# Hacked E-Paper Price Tags, Raspberry Pi MCU Dev HAT, Arduino Robot Arm, and More!

- Show: [The Electromaker Show](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-electromaker-show)
- Published: 2023-01-18
- Length: 29m
- Episode: 96
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-electromaker-show/2023-01-18-hacked-e-paper-price-tags-raspberry-pi-mcu-dev-hat-arduino-robot-arm-and-more
- Listen: https://electromaker.libsyn.com/hacked-e-paper-price-tags-raspberry-pi-mcu-dev-hat-arduino-robot-arm-and-more

## Summary

The host reviews several maker projects and products, including a hack of e-ink price tags from Maker's Fun Duck and a low-cost flex sensor alternative using an LDR created by a student at Gord Payne's High School. He announces the November Electromaker of the Month winners, highlighting Liminus Reductor's modular robot dog, a plant-identifying wrist device by 'donuts or else', and a hexabit-based distance meter. The episode also covers new hardware releases such as the Inkplate 2 e-paper kit, a Raspberry Pi prototyping breakout kit on Kickstarter, Elephant Robotics' Arduino-based Ultra Arm P340, and the Raspberry Pi Camera Module v3.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-electromaker-show/2023-01-18-hacked-e-paper-price-tags-raspberry-pi-mcu-dev-hat-arduino-robot-arm-and-more#t=0) Introduction and E-Paper Price Tag Hack
- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-electromaker-show/2023-01-18-hacked-e-paper-price-tags-raspberry-pi-mcu-dev-hat-arduino-robot-arm-and-more#t=0) Electromaker of the Month November Winners
- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-electromaker-show/2023-01-18-hacked-e-paper-price-tags-raspberry-pi-mcu-dev-hat-arduino-robot-arm-and-more#t=0) Low-Cost Flex Sensor Hack
- [17:11](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-electromaker-show/2023-01-18-hacked-e-paper-price-tags-raspberry-pi-mcu-dev-hat-arduino-robot-arm-and-more#t=1031) Inkplate 2 Prize Winner Announcement

## Topics

- [Prototyping & iteration](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/prototyping)
- [Microcontrollers & dev platforms](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/microcontrollers-and-platforms)
- [Maker community & events](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/maker-community)
- [Crowdfunding & preorders](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/crowdfunding)
- [Sensors & measurement in products](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/sensors)

## Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

## Mentioned

- Maker's Fun Duck (other)
- Inkplate 2 (product)
- Liminus Reductor (other)
- Sony Spresense (chip)
- Hexabits (product)
- STM32 (chip)
- Nordic Semiconductor (company)
- NRF52840 (chip)
- Elephant Robotics (company)
- Ultra Arm P340 (product)
- Arduino (other)
- Raspberry Pi Camera Module v3 (product)
- IMX219 (chip)

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