Hardware Podcasts

Ep 330: Hover Turtles, Dull Designs, and K'nex Computers

Hackaday Podcast · 25 Jul 2025 · 1h 00m · Episode 330

What this episode covers

Hackaday editors Elliot Williams and Al Williams discuss recent community hacks, including Fiona Bell and Leah Bukley’s paste extrusion of glass and eggshells, John Duffy’s bespoke Raspberry Pi multimeter, and Shadow Man 39’s 8-bit mechanical computer built from K’Nex. They also analyze the industrial design stagnation in modern smartphones and the complex logistics of the North American cold chain infrastructure. The episode covers the failure of AI coding tools, USB-C power delivery hacks, and a lock-picking robot that failed due to mechanical binding.

Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

Topics

Mentioned

Companies
Hand and Machine
Products
K'Nex, HP 545 A
Tools
Replet, MPC
Also
John Duffy, Shadow Man 39, Sparks and Code, Robert Morrison, Maya Pasha, Dan Maloney

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