# 12. Ford Trucks Made From Trash, NASA’s Ingenuity Drone, Snake-Inspired Nonslip Shoes

- Show: [The Next Byte Podcast](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-next-byte-podcast)
- Published: 2021-04-06
- Length: 17m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-next-byte-podcast/2021-04-06-12-ford-trucks-made-from-trash-nasas-ingenuity-drone-snake-inspired-nonslip-shoe
- Listen: https://the-next-byte-wevolver.simplecast.com/episodes/12-ford-trucks-made-from-trash-nasas-ingenuity-drone-snake-inspired-non-slip-shoes-Fo0xw7Ac

## Summary

Hosts Daniel and Forbode discuss three engineering stories: Ford and HP's partnership to upcycle 3D printer waste from SmileDirectClub into fuel-line clips for the F-250; NASA's Ingenuity drone, a rotorcraft carried by the Perseverance rover designed to test powered flight on Mars; and a joint MIT-Harvard project creating snake-inspired nonslip shoes using Kirigami to prevent falls. The episode highlights material science innovations, extreme environment engineering, and biomimetic design.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-next-byte-podcast/2021-04-06-12-ford-trucks-made-from-trash-nasas-ingenuity-drone-snake-inspired-nonslip-shoe#t=0) Introduction: Ford, HP, and SmileDirectClub
- [2:07](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-next-byte-podcast/2021-04-06-12-ford-trucks-made-from-trash-nasas-ingenuity-drone-snake-inspired-nonslip-shoe#t=127) Upcycling 3D Printer Waste into F-250 Fuel Line Clips
- [5:14](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-next-byte-podcast/2021-04-06-12-ford-trucks-made-from-trash-nasas-ingenuity-drone-snake-inspired-nonslip-shoe#t=314) NASA's Ingenuity Drone and Martian Flight Challenges
- [9:22](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-next-byte-podcast/2021-04-06-12-ford-trucks-made-from-trash-nasas-ingenuity-drone-snake-inspired-nonslip-shoe#t=562) Ingenuity's First Flight Test and Mission Goals
- [11:36](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-next-byte-podcast/2021-04-06-12-ford-trucks-made-from-trash-nasas-ingenuity-drone-snake-inspired-nonslip-shoe#t=696) MIT and Harvard's Snake-Inspired Nonslip Shoes
- [15:55](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-next-byte-podcast/2021-04-06-12-ford-trucks-made-from-trash-nasas-ingenuity-drone-snake-inspired-nonslip-shoe#t=955) Commercialization and Nature-Inspired Design

## Topics

- [Materials & manufacturing processes](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/materials-and-processes)
- [Robotics & autonomy](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/robotics-and-autonomy)
- [Industrial & consumer product design](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/industrial-design)
- [Sustainability & circular products](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/sustainability-and-circularity)

## Most relevant to

large enterprises, makers and hobbyists

## Mentioned

- Ford (company)
- HP (company)
- SmileDirectClub (company)
- F-250 (product)
- Ingenuity (product)
- Perseverance (product)
- NASA (company)
- MIT (company)
- Harvard (company)

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