Nicholas Seward, Carl Bujega, ElkOS, RC Test Flight, Holger Lambertus, Christopher B, Junos Pyologima, Grady, Oroville dam, Peter, I fix it, Lou, Pike's Peak, Chris Lott

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