A friend from my old hackerspace was in grad school for electrical engineering. He had a professor who would ask, when something went wrong with a student project, “Have you …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/08/15/fully-characterized-systems/)

Radio Shack Toy Returns to Life
https://hackaday.com/2026/08/15/radio-shack-toy-returns-to-life/

[The Modern Rogue] found an old childhood friend in a closet: a Radio Shack 200-in-1 electronic kit. Along with [Josh Nass], he put it through its paces and made a …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/08/15/radio-shack-toy-returns-to-life/)

r-Selecting Tiny Probes to Shotgun Into Saturn’s Rings
https://hackaday.com/2026/08/16/r-selecting-tiny-probes-to-shotgun-into-saturns-rings/

In ecology, there used to be a concept — now largely unfashionable — that species could be described as r- or K-selected, depending on how they treat their offspring. An …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/08/16/r-selecting-tiny-probes-to-shotgun-into-saturns-rings/)

Building an Actuator for a Walking Robot
https://hackaday.com/2026/08/16/building-an-actuator-for-a-walking-robot/

Unlike biological systems, which can use muscles, robots that try to imitate them don’t have particularly fast, powerful, compact linear actuators available. This puts walking robots at a particular disadvantage, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/08/16/building-an-actuator-for-a-walking-robot/)

Laser Layers for (Almost) Isotropicly Strong Prints
https://hackaday.com/2026/08/16/laser-layers-for-almost-isotropicly-strong-prints/

If there’s one defining factor about 3D printing you have to account for when you’re making a design, it’s probably layer adhesion. Sure, there are a lot of factors to …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/08/16/laser-layers-for-almost-isotropicly-strong-prints/)