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

- Show: [Hackaday Podcast](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast)
- Published: 2021-07-09
- Length: 48m
- Episode: 126
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2021-07-09-ep-126-cable-3d-scanner-tesla-charger-robot-ultrasonic-anemometer-and-a-zoetrope
- Listen: https://hackaday.libsyn.com/ep-126-cable-3d-scanner-tesla-charger-robot-ultrasonic-anemometer-and-a-zoetrope

## Summary

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.

## Chapters

- [0:02](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2021-07-09-ep-126-cable-3d-scanner-tesla-charger-robot-ultrasonic-anemometer-and-a-zoetrope#t=2) Introduction and Mars Aurora News
- [5:53](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2021-07-09-ep-126-cable-3d-scanner-tesla-charger-robot-ultrasonic-anemometer-and-a-zoetrope#t=353) Starlink Terminal Firmware Dump and Reverse Engineering
- [10:36](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2021-07-09-ep-126-cable-3d-scanner-tesla-charger-robot-ultrasonic-anemometer-and-a-zoetrope#t=636) 3D Zoetrope with Overlapping Animation Frames
- [14:34](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2021-07-09-ep-126-cable-3d-scanner-tesla-charger-robot-ultrasonic-anemometer-and-a-zoetrope#t=874) FOC Demystifies Precision BLDC Motor Control
- [18:18](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2021-07-09-ep-126-cable-3d-scanner-tesla-charger-robot-ultrasonic-anemometer-and-a-zoetrope#t=1098) Open Source Ultrasonic Anemometer and Rain Sensor
- [21:37](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2021-07-09-ep-126-cable-3d-scanner-tesla-charger-robot-ultrasonic-anemometer-and-a-zoetrope#t=1297) Submillimeter Mechanical 3D Scanner with Encoders and String
- [29:04](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2021-07-09-ep-126-cable-3d-scanner-tesla-charger-robot-ultrasonic-anemometer-and-a-zoetrope#t=1744) Tesla Charger Robot and Quick Hacks
- [36:19](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2021-07-09-ep-126-cable-3d-scanner-tesla-charger-robot-ultrasonic-anemometer-and-a-zoetrope#t=2179) Hybrid Air Vehicles Airlander and Zhurong Mars Rover

## 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)
- [Embedded firmware](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/embedded-firmware)
- [Robotics & autonomy](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/robotics-and-autonomy)
- [Sensors & measurement in products](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/sensors)

## Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

## Mentioned

- Starlink (product)
- Leonard Wouters (other)
- University of Leuven (other)
- Harrison McIntyre (other)
- Scott Rumschlag (other)
- Pat Larson (other)
- Tesla (product)
- Hybrid Air Vehicles (company)
- Airlander (product)
- Zhurong (product)

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- [056 - Listening to Jupiter](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/unnamed-reverse-engineering-podcast/2022-03-17-056-listening-to-jupiter) (Unnamed Reverse Engineering Podcast)
- [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)
- [Catching Rockets with Musk Sticks](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2024-10-21-catching-rockets-with-musk-sticks) (The Amp Hour)
- [053 - It's Hammer Time!](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/unnamed-reverse-engineering-podcast/2021-12-16-053-its-hammer-time) (Unnamed Reverse Engineering Podcast)

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