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

Plowing Ahead [Maker Update]

This week on Maker Update: remote control snow patrol, cleaning up after Wall-E, fighting plastic with plastic, and a boogie-down Bottango bot.

+Show Notes [Maker Update Ep.474]+

=Project of the Week=

1/7 PB 600 Snowcat with 12-way Blade by Willem Smith (4x3D) 0:26
https://youmagine.com/designs/ea2e008d-95f2-42de-b343-d7fddfc5ef6f#top

=More Projects=

Can I Turn M-O from Wall-E into a Real Vacuum? by Kiara’s Workshop 1:58
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZdyHG45VR3Y

Can a 3D Printed Combat Robot Actually Do Damage? by Maker’s Muse 2:56
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pm5FW0dlryY

Droid-Style RC Animatronics Using Bottango and ESP32 by Donald Bell 3:54
https://www.instructables.com/Droid-Style-RC-Animatronics-Using-Bottango-and-ESP/

=Tips & Tools=

Simple Screw Counter by mitxela 4:37
https://mitxela.com/projects/screwcounter

Don’t Waste Time on Wrong ESP32 Pins by Vman Builds 5:05
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4LxQvyeiWw

Arcade Fightstick by John Park 6:08
https://learn.adafruit.com/arcade-fightstick

=DigiKey Spotlight=

Electronics Teardowns and Recycling – Electronics with Becky Stern 6:50
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agOJkBQqup8

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