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Donald Bell Maker Update: Off the Deep End

2025-10-09 | By Maker.io Staff

3D Printing Arduino Raspberry Pi SBC ESP32

This week on Maker Update: building your own submarine drone, Qualcomm buys Arduino, an animatronic virtual pet, a Clap Trap that claps back, and a mirror with a message.

+Show Notes [Maker Update Ep.454]+

=Project of the Week=

Build an ESP32 RC Submarine with FPV Camera (ESP-DIVE) by Max Imagination

=News=

Trixie — the new version of Raspberry Pi OS

A new chapter for Arduino – with Qualcomm, UNO Q, and you!

Arduino Uno Q on DigiKey

=More Projects=

3D Printing a Robot Which Moves Naturally by Will Cogley

I Built Claptrap But He Yells at You by Emily The Engineer

Magic Mirror with Glowing Secret Messages by Erin St Blaine

=Tips & Tools=

ProForm: Solder-Free Circuit Assembly Using Thermoforming by ACM SIGCHI

Not TPU! Meet PEBA, the Ultimate 3d printing Flex filament by Lost In Tech

=DigiKey Spotlight=

Multithreading in Arduino and ESP32

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