February 12, 2026 AUTHOR: Donald Bell CATEGORIES: News Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Be More [Maker Update]

This week on Maker Update: a BMO that really can be more, memory pricing hits Raspberry Pi, a DIY filament maker, an LED necklace, and throwback walkie-talkies.

+Show Notes [Maker Update Ep.470]+

=Project of the Week=

I Made a Real BMO Local AI Agent with a Raspberry Pi and Ollama by brenpoly 0:28
https://www.printables.com/model/1582055-bmo-from-adventure-time-local-ai-agent-project

=News=

Raspberry Pi Announces Up-to-$60 Price Hikes Across Its Most Popular SBCs 3:24
https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/more-memory-driven-price-rises/

Shop for Raspberry Pi 5 on DigiKey:
https://www.digikey.com/en/product-highlight/r/raspberry-pi/raspberry-pi-5

Creality Shredder R1 and Filament Maker M1 3:47
https://crowdfunding.creality.com/

=More Projects=

LED Matrix Necklace Pendant by Erin St Blaine 4:27
https://learn.adafruit.com/led-matrix-necklace-pendant?embeds=allow

Build Working Stranger Things Walkie-Talkies by DIY Machines 4:57
https://www.instructables.com/Build-Working-Stranger-Things-Walkie-Talkies/

=Tips & Tools=

Printing The Ultimate Scanning Solution by Chris Borge 5:44
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GbyohbWr60A

Instructables Sensors Contest 6:13
https://www.instructables.com/contest/sensors26/

=DigiKey Spotlight=

Face Expression Recognition Robot with Arduino UNO Q 6:53
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TtNFe5kk4g

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