# Ep 225: Leafy Meats, Wind to Heat, and a Machine That's Neat

- Show: [Hackaday Podcast](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast)
- Published: 2023-06-30
- Length: 39m
- Episode: 225
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2023-06-30-ep-225-leafy-meats-wind-to-heat-and-a-machine-thats-neat
- Listen: https://hackaday.libsyn.com/ep-225-leafy-meats-wind-to-heat-and-a-machine-thats-neat

## Summary

Editors Elliot Williams and Kristina Panos review a diverse range of hardware hacks, including Mankaran Singh’s port of the comma AI open pilot software to run on generic Android phones via chroot, and Eric McDonald’s reverse engineering of a 2021 Honda Civic’s infotainment system. The episode also covers Adrian Seely’s programmable 3D-printed gumball coaster, Thought Emporium’s decellularized leaf meat project, and Lewin’s direct-to-heat windmill design.

## Chapters

- [0:01](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2023-06-30-ep-225-leafy-meats-wind-to-heat-and-a-machine-thats-neat#t=1) Introduction and Green Hacks Challenge
- [2:23](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2023-06-30-ep-225-leafy-meats-wind-to-heat-and-a-machine-thats-neat#t=143) Android Phone Self-Driving Car with Open Pilot
- [11:31](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2023-06-30-ep-225-leafy-meats-wind-to-heat-and-a-machine-thats-neat#t=691) 3D Printed Braiding Machine
- [14:13](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2023-06-30-ep-225-leafy-meats-wind-to-heat-and-a-machine-thats-neat#t=853) Honda Civic Infotainment Reverse Engineering
- [18:34](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2023-06-30-ep-225-leafy-meats-wind-to-heat-and-a-machine-thats-neat#t=1114) Programmable Gumball Coaster and Leafy Meats
- [25:30](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2023-06-30-ep-225-leafy-meats-wind-to-heat-and-a-machine-thats-neat#t=1530) Amiga-Inspired Keyboard Case and Tesla Coil
- [29:13](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2023-06-30-ep-225-leafy-meats-wind-to-heat-and-a-machine-thats-neat#t=1753) PCB Earrings, IKEA Lamp Hack, and Wind-to-Heat

## Topics

- [Embedded firmware](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/embedded-firmware)
- [Prototyping & iteration](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/prototyping)
- [Debugging & failure analysis](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/debugging-and-failure-analysis)
- [Energy & climate tech](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/energy-and-climate-tech)
- [Security & privacy](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/security-and-privacy)

## Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

## Mentioned

- comma AI (company)
- Open Pilot (product)
- Android (other)
- Honda Civic (product)
- Odroid XU4 (chip)
- ATtiny13a (chip)
- IKEA Kvart (product)
- Logitech (company)

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