# 51. Recapping 2021

- Show: [The Next Byte Podcast](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-next-byte-podcast)
- Published: 2022-01-05
- Length: 33m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-next-byte-podcast/2022-01-05-51-recapping-2021
- Listen: https://the-next-byte-wevolver.simplecast.com/episodes/51-recapping-2021-q_rlARPK

## Summary

Hosts Daniel and Forbode recap their favorite episodes from the first year of The Next Byte Podcast, discussing technologies ranging from Boom Supersonic's XB1 prototype and IoT-based emission inspections to Marsquakes, 3D-printed cars by Zinger, and biomimetic robots. They also highlight advanced prosthetics developed by LifeNabled and Antropology, reflecting on their growth as creators and their goal to make complex engineering accessible to a global audience.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-next-byte-podcast/2022-01-05-51-recapping-2021#t=0) Introduction and Year in Review
- [2:38](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-next-byte-podcast/2022-01-05-51-recapping-2021#t=158) Boom Supersonic XB1 Prototype
- [5:27](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-next-byte-podcast/2022-01-05-51-recapping-2021#t=327) IoT Emission Inspections
- [10:07](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-next-byte-podcast/2022-01-05-51-recapping-2021#t=607) Marsquakes and Planetary Science
- [13:13](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-next-byte-podcast/2022-01-05-51-recapping-2021#t=793) Zinger 3D Printed Car
- [16:43](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-next-byte-podcast/2022-01-05-51-recapping-2021#t=1003) Mantis Shrimp Biomimicry
- [19:02](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-next-byte-podcast/2022-01-05-51-recapping-2021#t=1142) Advanced Prosthetics by LifeNabled
- [23:52](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-next-byte-podcast/2022-01-05-51-recapping-2021#t=1432) Podcast Growth and Future Goals

## Topics

- [Creator business](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/creator-business)
- [Materials & manufacturing processes](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/materials-and-processes)
- [Prototyping & iteration](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/prototyping)
- [Connected products & IoT](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/connected-products-and-iot)
- [Robotics & autonomy](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/robotics-and-autonomy)

## Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

## Mentioned

- Boom Supersonic (company)
- XB1 (product)
- Overture (product)
- Prometheus Fuels (company)
- Carnegie Mellon University (company)
- Alarm.com (company)
- ETH Zurich (company)
- NASA (company)
- Insight Lander (product)
- Zinger (company)
- McLaren Senna (product)
- Rivian (company)
- Harvard University (company)
- LifeNabled (company)
- Antropology (company)

## Related episodes from other shows

- [Ep 255: Balloon on the Moon, Nanotech Goblets, and USB All the Way](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2024-02-02-ep-255-balloon-on-the-moon-nanotech-goblets-and-usb-all-the-way) (Hackaday Podcast)
- [Ep055: Most Cyberpunk Synthesizer, Data in Your Cells, Bubbly in Your Printer, & Dystopian Peepshow](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2020-02-21-ep055-most-cyberpunk-synthesizer-data-in-your-cells-bubbly-in-your-printer-dysto) (Hackaday Podcast)
- [Ep 386: Doomscroll Tamagotchis, Clavichords, and Vibrotrucks](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2026-09-11-ep-386-doomscroll-tamagotchis-clavichords-and-vibrotrucks) (Hackaday Podcast)
- [Ep032: Meteorite Snow Globes, Radioactive Ramjet Rockets, Autonomous Water Boxes, and Ball Reversers](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2019-08-23-ep032-meteorite-snow-globes-radioactive-ramjet-rockets-autonomous-water-boxes-an) (Hackaday Podcast)
- [Raspberry Pi 500, Robot Roadies, Huge 3d Printers and Car Hacking!](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-electromaker-show/2023-11-26-raspberry-pi-500-robot-roadies-huge-3d-printers-and-car-hacking) (The Electromaker Show)

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