Donald Bell Maker Update: Band in a Box

2025-06-05 | By Maker.io Staff

This week on Maker Update: AI music boxes, 3D printed off road bots, a solderless MIDI xylophone, and a new way to handle your keys.

+Show Notes [Maker Update Ep.436]+

=Project of the Week=

Leet AI by Johan von Konow
https://vonkonow.com/leetai/

=More Projects=

3D Printed Robot With Windshield Wiper Motors by Nikodem Bartnik
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgC_Jm3uUtc

Solderless Robot Toy Xylophone by Liz Clark
https://learn.adafruit.com/solderless-robot-toy-xylophone

Is this what door handles should have looked like all along? by Simone Giertz
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5JfhSmrKK3A

=Tips & Tools=

Speedbuilding a Robot Wall Cabinet for My Safety Gear by Alchemy of Craft
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Od-l44loUuU

How Adam Savage Stores His Clamps
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=263hOXBPOv0

These structures shrink when pulled: Counter-snapping instabilities by AMOLF
https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2423301122

=DigiKey Spotlight=

How To Use a Multimeter - Electronics with Becky Stern | DigiKey
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLO1LMjQN34

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https://scienceclub.cat/

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