The Electromaker Show · 21 Oct 2022 · 38m · Episode 89
Ian from Electromaker announces the winners of the Eurocircuits PCB Design Contest, including Alistair’s Trundlebot for first place and Daniel Mantioni’s retro computing cartridge for sustainability. He then recaps Maker Faire Rome 2022, highlighting projects like Brillo the Bartending Robot, Airquno air sensors, and Arduino’s new Make Your Uno kit. Finally, he reveals the Electromaker of the Month winners, led by Naveen’s snoring detection device using a Nordic Thingy:53.
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Hosts Christina and Dan review a diverse set of hardware hacks, including James Warner’s reverse-engineered IoT air purifier using an ESP32, Brick Studios’ mechanical Lego coin sorter, and Flurpee Flurples’ Altoids tin keyboard. They also discuss Daniel Simu’s repurposed car wiper motors for robotics, Sasha’s narrow PCB LED cube, and various quick hacks like 3D printed joinery and WWII self-soldering sleeves.
Editors Elliot Williams and Kristina Panos review a week of hacks, including Will Gallia’s massive 7-segment display art installation, Abraham Haskins’ floppy drive PC with custom cartridges, and Sound Workshop’s flexure-based expressive synthesizer. They also discuss Eli’s ESP32 and Raspberry Pi Pico W hack to restore high scores to an 80s pinball machine, and a Cornell study on repurposing old smartphones for low-carbon computing.
Editors Mike Szczys and Elliot Williams discuss the Hackaday Prize winners, including Flow IO's pneumatic robotics platform and Norbert Heinz's plastic granule extruder. They review several hacks: Yasak Federinsky's dual-trackball mouse, a study on green programming languages, a solar-powered BEAM robot, and running DOOM on a Bluetooth dongle using an nRF52840 chip. The episode also covers privacy issues in Android OS, controlling lab equipment via SCPI, and a massive custom e-bike battery build.
Alexandra Covor, a product manager at Zalmotek and Ada Lovelace Fellow, discusses her journey as a maker who blends electronics with art. She details specific projects like the tiny violin PCB, the PicoLight studio light, and an automated hydroponic strawberry system using Edge Impulse and Waylay. Covor also shares insights on her master's curriculum, the Romanian tech scene, and her philosophy on open-source hardware and PCB design aesthetics.
Ian from Dangerous Prototypes discusses the evolution of the BusPirate, culminating in the BusPirate 5, which utilizes an RP2040 microcontroller and features an LCD, adjustable power supply, and current sensing. He details the creation of DirtyPCBs and other services like DirtyCables, explaining how he automated PCB ordering in Shenzhen to disrupt the market. Ian also shares anecdotes about his time in Huaqiangbei, including the 'Expressway to Pleasure' project and his experiences with local manufacturing quirks.
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