Ep 358: Soft Displays, LCD Apertures, and Mind Controlled Toys

Hackaday Podcast · 20 Feb 2026 · 52m · Episode 358

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Elliot Williams and Jenny List discuss the upcoming Hackaday Europe event in Lecco, Italy, and review several hardware hacks, including Enrique Ferrolo's real-time 3D room mapping using an ESP32 and VL53L5CX sensor, Ancient's LCD aperture adapter, and Soy Boy's microfluidic display. They also cover Alan Reiner's multimaterial 3D printed scissor jack, Ducal Head's CRT-based VR headset, and Yana's GPU-optimized antennas. The episode concludes with a discussion on mind-controlled toys by Neurosky and Al Williams' treatise on writing verifiable requirements for AI and engineering.

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Companies: Hexspace, Neurosky
Products: Nokia 5100, Puser XL, Sony Watchman, Mind Flex
Chips: ESP32, VL53L5CX
Materials: PETG, TPU
Also: Hackaday Europe, Lecco, Polytechnico Milano, Enrique Ferrolo, Ancient, Soy Boy, Alan Reiner, Ducal Head, Yana, Al Williams

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Ep 358: Soft Displays, LCD Apertures, and Mind Controlled Toys

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