Uploaded December 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
This season explores the cutting edge of agricultural technology—from electrified equipment and rugged electronics to data-driven innovation on the farm. With a special visit to North Dakota’s Grand Farm, we uncover how the future of farming is being built today—through smarter machines, resilient systems, and bold new thinking.
Farming today means navigating uncertainty—from labor shortages to climate extremes. This episode explores how electronics—from soil sensors to telematics—help farmers stay agile. Rugged electronics, advanced sensing, and power management enable smarter, more resilient robotics, climate solutions and automation across the connected farming environment.
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This season explores the cutting edge of agricultural technology—from electrified equipment and rugged electronics to data-driven innovation on the farm. With a special visit to North Dakota’s Grand Farm, we uncover how the future of farming is being built today—through smarter machines, resilient systems, and bold new thinking.
Farming today means navigating uncertainty—from labor shortages to climate extremes. This episode explores how electronics—from soil sensors to telematics—help farmers stay agile. Rugged electronics, advanced sensing, and power management enable smarter, more resilient robotics, climate solutions and automation across the connected farming environment.
Maker.io - digikey.com/en/maker
DigiKey’s Blog - digikey.com/en/blog
Connect with DigiKey on Facebook facebook.com/digikey.electronics
And follow us on X https://x.com/digikey
![Babelfish [Maker Update] | Maker.io](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/JyovE8wLhAI/mqdefault.jpg "Babelfish [Maker Update] | Maker.io
This week on Maker Update: a box for translating conversations offline, a dress for translating movement into light, a clock for translating light into time, and a toy for translating your voice into gibberish.
+Show Notes [Maker Update Ep.496]+
=Project of the Week=
Gemma Translator by Google Creative Lab 0:32
https://github.com/google-gemma/gemma-translator
=More Projects=
Polka Dot Electro-Swing Dress with NeoPixels by Erin St. Blaine 2:11
https://learn.adafruit.com/polka-dot-dress-with-neopixels
ChronoBloom by Joe S 3:07
https://github.com/Maestro8484/ChronoBloom
Voicebox FX by Ruiz Brothers and Liz Clark 3:50
https://learn.adafruit.com/voicebox-fx
MurMur by OiO now DIY Build Guide 4:17
https://github.com/oio/murmur-diy
=Tips & Tools=
Esp32-ai by Slava S. 4:55
https://github.com/slvDev/esp32-ai
Gridfinity Carousel by Nich Fugal 5:22
https://www.printables.com/model/698402-gridfinity-carousel
Gridfinity Carousel - Motorized by Nich Fugal 5:44
https://www.printables.com/model/897707-gridfinity-carousel-motorized
=DigiKey Spotlight=
Reinforcement Learning for Robotics Part 2: Train a Balance Bot with PPO by DigiKey and Shawn Hymel 5:53
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zsdceSTRBl4
#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 to Wear [Maker Update] | Maker.io](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/K6QaRlwngJE/mqdefault.jpg "Ready to Wear [Maker Update] | Maker.io
This week on Maker Update: a hard case corset, a secret door for cats, making cats out of cardboard, and how to make your 3d printing safer for your cats.
+Show Notes [Maker Update Ep.485]+
=Project of the Week=
Wooden Dress for the MET Gala by Xyla Foxlin 0:30
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v 1ejR5DSWKI
=News=
WPI XRP Medal Challenge 3:15
https://www.digikey.com/en/maker/blogs/2026/build-something-awesome-the-wpi-xrp-medal-challenge-is-here
https://www.sparkfun.com/wpi-xrp-medal-challenge
=More Projects=
Secret Cat Door by Morley Kert 3:50
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAycw099agw
Cardboard Lion by Ali Spagnola 4:31
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GcVfh_bcs1Y
Minimalist Note Device by Paul Lagier 5:19
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3t0k7E7WiOQ
=Tips & Tools=
Safer Resin Printing by Katz Creates 6:03
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XaNxWOZJLws
3d Printing Tips for Stop Motion by Valentin Felder 6:34
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OXRJwJJz3w
FIFA World Cup Scoreboard by Liz Clark 7:01
https://learn.adafruit.com/led-matrix-fifa-world-cup-scoreboard
=DigiKey Spotlight=
How do Hall Effect Sensors work? 7:24
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s51tHmFGm_k
Shop Hall Effect Sensors on DigiKey:
https://www.digikey.com/short/5jm0j4j9
#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/")
![A Kerf Goodnight [Maker Update] | Maker.io](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/LWAcrzjv-pU/mqdefault.jpg "A Kerf Goodnight [Maker Update] | Maker.io
A Kerf Goodnight [Maker Update] | Maker.io")
