In 2025, The Philly Maker Faire Finds Its Groove

The first Philadelphia Maker Faire was extremely impressive, and seemed poised to be one of the premier maker events on the East Coast. Unfortunately, it had the misfortune of happening …read more
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https://hackaday.com/2025/04/09/in-2025-the-philly-maker-faire-finds-its-groove/

Forget Propellers, Embrace Tentacle-based Locomotion

Underwater robots face many challenges, not least of which is how to move around. ZodiAq is a prototype underwater soft robot (link is to research paper) that takes an unusual approach …read more
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https://hackaday.com/2025/04/09/forget-propellers-embrace-tentacle-based-locomotion/

Better Bearings Take the Wobble Out of Premium Scroll Wheel

Sitting in front of a computer all day isn’t exactly what the firmware between our ears was tuned to do. We’re supposed to be hunting and gathering, not hunting and …read more
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https://hackaday.com/2025/04/09/better-bearings-take-the-wobble-out-of-premium-scroll-wheel/

Salamander Robot is Squishy

If you want to get started in microfluidic robotics, [soiboi soft’s] salamander is probably too complex for a first project. But it is impressive, and we bet you’ll learn something …read more
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https://hackaday.com/2025/04/08/salamander-robot-is-squishy/

Dozens of Solenoids Turn Vintage Typewriter into a Printer

An electric typewriter is a rare and wonderful thrift store find, and even better if it still works. Unfortunately, there’s not as much use for these electromechanical beauties, so if …read more
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https://hackaday.com/2025/04/08/dozens-of-solenoids-turn-vintage-typewriter-into-a-printer/

ASCII to Mainframe

IBM mainframes are known for very unusual terminals. But IBM made many different things, including the IBM 3151 ASCII terminal, which uses a cartridge to emulate a VT220 terminal. [Norbert …read more
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https://hackaday.com/2025/04/08/ascii-to-mainframe/

Designing A Tone Control Properly

Many years ago, audio equipment came with a tone control, a simple RC filter that would cut or boost the bass to taste. As time passed, this was split into …read more
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https://hackaday.com/2025/04/08/designing-a-tone-control-properly/

The Computers of EPCOT

Even if you aren’t a Disney fan, you probably know about EPCOT — Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow — a Disney attraction that promised a glimpse of the future. [ErnieTech] …read more
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https://hackaday.com/2025/04/08/the-computers-of-epcot/

FreeDOS 1.4 Released

Even in 2025 there are still many applications for a simple Disk Operating System (DOS), whether this includes running legacy software (including MS-DOS games & Windows 3.x), or (embedded) systems …read more
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https://hackaday.com/2025/04/08/freedos-1-4-released/

Turning Old Cellphones into SBCs

[David] sent us a tip about a company in Belgium, Citronics, that is looking to turn old cellphones into single-board computers for embedded Linux applications. We think it’s a great …read more
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https://hackaday.com/2025/04/08/turning-old-cellphones-into-sbcs/

LayerLapse Simplifies 3D Printer Time-lapse Shots

We know you’ve seen them: the time-lapses that show a 3D print coming together layer-by-layer without the extruder taking up half the frame. It takes a little extra work compared …read more
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https://hackaday.com/2025/04/08/layerlapse-simplifies-3d-printer-time-lapse-shots/

Printed Robotic Arm Pumps Up With Brushless Motors

[JesseDarr] recently wrote in to tell us about their dynamic Arm for Robitc Mischief (dARM), a mostly 3D printed six degrees of freedom (6DOF) robotic arm that’s designed to be …read more
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https://hackaday.com/2025/04/08/printed-robotic-arm-pumps-up-with-brushless-motors/

The 1980s Computer, French Style

Should you travel around Europe, you may notice that things in France are ever so slightly different. Not necessarily better or worse, simply that the French prefer to plough their …read more
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https://hackaday.com/2025/04/07/the-1980s-computer-french-style/

We are updating the support periods for Terminaux and BassBoom.

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https://officialaptivi.wordpress.com/2025/04/08/bassboom-and-terminaux-support-updates/