# Ep 130: Upside Down 3D-Printer, Biplane Quadcopter, Gutting a Calculator Watch, and GitHub CoPilot

- Show: [Hackaday Podcast](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast)
- Published: 2021-08-06
- Length: 51m
- Episode: 130
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2021-08-06-ep-130-upside-down-3d-printer-biplane-quadcopter-gutting-a-calculator-watch-and
- Listen: https://hackaday.libsyn.com/ep-130-upside-down-3d-printer-biplane-quadcopter-gutting-a-calculator-watch-and-github-copilot

## Summary

Hackaday editors Mike Szczys and Elliot Williams discuss a variety of hardware hacks, including an upside-down 3D printer by Crawlin that uses a transparent build plate and a custom bent hot end, and a biplane quadcopter by Peter Reisek that transitions from vertical takeoff to fixed-wing flight. They also cover a Raspberry Pi 0 W hack that converts an old film camera into a digital camera using Wi-Fi Broadcast, and a project gutting a calculator watch to reverse-engineer its LCD driver. The episode concludes with a critical analysis of GitHub CoPilot's limitations in generating secure code and news about Murata's upcoming solid-state batteries.

## Chapters

- [0:02](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2021-08-06-ep-130-upside-down-3d-printer-biplane-quadcopter-gutting-a-calculator-watch-and#t=2) Introduction: Home Depot Tool Activation and Phone Repair
- [12:07](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2021-08-06-ep-130-upside-down-3d-printer-biplane-quadcopter-gutting-a-calculator-watch-and#t=727) Raspberry Pi 0 W Film Camera Hack and Wi-Fi Broadcast
- [16:07](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2021-08-06-ep-130-upside-down-3d-printer-biplane-quadcopter-gutting-a-calculator-watch-and#t=967) Calculator Watch Reverse Engineering
- [18:38](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2021-08-06-ep-130-upside-down-3d-printer-biplane-quadcopter-gutting-a-calculator-watch-and#t=1118) Crawlin's Upside-Down 3D Printer Design
- [22:49](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2021-08-06-ep-130-upside-down-3d-printer-biplane-quadcopter-gutting-a-calculator-watch-and#t=1369) Peter Reisek's Biplane Quadcopter VTOL
- [25:48](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2021-08-06-ep-130-upside-down-3d-printer-biplane-quadcopter-gutting-a-calculator-watch-and#t=1548) Thomas Sandlader's Automated Bed Swapping System
- [29:09](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2021-08-06-ep-130-upside-down-3d-printer-biplane-quadcopter-gutting-a-calculator-watch-and#t=1749) Sennheiser Microphone Frequency Reprogramming
- [33:54](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2021-08-06-ep-130-upside-down-3d-printer-biplane-quadcopter-gutting-a-calculator-watch-and#t=2034) Quick Hacks: PCB Diagrams, LED Frameworks, and ECM
- [36:11](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2021-08-06-ep-130-upside-down-3d-printer-biplane-quadcopter-gutting-a-calculator-watch-and#t=2171) Murata Solid-State Batteries and GitHub CoPilot Analysis

## Topics

- [PCB design & layout](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/pcb-design)
- [Microcontrollers & dev platforms](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/microcontrollers-and-platforms)
- [Mechanical engineering](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/mechanical-engineering)
- [Robotics & autonomy](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/robotics-and-autonomy)
- [AI & machine learning](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/ai-and-machine-learning)
- [Batteries & low-power design](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/batteries-and-low-power)

## Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

## Mentioned

- Home Depot (company)
- Pixel 3 (product)
- Raspberry Pi 0 W (chip)
- Wi-Fi Broadcast (other)
- Crawlin (other)
- Peter Reisek (other)
- Thomas Sandlader (other)
- Sennheiser (company)
- KiCad (tool)
- ESP32 (chip)
- Murata (company)
- GitHub CoPilot (product)
- VS Code (tool)

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- [130: Criminal Training Camp](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2015-12-17-130-criminal-training-camp) (Embedded.fm)
- [Multicopter, DIY drones & Tektronix - Zappy Zendik Zoilism](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2011-08-30-multicopter-diy-drones-tektronix-zappy-zendik-zoilism) (The Amp Hour)
- [51. Recapping 2021](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-next-byte-podcast/2022-01-05-51-recapping-2021) (The Next Byte Podcast)
- [3D Printed Shark Jumps - Edifying Edison's Energy](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2014-09-24-3d-printed-shark-jumps-edifying-edisons-energy) (The Amp Hour)

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