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Ep 142: 65 Days of Airtime, Racecars Staring at the Ceiling, a Pushy White Cane, and Soapy Water Rockets

Hackaday Podcast · 29 Oct 2021 · 54m · Episode 142

What this episode covers

Hackaday editors Mike Szczys and Elliot Williams discuss a variety of community hacks, including Andy's autonomous RC car that navigates by staring at ceiling lights, Andrew Klein's precision-machined 'magic' screw, and a multi-stage soapy water rocket. They also cover a Stanford research group's motorized omni-wheel white cane for the visually impaired, DIY King's high-capacity e-bike build using an alternator motor, and a collection of simple analog electronics tricks. The episode concludes with a debate on the history of code comments and a story about a 65-day airplane endurance flight.

Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

Topics

Mentioned

Companies
Hackaday, Trek, Ali Express, Stanford University
Products
Cessna 172
Chips
Raspberry Pi 4, ESP32
Tools
EDM, Super Slicer
Also
Remoticon, Alicia White, Andy, Andrew Klein, Air Command Rockets, DIY King, 33 MER, Encyclopedia of Electronic Circuits, Rudolph Graff, Jamie Zowinsky, Fortran, APL

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