# Ep 167: Deadly Art Projects, Robot Lock Pickers, LED Horticulture, and Good Samaritan Repairs

- Show: [Hackaday Podcast](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast)
- Published: 2022-05-06
- Length: 1h 06m
- Episode: 167
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2022-05-06-ep-167-deadly-art-projects-robot-lock-pickers-led-horticulture-and-good-samarita
- Listen: https://hackaday.libsyn.com/ep-167-deadly-art-projects-robot-lock-pickers-led-horticulture-and-good-samaritan-repairs

## Summary

Hackaday editors Elliot Williams and Tom Nardi review a mix of dangerous high-voltage art projects, firmware hacking on a smart kettle, and the ethical implications of remote manufacturer kill switches. They discuss a 3D-printed lock-picking robot that quantifies tactile feedback and a sponsored LED horticulture experiment, while also covering synthetic oil chemistry and the legal liabilities of community repair groups.

## Chapters

- [0:01](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2022-05-06-ep-167-deadly-art-projects-robot-lock-pickers-led-horticulture-and-good-samarita#t=1) Introduction: Hackaday Prize and Vintage Computer Festival
- [8:20](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2022-05-06-ep-167-deadly-art-projects-robot-lock-pickers-led-horticulture-and-good-samarita#t=500) Deadly Art Projects: Lichtenberg Figures and High Voltage Safety
- [16:43](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2022-05-06-ep-167-deadly-art-projects-robot-lock-pickers-led-horticulture-and-good-samarita#t=1003) Firmware Hacking: Decrypting a Smart Kettle's SPI Flash
- [22:52](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2022-05-06-ep-167-deadly-art-projects-robot-lock-pickers-led-horticulture-and-good-samarita#t=1372) Art and Horticulture: Pepper's Ghost Illusions and LED Plant Growth
- [34:08](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2022-05-06-ep-167-deadly-art-projects-robot-lock-pickers-led-horticulture-and-good-samarita#t=2048) Robot Lock Pickers: Instrumenting Tactile Feedback
- [40:35](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2022-05-06-ep-167-deadly-art-projects-robot-lock-pickers-led-horticulture-and-good-samarita#t=2435) Remote Kill Switches: John Deere Tractors and Liability
- [44:14](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2022-05-06-ep-167-deadly-art-projects-robot-lock-pickers-led-horticulture-and-good-samarita#t=2654) Quick Hacks: OS Switching, Kaleidoscopes, and I2C Debugging
- [49:49](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2022-05-06-ep-167-deadly-art-projects-robot-lock-pickers-led-horticulture-and-good-samarita#t=2989) Repair Cafes and Synthetic Oil Chemistry

## Topics

- [Security & privacy](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/security-and-privacy)
- [Industrial & consumer product design](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/industrial-design)
- [Materials & manufacturing processes](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/materials-and-processes)
- [Embedded firmware](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/embedded-firmware)
- [Sensors & measurement in products](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/sensors)
- [AI & machine learning](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/ai-and-machine-learning)

## Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

## Mentioned

- Big Clive (other)
- Zyomi (product)
- QN902 (chip)
- Joshua Ellington (other)
- Great Scott (other)
- Lance (other)
- John Deere (company)
- Raspberry Pi Pico (product)
- RP2040 (chip)
- Boston Dynamics Spot (product)
- NVIDIA Jetson Orin (chip)
- HackRF (tool)
- RTL-SDR (tool)
- Jenny List (other)
- Dan Maloney (other)

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- [Episode 188: Robots that will kill you](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2018-10-26-episode-188-robots-that-will-kill-you) (Making It)
- [205: Questions about Dumplings](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2017-06-22-205-questions-about-dumplings) (Embedded.fm)

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