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May 31, 2026

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May 31, 2026 · Hackaday · Manufacturing · News · 4.2/5

Modern Graphics Via DisplayLink For Your ISA-Era PC

The monitors used on older computers are now becoming difficult to find, as we doubt anything for MDA, CGA, Hercules, or EGA has been manufactured in…

May 31, 2026 · Hackaday · 3D Printing · News · 4.0/5

The Final Steps to a Sub-Minute Benchy

In 2024, [Jan Roetz] decided to see whether he could 3D print a Benchy – the boat-shaped benchmarking tool used in 3D printer calibration – in less…

May 31, 2026 · Hackaday · Electronics · News · 3.4/5

Ebike Display Uses Reflective LCD

Although LCD displays have been used in almost every type of consumer electronics display over the last two decades, many of these screens have a few…

May 30, 2026

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May 29, 2026

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May 29, 2026 · Hackaday · 3D Printing · News · 4.3/5

A Fume-Control Cabinet for Resin 3D Printing

For a certain kind of intricate, highly-detailed manufacturing, there’s really no substitute for a resin 3D printer, and it’s therefore unfortunate…

May 29, 2026 · 3D Printing Media · 3D Printing · News · 4.0/5

Mastrex launches MX300 laser powder bed fusion system

Mastrex has launched the MX300, an industrial laser powder bed fusion metal 3D printer priced at $185,000. The system features a 300 x 300 x 350 mm…

May 28, 2026

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May 28, 2026 · Hackaday · Manufacturing · News · 4.0/5

Bring Back Your Bose with an ESP32

It’s become a familiar theme over the last couple of decades — hardware is rendered useless when its manufacturer pulls the cloud service on which it…

May 28, 2026 · TechCrunch AI · AI Vision · News · 3.4/5

The internet is being rebuilt for machines

As AI agents move from experiments to production, AWS, Cloudflare, and others are redesigning cloud infrastructure for a future dominated by…

May 26, 2026

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May 25, 2026

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May 25, 2026 · 3D Printing Media · 3D Printing · News · 4.2/5

Axtra3D: a unified, traceable workflow for polymer AM

Founded just five years ago, North Carolina-based Axtra3D has progressed rapidly in its mission of becoming a global, production-focused additive…

May 25, 2026 · Hackaday · 3D Printing · News · 3.8/5

3D Printing Space Cadet Pinball Into the Real World

Unless you’ve managed to avoid touching a Windows computer until after the Windows XP era, it’s pretty good odds you’ve played Space Cadet Pinball…

May 25, 2026 · 3D Printing Media · 3D Printing · News · 3.4/5

Youtube inventor 3D prints multi-purpose suitcase

Matty Benedetto, a Youtuber and self-made inventor who, in his words, “designs products to solve problems that don’t exist” has created a 3D printed…

May 24, 2026

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May 23, 2026

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May 23, 2026 · Hackaday · Robotics · News · 3.8/5

Unitree GO-M8018-6 Motor Reverse Engineering

People seem to be rather into the Unitree Go2 quadruped robot, if only for the low price tag. But perhaps more interesting are the motors that propel…

May 23, 2026 · 3D Printing Media · 3D Printing · News · 3.7/5

USC team prints MRI coils for just $30 per unit

MRI coils — specialized antennas placed against the body to detect radiofrequency signals from tissue — currently cost between $10,000 and $50,000…

May 22, 2026

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May 21, 2026

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May 21, 2026 · 3D Printing Media · Robotics · News · 4.1/5

SHINING 3D launches OptimScan Q12 HD scanner

SHINING 3D has released the OptimScan Q12 HD, a high-precision 3D inspection scanner built for industrial metrology applications that demand detailed…

May 20, 2026

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May 20, 2026 · Hackaday · 3D Printing · News · 3.5/5

Using 3D Printers To Make Circuit Boards

Custom printed circuit boards have become more and more accessible to the average hobbyist over the last decade. But one problem still remains: your…

May 20, 2026 · Adafruit Blog · AI Vision · News · 3.3/5

A compact cyberdeck with an ultrawide display

Hiro on Reddit posts a ultrawide display cyberdeck: This is my first cyberdeck. I’ve been working on it for around a month. It features a Nuphy Air60…

May 19, 2026

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May 19, 2026 · 3D Printing Media · 3D Printing · News · 4.2/5

Formnext opens submissions for 2026 Awards program

Formnext has opened submissions for the Formnext Awards 2026, its annual recognition program for individuals, companies, and solutions in the additive…

May 19, 2026 · Adafruit Blog · Manufacturing · News · 3.7/5

Inside the Heathkit factory

Inside the Heathkit Factory: How a $39.50 Kit Built Michigan’s Empire…. Then Lost Everything. If you were tto walk into any electronics lab in the…

May 18, 2026

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May 18, 2026 · 3D Printing Media · 3D Printing · News · 3.9/5

VoxelMatters Polymer AM Focus 2026 eBook

As spring progresses, we are turning our sights to a major segment of additive manufacturing: Polymer AM. Comprising hardware, materials, and…

May 18, 2026 · Hackaday · AI Vision · News · 3.3/5

A Status Screen For Bambu Labs Printers

If you’ve got a Bambu Labs printer, it’s usually pretty straightforward to keep an eye on it via the onboard display or the various apps the company…

May 17, 2026

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May 16, 2026

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May 16, 2026 · Hackaday · AI Vision · News · 3.8/5

A Precision Drill Press for Tiny Bits

Anyone who’s worked with even a 1 mm bit knows that while a drill press is all but essential, it isn’t proof against broken bits. Working with a 0.1…

May 15, 2026

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May 15, 2026 · Hackaday · 3D Printing · News · 3.5/5

Using a Nintendo Switch to Speed Up a 3D Printer

3D printers are almost never fast enough. [Cocoanix] had a Prusa MK3S with this very problem. He found it to be disappointingly tedious when…

May 14, 2026

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May 14, 2026 · Adafruit Blog · Robotics · News · 4.3/5

From the mail bag…

From the mail bag! Hey whatup. Just wanted to say I really really love you folks. I am a perma tired industrial engineer, factory automation. I deal…

May 14, 2026 · Hackaday · Robotics · News · 4.2/5

Automating Window Shades With Home Assistant

Most people love window shades, but many dislike the tedium of having to open and close them over the course of each day. While there are automation…

May 14, 2026 · Adafruit Blog · 3D Printing · News · 4.0/5

Cooler Can Holder #3DPrinting #3DThursday

Every week we’ll 3D print designs from the community and showcase slicer settings, use cases and of course, Time-lapses! This Week: Cooler Can Holder…

May 13, 2026

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May 13, 2026 · 3D Printing Media · 3D Printing · News · 4.1/5

BMW Group to host second automotive AM conference

The “Additive Manufacturing @ BMW Group” conference returns on May 19–20, 2026, at the Leonardo Munich Arabellapark hotel, with BMW Group again…

May 13, 2026 · 3D Printing Media · 3D Printing · News · 4.0/5

Samuel sells Burloak Technologies to BTX Precision

Samuel, Son & Co., Limited completed the sale of its additive manufacturing subsidiary, Burloak Technologies, to i3D MFG, a division of BTX Precision…

May 13, 2026 · Robotics Business Review · Robotics · News · 3.4/5

How humanoids learn to read the room

The closer robots get to people, the more vital it is for them to see, hear and react without missing a beat.

May 12, 2026

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May 10, 2026

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May 10, 2026 · Hackaday · Hardware & Manufacturing · News · 3.2/5

Multimaterial SLA Printer Will Make Your Head Spin

For the last few years, the must-have feature that companies are competing to show off on their filament deposition 3D printers is multi-material…

May 10, 2026 · Adafruit Blog · Embedded & Automation · News · 3.1/5

What Causes of Lightening?

In 1752, Benjamin Franklin conducted his famous kite experiment, as depicted in this c. 1816 painting by Benjamin West. This experiment established…

May 10, 2026 · Adafruit Blog · Embedded & Automation · News · 3.0/5

Cartographers Review Movie Maps

John Nelson and Peter Attwood review maps in Lord Of the Rings, Harry Potter, The Muppets, Game Of Thrones and more in this absolutely delightful…

May 9, 2026

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May 9, 2026 · Hackaday · Hardware & Manufacturing · News · 3.1/5

Machining a Two-Stroke Engine out of Aluminium

Recently [Camden Bowen] took a swing at machining a two-stroke engine out of billet aluminium, following adventures in 3D printing such an engine, as…

May 8, 2026

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May 8, 2026 · Semiconductor Engineering · Semiconductors · News · 3.2/5

Chip Industry Week In Review

New Taiwan adv. packaging site; M&A activity; GF's CPO solution; Apple looks beyond TSMC; EU chip companies map; strong earnings; MIT's new lidar…

May 7, 2026

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May 7, 2026 · MIT Technology Review · Emerging Tech · News · 3.2/5

What’s next for IVF

MIT Technology Review’s What’s Next series looks across industries, trends, and technologies to give you a first look at the future. You can read the…

May 6, 2026

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May 6, 2026 · IEEE Spectrum Semiconductors · Semiconductors · News · 3.2/5

Chip Fab-in-a-Box Could Democratize Semiconductors

When Mitchell Hsing was a grad student at MIT, he and his classmates were doing cutting-edge things using what was essentially chip-industry cast-off…

May 6, 2026 · Adafruit Blog · Embedded & Automation · News · 3.2/5

A mini electronic saxophone

The Circuit Sax (v2) by Nigel is a mini electronic saxophone. It’s made with mechanical switches, custom 3D printed keycaps, and breath input…

May 6, 2026 · Hackaday · Hardware & Manufacturing · News · 3.1/5

Direct FDM Printing with Granules

The idea of FDM 3D printing using granules rather than filament is an appealing one: rather than having to wrangle spools of filament that need to…

May 5, 2026

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May 5, 2026 · TITANS of CNC MACHINING · CNC Machining · YouTube · 3.7/5

Machining Plastic 3X Faster

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📝 **Transcript Preview:** So today we're going to be machining blue delrin on our Scle X9. I'm going to walk you through step by step how I made this…

May 5, 2026 · TITANS of CNC MACHINING · CNC Machining · YouTube · 3.5/5

INSANE CNC Cuts 😳

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📝 **Transcript Preview:** Yes. Oh, what was that? That's not a drill. Can it do it twice? Oh, glorious. Oh, 80%. It's getting hot in there. Oh, 10°…

May 5, 2026 · Adafruit Blog · Embedded & Automation · News · 3.2/5

Simulate Thermal Performance in Autodesk Fusion

Autodesk Fusion shared this video on Youtube! Learn how to perform a thermal simulation in Autodesk Fusion with this step-by-step beginner-friendly…

May 5, 2026 · Hackaday · Hardware & Manufacturing · News · 3.1/5

Cutting Steel Gears with Homemade EDM

Electrostatic discharge machining (EDM) may be slower than alternatives like laser cutting, water jets, or a milling machine, but for some…

May 5, 2026 · Adam Savage’s Tested · Maker Engineering · YouTube · 3.1/5

The USB Keyboard We're Never Allowed to Plug In

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📝 **Transcript Preview:** Hey everybody, Adam Savage here and today in partnership with our friends at Threat Locker, we are taking another look at…

May 5, 2026 · Practical Engineering · Engineering · YouTube · 3.1/5

The Physics Behind the Thumb Trick

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📝 **Transcript Preview:** Have you ever filled a bucket with water from the garden hose? It’s kind of a slow process. Or at least it feels slow while…

May 4, 2026

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May 4, 2026 · Hackaday · Hardware & Manufacturing · News · 3.0/5

The Math You Need to Start Understanding LLMs

Once you peel back the hype and mysticism, large language models (LLMs) are a fascinating application of statistical models, effectively what you get…

May 3, 2026

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May 3, 2026 · Robotics Business Review · Robotics · News · 3.3/5

Why physical AI is the real manufacturing revolution

Physical AI promises to transform manufacturing, but only if robotics developers and integrators avoid hype and address real scaling challenges…

May 3, 2026 · Hackaday · Hardware & Manufacturing · News · 3.3/5

Three-Axis Camera Slider From 3D Printer Parts

There’s a great reason 3D printers are made with things like extruded aluminum rails and other commodity, off-the-shelf parts. These things are…

May 3, 2026 · TITANS of CNC MACHINING · CNC Machining · YouTube · 3.3/5

Grinding Aluminum the RIGHT Way

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📝 **Transcript Preview:** Which wheel would you use to grind aluminum? >> [music] [music]

May 2, 2026

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May 2, 2026 · TITANS of CNC MACHINING · CNC Machining · YouTube · 3.2/5

Machinist Only Ran 2 IPM 😲

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📝 **Transcript Preview:** I was once working in a machine shop where we processed hundreds of loaves of bread a day. And I walked up to a machinist…

May 1, 2026

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April 30, 2026

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April 30, 2026 · 3D Printing Media · 3D Printing · News · 4.0/5

3DXTECH and BigRep partner for US market expansion

3DXTECH, a leading US manufacturer of high-performance 3D printing filaments, has entered a reseller partnership with German large-format industrial…

April 29, 2026

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April 29, 2026 · Semiconductor Engineering · Semiconductors · News · 3.3/5

Blog Review: Apr. 29

Interface IP in 3D; SOCAMM in data centers; edge intelligence implementations; deposition, etch for 3D; interconnect telemetry; design–manufacturing…

April 28, 2026

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April 28, 2026 · IEEE Spectrum Computing · Computing · News · 3.2/5

Better Hardware Could Turn Zeros into AI Heroes

When it comes to AI models, size matters. Even though some artificial-intelligence experts warn that scaling up large language models (LLMs) is…

April 27, 2026

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April 26, 2026

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April 26, 2026 · Adafruit Blog · Embedded & Automation · News · 3.2/5

BMO AI Agent Upgrades

image via brenpoly / be-more-agent, GitHub   Back in February we first came across brenpoly’s BMO project on YouTube. Since then, there…

April 25, 2026

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April 25, 2026 · TITANS of CNC MACHINING · CNC Machining · YouTube · 3.3/5

Machinist NEVER Cuts Chamfers

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📝 **Transcript Preview:** A long time ago, I was managing an aerospace machine shop. We had this one machinist, a great guy, super consistent, but…

April 25, 2026 · Adafruit Blog · Embedded & Automation · News · 3.1/5

FAA’s Drone Safety Day 2026 #drone #DroneSafetyDay

Image banner from Federal Aviation Administration   FlySafe, FlySmart, FlyReady. Saturday, April 25, 2026 is Drone Safety Day. This annual…

April 25, 2026 · Two Minute Papers · AI/Computer Vision · YouTube · 3.1/5

NVIDIA's New AI Broke My Brain

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📝 **Transcript Preview:** Let’s see what is going on here. This is me around 9am. A bit wobbly, steps are unsure, yup, that checks out. Now then…

April 25, 2026 · Hackaday · Hardware & Manufacturing · News · 3.0/5

penPal, a Robotic Drawing Assistant

Emergent properties include examples like murmurations of starlings which can’t be predicted from looking at a single bird, weather which…

April 25, 2026 · Adafruit Blog · Embedded & Automation · News · 3.0/5

A Six-Servo Robot Dog

James Bruton built this cool robot dog using an Arduino Uno and R/C servos. Check out the repository on GitHub! This is the first in a series of…

April 24, 2026

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April 24, 2026 · Adafruit Blog · Embedded & Automation · News · 3.2/5

How to Add Electronics to Your Indoor Plants

Does anything beat the feeling of merging two hobbies? Indoor plant parents and tinkerers, we’ve put together some of our favorite plant related…

April 24, 2026 · Semiconductor Engineering · Semiconductors · News · 3.2/5

Chip Industry Week In Review

Marvell's plasmonics buy; Onto's process control stake; TSMC A14/13 and EDA flows; Apple shuffle; LPDDR6; SOCAMM2 chipset; MATCH Act progress; EUV…

April 23, 2026

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April 23, 2026 · The Verge AI · AI · News · 3.2/5

THE PEOPLE DO NOT YEARN FOR AUTOMATION

Today on Decoder, I want to lay out an idea that’s been banging around my head for weeks now as we’ve been reporting on AI and having…

April 22, 2026

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April 22, 2026 · The Robot Report · Robotics · News · 3.5/5

Glydways brings in $170M to scale its AV technology

Glydways plans to build networks of autonomous vehicle expressways that move people at 10 times the throughput of today's technology. The post…

April 22, 2026 · IEEE Spectrum Computing · Computing · News · 3.2/5

AI Agent Designs a RISC-V CPU Core From Scratch

In 2020, researchers fine-tuned a GPT-2 model to design fragments of logic circuits ; in 2023, researchers used GPT-4 to help design an 8-bit…

April 21, 2026

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