# Ep 208: Hallucinating Robots, Floppy Cartridges, and a Flexure Synth French Horn

- Show: [Hackaday Podcast](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast)
- Published: 2023-03-03
- Length: 40m
- Episode: 208
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2023-03-03-ep-208-hallucinating-robots-floppy-cartridges-and-a-flexure-synth-french-horn
- Listen: https://hackaday.libsyn.com/ep-208-hallucinating-robots-floppy-cartridges-and-a-flexure-synth-french-horn

## Summary

Editors Elliot Williams and Kristina Panos review a week of hacks, including Will Gallia’s massive 7-segment display art installation, Abraham Haskins’ floppy drive PC with custom cartridges, and Sound Workshop’s flexure-based expressive synthesizer. They also discuss Eli’s ESP32 and Raspberry Pi Pico W hack to restore high scores to an 80s pinball machine, and a Cornell study on repurposing old smartphones for low-carbon computing.

## Chapters

- [0:03](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2023-03-03-ep-208-hallucinating-robots-floppy-cartridges-and-a-flexure-synth-french-horn#t=3) Intro and Low Power Challenge
- [1:56](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2023-03-03-ep-208-hallucinating-robots-floppy-cartridges-and-a-flexure-synth-french-horn#t=116) What's That Sound: Zadar Sea Organ
- [4:15](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2023-03-03-ep-208-hallucinating-robots-floppy-cartridges-and-a-flexure-synth-french-horn#t=255) Will Gallia's 7-Segment Display Art
- [8:11](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2023-03-03-ep-208-hallucinating-robots-floppy-cartridges-and-a-flexure-synth-french-horn#t=491) AI Camera and Floppy Drive PC
- [16:01](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2023-03-03-ep-208-hallucinating-robots-floppy-cartridges-and-a-flexure-synth-french-horn#t=961) Pinball High Score Hack and Cardboard Pinball
- [20:06](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2023-03-03-ep-208-hallucinating-robots-floppy-cartridges-and-a-flexure-synth-french-horn#t=1206) Flexure Synth and 3D Printed Cymbals
- [25:42](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2023-03-03-ep-208-hallucinating-robots-floppy-cartridges-and-a-flexure-synth-french-horn#t=1542) Quick Hacks: Doom Terminal, KallioVision, and VFDs
- [27:53](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2023-03-03-ep-208-hallucinating-robots-floppy-cartridges-and-a-flexure-synth-french-horn#t=1673) Camp Miss: Old Smartphones and Cuban Keyboards

## Topics

- [Prototyping & iteration](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/prototyping)
- [Microcontrollers & dev platforms](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/microcontrollers-and-platforms)
- [Materials & manufacturing processes](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/materials-and-processes)
- [AI & machine learning](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/ai-and-machine-learning)
- [Sustainability & circular products](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/sustainability-and-circularity)

## Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

## Mentioned

- Will Gallia (other)
- Abraham Haskins (other)
- Sound Workshop (other)
- Eli (other)
- ESP32 (chip)
- Raspberry Pi Pico W (chip)
- BeagleBone (chip)
- TLC5920 (chip)
- Latte Panda (chip)
- Arduino Mega (chip)
- SumUp Solo (product)
- KallioVision (product)
- Vacuum Fluorescent Display (product)
- TPU (material)
- Nylon (material)
- ABS (material)
- Carbon Fiber (material)
- Pixel 3a (product)
- Lenovo Thinkpad X1 Carbon (product)
- HP ProLiant DL380 (product)

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