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Ep 126: Cable 3D-Scanner, Tesla Charger Robot, Ultrasonic Anemometer, and a Zoetrope

Hackaday Podcast · 9 Jul 2021 · 48m · Episode 126

What this episode covers

Hackaday editors Mike Szczys and Elliot Williams review a week of hacks, focusing on Leonard Wouters' reverse engineering of the Starlink terminal firmware, which revealed geofencing and hardware locks. They discuss Harrison McIntyre's 3D zoetrope that uses overlapping frames to double animation resolution, and Scott Rumschlag's submillimeter mechanical 3D scanner that uses a spooled wire and gimbal for high-precision measurement. The episode also covers Pat Larson's garage robot that autonomously plugs in a Tesla, an ultrasonic anemometer project, and news regarding China's Zhurong Mars rover.

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Hybrid Air Vehicles
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Starlink, Tesla, Airlander, Zhurong
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Leonard Wouters, University of Leuven, Harrison McIntyre, Scott Rumschlag, Pat Larson

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