The Electromaker Show · 28 Nov 2022 · 44m
The host reviews several maker projects and crowdfunding campaigns, including a pneumatic soft robot tentacle controlled by an Arduino Nano BLE Sense and a DIY Stream Deck alternative called the Infinite Deck using an ESP32 and Ducky Script. He highlights Bela's Gliss, a pressure-sensitive Eurorack module based on an STM32, and the EsPiFF board, which combines an ESP32 and RP2040 in a Raspberry Pi form factor. The episode concludes with a look at the OKdo x Raxda ROCK 5 Model B, a powerful single-board computer featuring a Rockchip 3588 SoC.
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