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Donald Bell Maker Update: Roll With It

2021-06-03 | By Maker.io Staff

This week on Maker Update: a new way to get around, easy planters, an all-wheel drive bike, a new take on turn signals, building a workshop from scratch, a Tetris clock, DIY flipdots, professional framing at home, and building your own robot dog.

Guest host: Becky Stern
https://beckystern.com/

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++Show Notes [Maker Update Ep. 235]++

-=Project of the Week=-

Testing Ball-Shaped Wheels on an Omni-Directional Robot by James Bruton
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKLMCO0-How

-=News=-

Siemens acquires Supplyframe (Hackaday, Tindie)
https://press.siemens.com/global/en/pressrelease/siemens-accelerates-digital-marketplace-strategy-acquisition-supplyframe

https://blog.adafruit.com/2021/05/24/the-future-of-hackaday-hackaday-io-the-hackaday-prize-superconference-and-tindie-we-will-ask/

Arduino Cloud rolls out support for ESP32
https://blog.arduino.cc/2021/05/28/arduino-cloud-now-supports-esp32-devices/

-=More Projects=-

Easy DIY Planters by DIY Huntress
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvZRnRpSztI

2 Wheel Drive Fatbike by The Q
https://youtu.be/MJpqJFE5L-g

Motorized Turn Signals for a Bike by Tom Ouwerkerk
https://blog.arduino.cc/2021/05/24/super-compact-motorized-turn-signals-for-a-bike/

Arduino WiFi Tetris Clock by Brian Lough
https://www.instructables.com/Arduino-WiFi-Tetris-Clock/

Giant Rubik's Cube Drawer Box by Justin Weiss
https://www.instructables.com/Giant-Rubiks-Cube-Drawer-Box/

MenuTriaxial Motorized Tourbillon by McMaven
https://www.instructables.com/Triaxial-Motorized-Tourbillon/

3D Printed Flip Dots by Larry Builds
https://hackaday.com/2021/05/29/3d-printed-flip-dots/

Webcam Privacy Friend by Becky Stern
https://beckystern.com/2021/06/02/webcam-privacy-friend-3d-printed-eyeball/

Nova Spot Micro 3 Quadraped Robot Dog by Chris Locke
https://www.instructables.com/Nova-Spot-Micro-a-Spot-Mini-Clone/

-=Tips & Tools=-

Building my Dream Workshop by Ruth Amos
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPbL-fosCaU

Garage Floor Upgrade by DIY Creators
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-LEpiFFoa8

How To Professionally Frame Your Artwork at Home by Jen Schachter
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wxpcfMB-qc

How to Turn Boring Projects Into Mesmerizing Videos by Zack Freedman
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cusFLqzHc3k

Parsing Data From an API using ArduinoJSON by Brian Lough
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYP_CxdYzLo

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