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

- Show: [Hackaday Podcast](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast)
- Published: 2023-01-20
- Length: 39m
- Episode: 202
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2023-01-20-ep-202-cnc-monks-acrobot-bootleg-merch-and-the-rise-and-fall-of-megahex
- Listen: https://hackaday.libsyn.com/ep-202-cnc-monks-acrobot-bootleg-merch-and-the-rise-and-fall-of-megahex

## Summary

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.

## Chapters

- [0:01](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2023-01-20-ep-202-cnc-monks-acrobot-bootleg-merch-and-the-rise-and-fall-of-megahex#t=1) FPV Contest Winners and Google Stadia
- [6:37](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2023-01-20-ep-202-cnc-monks-acrobot-bootleg-merch-and-the-rise-and-fall-of-megahex#t=397) Carmelite Monks and CNC Stone Cutting
- [11:11](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2023-01-20-ep-202-cnc-monks-acrobot-bootleg-merch-and-the-rise-and-fall-of-megahex#t=671) ZS Watch and Optical Flex Sensors
- [15:31](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2023-01-20-ep-202-cnc-monks-acrobot-bootleg-merch-and-the-rise-and-fall-of-megahex#t=931) Sign Language Gloves and Tape Filament
- [19:33](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2023-01-20-ep-202-cnc-monks-acrobot-bootleg-merch-and-the-rise-and-fall-of-megahex#t=1173) Acrobot Performance and Bootleg Merch
- [24:38](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2023-01-20-ep-202-cnc-monks-acrobot-bootleg-merch-and-the-rise-and-fall-of-megahex#t=1478) Quick Hacks: Mac SE Clock, Mega Hex, and Electroplating
- [29:25](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2023-01-20-ep-202-cnc-monks-acrobot-bootleg-merch-and-the-rise-and-fall-of-megahex#t=1765) Punycode, IDN Homograph Attacks, and AI VTubers

## Topics

- [Mechanical engineering](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/mechanical-engineering)
- [PCB design & layout](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/pcb-design)
- [Sensors & measurement in products](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/sensors)
- [AI & machine learning](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/ai-and-machine-learning)
- [Security & privacy](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/security-and-privacy)
- [Materials & manufacturing processes](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/materials-and-processes)

## Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

## Mentioned

- Prusik (tool)
- ZS Watch (product)
- Raspberry Pi (chip)
- ATtiny85 (chip)
- Mega Hex (product)
- Neurosama (product)
- Hacksmith (company)
- Google Stadia (product)

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