This week on Maker Update: a stick chopper for your chopsticks, an AI duck that sings, a Tamagotchi that dies when you doomscroll, and an RC bike that keeps its balance.

+Show Notes [Maker Update Ep.500]+

=Project of the Week=

Fully Automatic Disposable Chopstick Chopper by Kazuya Shibata 0:32
https://www.seevua.com/invention/0037
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXbFGAUQBqQ

=News=

Microduck by Hugging Face and Pollen Robotics 2:18
https://pollen-robotics.com/microduck/

=More Projects=

I Built a Virtual Pet that Dies when you Doomscroll by brenpoly 4:02
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tyy3dYI-5ds

Robobike by Mobile Bot Research Group 5:40
https://robobikejp.com/

=Tips & Tools=

PrusaSlicer 3.0 Preview 6:59
https://blog.prusa3d.com/prusaslicer-3-0-preview-built-for-the-future-of-3d-printing_137672/

Toys, Games and Puzzles Contest on Instructables 7:38
https://www.instructables.com/contest/ToysGamesPuzzles26

Halloween Contest on Instructables
https://www.instructables.com/contest/halloween26

=DigiKey Spotlight=

Reinforcement Learning for Robotics Part 6: AI-Powered RC Balance Bot by Shawn Hymel 8:36
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VQMQIoELYc