This week on Maker Update: A plant that gives you your life back, a sound sculpture that’s the bee’s knees, breathing life into animatronics, and turning purge poops into jewelry.

+Show Notes [Maker Update Ep.461]+

=Project of the Week=

Screen Time-Reactive Plant by Simone Giertz 0:32
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rXpncpkLcw

=More Projects=

Sound Sculpture Co-Designed by Bees by Daric Gill 2:52
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dR9nxHq_I2M

Magikarp Billy Bass by Kiara’s Workshop 3:57
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spsPT778ws0

Breathing Mechanism for Puppets by Valentin Felder 5:03
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MuPB2bT8l-0

Blooming Mechanical Flower by HuyVector 5:38
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JaOaTLKWM1Q

=Tips & Tools=

Kiisu v4B Overview by sn0ren 6:17
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDE8fdXE5us

Turn Filament Scraps Into Earrings by Penelope Bulnick 7:01
https://www.instructables.com/Melted-Filament-Scraps-Earrings/

Acoustic to Electric Drum Conversion by PocketBoy 7:39
https://www.instructables.com/Acoustic-to-Electric-A2E-Piezo-Drum-Conversion/

Ambient Video Lighting by Liz Clark 8:23
https://learn.adafruit.com/ambient-video-lighting-with-hyperhdr

=DigiKey Spotlight=

Becky Stern’s Favorite Things 2025 Edition 8:54
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muvlj4zsNkQ