Electromechanical Atari is a Steampunk Meccano Masterpiece
https://hackaday.com/2025/06/15/electromechanical-atari-is-a-steampunk-meccano-masterpiece/

If William Gibson and Bruce Sterling had written an arcade scene into “The Difference Engine”, it probably would have looked a lot like [Pete Wood]’s Meccano Martian Mission, as illustrated …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/06/15/electromechanical-atari-is-a-steampunk-meccano-masterpiece/)

Hackaday Links: June 15, 2025
https://hackaday.com/2025/06/15/hackaday-links-june-15-2025/

Are robotaxis poised to be the Next Big Thing™ in North America? It seems so, at least according to Goldman Sachs, which issued a report this week stating that robotaxis …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/06/15/hackaday-links-june-15-2025/)

Bento – VR/XR from a Keyboard
https://hackaday.com/2025/06/15/bento-vr-xr-from-a-keyboard/

XR may not have crashed into our lives as much as some tech billionaires have wished, but that doesn’t stop the appeal of a full display that takes up no …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/06/15/bento-vr-xr-from-a-keyboard/)

Making Corrugated Cardboard Stronger and Waterproof
https://hackaday.com/2025/06/15/making-corrugated-cardboard-stronger-and-waterproof/

As useful as corrugated cardboard is, we generally don’t consider it to be a very sturdy material. The moment it’s exposed to moisture, it begins to fall apart, and it’s …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/06/15/making-corrugated-cardboard-stronger-and-waterproof/)

Dummy Plug Gets Smarter with Raspberry Pi
https://hackaday.com/2025/06/16/dummy-plug-gets-smarter-with-raspberry-pi/

[Doug Brown] had a problem. He uses a dummy HDMI plug to fool a computer into thinking it has a monitor for when you want to run the computer headless. …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/06/16/dummy-plug-gets-smarter-with-raspberry-pi/)

This Thermochromic Clock Is a Ray of Sunshine
https://hackaday.com/2025/06/16/this-thermochromic-clock-is-a-ray-of-sunshine/

It’s never a bad time to look at a clock, and one could certainly do worse than this delightful Paper Sunshine Clock by [anneosaur]. The sun-ray display is an interesting …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/06/16/this-thermochromic-clock-is-a-ray-of-sunshine/)

Big Chemistry: Seawater Desalination
https://hackaday.com/2025/06/16/big-chemistry-seawater-desalination/

For a world covered in oceans, getting a drink of water on Planet Earth can be surprisingly tricky. Fresh water is hard to come by even on our water world, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/06/16/big-chemistry-seawater-desalination/)