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Arduino Punchcard LISP Mainframe, Tiny Battle Bots, ESP32 C6 Tutorial, and more!

The Electromaker Show · 25 May 2023 · 25m · Episode 110

What this episode covers

The host of The Electromaker Show reviews several maker projects, starting with Learn Embedded Systems' tutorial on the ESP32-C6 development board, highlighting its dual USB ports and focus on Thread/Zigbee. The episode then covers Maker's Muse's antweight battle bot built with TPU, the Nordic nRF7002 DK winner announcement, and pre-launch Crowd Supply projects including the Openthing 1 ESP-CM3 and Anavi's new macro pads. Finally, the host highlights creative projects like a MIDI-to-text piano remake and an Arduino-based punchcard mainframe running a LISP interpreter.

Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

Topics

Mentioned

Companies
Learn Embedded Systems, Nordic Semiconductor, Anavi
Products
Openthing 1, Macro Pad
Chips
ESP32-C6, nRF7002, nRF5340, ESP32-S2, RP2040
Materials
TPU
Also
Maker's Muse, Tommy Bianco, Nino, LISP

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