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Donald Bell Maker Update: Troll Roll

2026-05-21 | By Maker.io Staff

This week on Maker Update: rollin’ with Labubu, new contests on Instructables, Raspberry Pi around the collar, and a recipe for round pixels.

+Show Notes [Maker Update Ep.484]+

=Project of the Week=

Labububot by Miranda Li, Jake Read, and Dimitar Dimitrov

Find the SparkFun 6DoF IMU Breakout - LSM6DSV16X on DigiKey

=News=

Instructables Battery-Powered Contest

Instructables Metal Contest

=More Projects=

I Built a Flexible OLED Jacket (Cyberpunk 2077) by Zibartas

Making a 3D Printed LED Matrix with Round Pixels by yotudero

=Tips & Tools=

PlatformIO Tutorial by CMozMaker

Clever Sanding Tricks (that you never tried before) by Stumpy Nubs (James Hamilton)

=DigiKey Spotlight=

LP1 Series LED Light Pipes from Essentra Components PIO

Shop on DigiKey:
LP1 Series LED Light Pipes

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