January 5, 2026 AUTHOR: Donald Bell CATEGORIES: News Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Favorite Projects of 2025 [Maker Update]

This week on Maker Update: Tyler and Donald take a look back at a handful of their favorite projects of the year.

+Show Notes [Maker Update Ep.464]

=Projects=

Generative Art 1€ by Niklas Roy 0:42
https://niklasroy.com/oneEuro/

Pawns that can transform into any piece by Works by Design 6:18
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5lISr1OjhjQ

An Exciting Smartphone Case by KARAKURI 11:23
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCv7rs9iOrA

Impossible Lightsaber by Hero tech 14:59
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QArAMtBGx8

Dream Recorder AI by Modem 17:52
https://dreamrecorder.ai/

The Light Herder by David Blair 21:48
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AlEGpNYjvZc

Dragonfly Electronic Wind Instrument by CatWizard 25:30
https://www.catwizard.org/dragonfly
https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-me-launch-the-dragonfly-wind-synthesizer

Commodore 64 Laptop by Kevin Noki 29:53
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5QQ0ECfwyE

=Tips & Tools=

Animating Animatronics by John Park 34:51
https://learn.adafruit.com/animating-animatronics

Bottango Software
https://www.bottango.com/

Sparkle Motion by Adafruit 38:44
https://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-sparkle-motion-mini

Seven Tips for 3d Printed Combat Robots by Makers Muse 40:25
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5iYzsogmnac

The Most Realistic Animatronic Eyes I’ve Ever Built by Will Cogley 42:54
https://willcogley.notion.site/EyeMech-3-2-1af24779b64d80b19edfdd795d4b90e5

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