Hardware Podcasts

Ep 212: Staring through ICs, Reading Bloom Filters, and Repairing, Reworking, and Reballing

Hackaday Podcast · 31 Mar 2023 · 1h 00m · Episode 212

What this episode covers

Hosts Elliot Williams and Dan Maloney discuss the 10th anniversary of the Hackaday Prize, highlighting the new 'Gearing Up' challenge for building tools. They review several hardware hacks, including Travis Goodspeed’s method of reading Game Boy ROMs via microscope imaging, Bunny Huang’s technique for peering into ICs using infrared, and Miklosh Kizeli’s all-mechanical filament respooler. The episode also covers Julian’s Bloom filter application for bus stops, Thunderfoot’s controversial proposal to use liquid sodium as fuel, and the Kino Wheels practice rig for camera operators, before analyzing Europe’s right-to-repair legislation and BGA rework techniques.

Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

Topics

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Companies
CAD rage, Rosotics
Products
Kino Wheels
Also
Hackaday Prize, Travis Goodspeed, Bunny Huang, Miklosh Kizeli, Julian, Thunderfoot, G6 AML, Maya Posh, Robin

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