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![Making Friends [Maker Update] | Maker.io](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/aYFrjVv4nP0/mqdefault.jpg "Making Friends [Maker Update] | Maker.io
This week on Maker Update, a plasma-brained pet robot, keeping cool with cryogenics, a miniature recreation of Terminator 2, and hosting your own software to cut the cord on big tech.
+Show Notes [Maker Update Ep.487]+
=Project of the Week=
Goddard Robot from Jimmy Neutron by Kiaras Workshop 0:32
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMNQjPxvfTk
=More Projects=
3d Printed Cryocooler by Hyperspace Pirate 2:23
https://youtu.be/Jj7Q7OqaW4A?si=xfRCKIwjbBFWghjE
Motorized Camera Slider by DIY Machines 3:20
https://www.diymachines.co.uk/diy-3d-printable-motorised-camera-slider#google_vignette
Terminator 2 Truck Bridge Jump by Movies Miniatures Effects 4:05
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwb_C5KK5Z0
=Tips & Tools=
12 Self-Hosted Apps to Finally Quit Big Tech by Switch and Click 4:47
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DlzkIjhJ18o
IP KVMs Tested by Jeff Geerling 5:23
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wYxgPfQAjM
How Viewmaster Created 3d Scenes Before Computers by View Master Travels and Peter Dibble 5:54
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNCGvOJOwIM
How to Make a Twist Snap Design by madebyjgwillis 6:23
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/wUFzZEljyaI
=DigiKey Spotlight=
IO-Link vs Modbus vs Discrete Technologies 6:59
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxLZNx8TVw8
#makerupdate
Maker Update is a weekly video series covering news, projects, tips, and events that interest the maker and DIY community.
Find more online:
Blog: http://makerprojectlab.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/makerprojectlab/")
![Sorting it Out [Maker Update] | Maker.io](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/afyMJSIOtVA/mqdefault.jpg "Sorting it Out [Maker Update] | Maker.io
This week on Maker Update: picking through the pieces, the Arduino-M5Stack collab, finding balance, smarter ping pong, and down the rabbit hole with WLED.
+Show Notes [Maker Update Ep.460]+
=Project of the Week=
A Machine to Sort a Million Pounds of LEGO by LegoSpencer 0:27
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tuIczAiV4_w
Sorter V2 resources
https://basically.website/sorter-v2
=News=
Arduino Nesso N1 2:14
https://blog.arduino.cc/2025/11/11/meet-arduino-nesso-n1-the-future-of-iot-in-the-palm-of-your-hand/
DigiKey Product Link: https://www.digikey.com/short/73q8jfnw
=More Projects=
BJR_019 by Tamas Feher 3:15
https://hackaday.io/project/193515-bjr019
AI Table Tennis Bat with Edge Impulse by Samuel Alexander 3:47
https://blog.arduino.cc/2025/11/04/this-electronic-paddle-improves-table-tennis-training/
Star Illusion: Laser Cut Audio-Reactive Light with WLED by Erin St. Blaine 4:15
https://learn.adafruit.com/star-illusion-laser-cut-audio-reactive-light-with-wled
=Tips & Tools=
Linear Actuator Trade Study by Tamas Feher 4:59
https://hackaday.io/project/193515-bjr019/log/225317-bjrlog05-actuator-trade-study
How Does an RC Car Work? by Hobbies Direct 5:51
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZ_I9gQHgv4
=DigiKey Spotlight=
EKMB1311111K PIR Sensor - Unboxing | DigiKey 6:39
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOol90da2ec
Product link:
https://www.digikey.com/en/products/detail/panasonic-electric-works/EKMB1311111K/21484625?s=N4IgTCBcDaIKIGkCyAhAjAZjd7CQF0BfIA
#makerupdate
Maker Update is a weekly video series covering news, projects, tips, and events that interest the maker and DIY community.
Find more online:
Blog: http://makerprojectlab.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/makerprojectlab/")
![Ready Oar Not [Maker Update] | Maker.io](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/agM3CrmVxOM/mqdefault.jpg "Ready Oar Not [Maker Update] | Maker.io
Ready Oar Not [Maker Update] | Maker.io")
![Built for Speed [Maker Update] | Maker.io](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/bXfEp4JCSrI/mqdefault.jpg "Built for Speed [Maker Update] | Maker.io
This week on Maker Update, making the world’s fastest drone, a convenient cage for your soul, a deluxe beetle, and the return of the EggBot.
+Show Notes [Maker Update Ep.457]+
=Project of the Week=
Worlds Fastest Drone | Design & Aerodynamics by Mike Bell and AirShaper 0:26
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v Iu6k9qJQ4I
THE COMEBACK - Worlds FASTEST Drone V3 by Luke Maximo Bell
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PTsHDFMams
=More Projects=
SoulCage - the Digital Trapped Soul Pendant by ElectroDonut 2:53
https://www.instructables.com/SoulCage-the-Digital-Trapped-Soul-Pendant/
I Made a 3D Printed Necklace with an Impressive Secret Ability by Katz Creates and Mr. Volt 3:33
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6DcvBOA1pQ
=Tips & Tools=
Introducing the Bantam Tools EggBot 4:20
https://www.evilmadscientist.com/2025/bantam-tools-eggbot/
Adam Savage Learns How Inflatable Costumes Are Made! 5:12
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fuds2A65trU
Tinkercad Introduces Revolve Tool, Open paths, Sketch Strokes 5:44
https://www.tinkercad.com/blog/sketch-revolve
https://www.tinkercad.com/blog/sketch-strokes
Custom Decals Using Nail Art Supplies by Tamas Feher 6:31
https://hackaday.io/project/204289-custom-decals-using-nail-art-supplies
=DigiKey Spotlight=
Arduino Uno Q - Unboxing by DigiKey Product Discovery 7:01
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1HspBwsvTQ
DigiKey Getting Started Guide
https://www.digikey.com/en/maker/tutorials/2025/getting-started-with-the-arduino-uno-q
#makerupdate
Maker Update is a weekly video series covering news, projects, tips, and events that interest the maker and DIY community.
Find more online:
Blog: http://makerprojectlab.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/makerprojectlab/")
![Dialing for Directions [Maker Update] | Maker.io](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/btCEB34Fnwo/mqdefault.jpg "Dialing for Directions [Maker Update] | Maker.io
This week on Maker Update: antique GPS, a burly chandelier, a neural-networked cyber pet, and a shaky little pocket plotter.
+Show Notes [Maker Update Ep.486]+
=Project of the Week=
RADIOSCOUT, a Working GPS Compass With a Rotary Dial by badcrumblefx 0:28
https://www.instructables.com/RADIOSCOUT-a-Working-GPS-Compass-With-a-Rotary-Dia/
=More Projects=
Huge WLED Light Fixture by Becky Stern and Wood By Wright How To 2:17
https://www.digikey.com/en/maker/projects/neopixel-wled-wood-slab-chandelier/30d1c1a307ce49fbbf8fa2d293945d2c
How Nature Solved Robotics by Art of the Problem 3:07
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S67z2aekBrI
This Pocket Sized Robot Can Draw Any Image! by Dorian Todd 4:08
https://github.com/dorianborian/penbot-mini
=Tips & Tools=
Frikkin Lasers Contest 4:40
https://hackaday.com/2026/05/28/the-frikkin-lasers-contest-starts-now/
An Open Source Project Coloring Zine 5:07
https://makervan.codeberg.page/oshw-coloring-zine/docs.html
Flipper One Announced 5:39
https://blog.flipper.net/flipper-one-we-need-your-help/
=DigiKey Spotlight=
Arduino Thermal Tracking Water Cannon Turret by Andrew Kazour 6:02
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/4znzEAW0ieI
Project documentation:
https://www.digikey.com/en/maker/projects/making-a-heat-seeking-water-turret/2b8ce79fc3de450f9f9d6c16c23ffa39
#makerupdate
Maker Update is a weekly video series covering news, projects, tips, and events that interest the maker and DIY community.
Find more online:
Blog: http://makerprojectlab.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/makerprojectlab/")
![Counting Cams [Maker Update] | Maker.io](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/cKV1f3Lh_HA/mqdefault.jpg "Counting Cams [Maker Update] | Maker.io
Counting Cams [Maker Update] | Maker.io")
