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Ep 202: CNC Monks, Acrobot, Bootleg Merch, and the Rise and Fall of Megahex

Hackaday Podcast · 20 Jan 2023 · 39m · Episode 202

What this episode covers

Editors Elliot Williams and Kristina Panos discuss the winners of the 2022 FPV Vehicle Contest, including JP Glaza's scratch-built ESP32 drone and Perky's 3D FPV rig. They review the Carmelite monks of Wyoming using Prusik CNC rock-cutting machines to build a Gothic monastery, and highlight ZS Watch, an open-source smartwatch by Jacob Krantz. The episode also covers the rise and fall of Hacksmith's Mega Hex robot, the engineering pitfalls of sign-language translation gloves, and the security implications of Punycode in domain names.

Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

Topics

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Companies
Hacksmith
Products
ZS Watch, Mega Hex, Neurosama, Google Stadia
Chips
Raspberry Pi, ATtiny85
Tools
Prusik

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