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Donald Bell Maker Update: I Think I'm a Clone Now

2023-06-29 | By Maker.io Staff

This week on Maker Update: 90s toy tech with an AI upgrade, return of the cyberdecks, body bots, a Rubik’s cube that solves itself, and a pickup truck that writes.

++Show Notes [Maker Update Ep.339]++

=Project of the Week=

Talkboy Ultra by Hung Truong
https://www.hung-truong.com/blog/2023/05/20/introducing-the-talkboy-ultra-voice-cloning-toy/

=News=

Cyberdeck 2023 Challenge
https://hackaday.io/contest/191511-cyberdeck-2023

=More Projects=

Calico: A Wearable Robotic Assistant by University of Maryland SMART LAB
https://smartlab.cs.umd.edu/publication/calico

Self-Solving Rubik’s Cube by Takashi Kaburagi
https://makezine.com/projects/smart3-the-self-solving-rubiks-cube/

I Turned My Pickup Truck Into a Printer by Ryder Calm Down
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKIs_u5jr1s

Pickup Truck Dot Matrix Printer Software (GitHub)
https://github.com/rydercalmdown/pickup_truck_dot_matrix_printer

=Tips & Tools=

Arduino R4 WiFi & Minima Now available
https://www.digikey.com/en/maker/blogs/2023/arduino-uno-r4-minima-and-wifi-now-available

Meeting An instrument Inventor with a difference - Lomond Campbell
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-07uzruIHo

=Digi-Key Spotlight=

IlluminateSky - Luminous Umbrella by using M5Stack
https://www.digikey.com/en/maker/projects/illuminatesky-luminous-umbrella-by-using-m5stack/30b2caab712743c3be4daf4a315e0a38

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