There are many places where you’d want to use remotely controlled robots, but perhaps forestry isn’t the first application to come to mind. Yet there are arguments to be made …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/12/16/the-logg-dogg-how-a-mysterious-logging-robot-leads-down-twisting-forestry-paths/)

Hubless E-Bike is Nostalgic
https://hackaday.com/2023/12/16/hubless-e-bike-is-nostalgic/

[Chris Makes Stuff] is an aptly named channel. His recent video shows how he took a kid’s electric motorcycle toy and built a “penny farthing” bicycle. You might not know …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/12/16/hubless-e-bike-is-nostalgic/)

Roll Your Own SDR
https://hackaday.com/2023/12/16/roll-your-own-sdr/

If you have software-defined radio hardware and you are only using someone elses’ software, you are missing out on half of the fun. [Tech Minds] shows you how easy it …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/12/16/roll-your-own-sdr/)

Conductive Cellulose-Based Fibers For Clothing: Coming Soon?
https://hackaday.com/2023/12/16/conductive-cellulose-based-fibers-for-clothing-coming-soon/

Fluffy cotton puffs (by Kimberly Vardeman (https://www.flickr.com/photos/kimberlykv/4087569729/) CC-BY-SA 3.0)
' data-medium-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/4087569729_aefc42d534_o.jpg?w=400" data-large-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/4087569729_aefc42d534_o.jpg?w=800">With the rise of ‘smart’ devices, it seems like only a matter of time before smart fabrics become an every day thing. Yet a complication with these is that merely …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/12/16/conductive-cellulose-based-fibers-for-clothing-coming-soon/)

Arduino Auto-Glockenspiel Looks Proper in Copper
https://hackaday.com/2023/12/16/arduino-auto-glockenspiel-looks-proper-in-copper/

What is it about solenoids that makes people want to make music with them? Whatever it is, we hope that solenoids never stop inspiring people to make instruments like [CamsLab]’s …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/12/16/arduino-auto-glockenspiel-looks-proper-in-copper/)

The Laptop Every British Kid Would Have Wanted For Christmas 1983
https://hackaday.com/2023/12/17/the-laptop-every-british-kid-would-have-wanted-for-christmas-1983/

How can we convey to a world in which a 64-bit laptop can be a near-throwaway item, just how amazing a miniature laptop version of the 1980s Sinclair ZX Spectrum …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/12/17/the-laptop-every-british-kid-would-have-wanted-for-christmas-1983/)

Calculation Before We Went Digital
https://hackaday.com/2023/12/17/calculation-before-we-went-digital/

We have to like [Nicola Marras]. First, he wrote a great mini-book about analog computers. Then he translated it into English. Finally, he opened with a picture of Mr. Spock …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/12/17/calculation-before-we-went-digital/)