Hardware Podcasts

Ep 324: Ribbon Microphone From A Gumstick, Texture From a Virtual Log, and a Robot Arm From PVC

Hackaday Podcast · 7 Jun 2025 · 42m · Episode 324

What this episode covers

Hosts Elliot Williams and Kristina Panos review a week of hardware hacks, including Leo Goldstein’s 6-DOF robot arm built with Toolbox Robotics parts and Clipper motion planning, and a DIY ribbon microphone constructed from an Airwaves gum wrapper foil. They discuss CNC Kitchen’s findings on 3D printing 'brick layer' perimeters for Z-axis strength, Panda Design’s virtual log modifier for wood-grain textures, and the rapid depletion of new old stock Blackberry keyboards driving a new open-source ecosystem.

Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

Topics

Mentioned

Companies
Toolbox Robotics, Blackberry, Seeed Studio, Lily Go
Products
Airwaves
Chips
Raspberry Pi, ESP32, RP2040
Tools
Clipper, OrcaSlicer, QMK, Vial
Also
Panda Design, Arturo

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