This week on Maker Update: Bob’s bobble head, machine learning for quirky droids, a laptop with a side of soldering iron, and an easy recipe for haunted mirrors.

+Show Notes [Maker Update Ep. 354]+

=Project of the Week=

LIFE SIZE Optimus Prime Head by I Like To Make Stuff 0:24
https://youtu.be/jExq-0KPR0o?si=yw5JKK0arZgud-0k

=News=

How Disney Packed Big Emotion Into a Little Robot 2:10
https://spectrum.ieee.org/disney-robot

=More Projects=

PlanKuter by Protolino Official 3:23
https://hackaday.io/project/190787-plankuter

Haunted Mirror of Evil by Scare Dad 4:13
https://youtu.be/jPv475RQAZ0?si=7crPWYc7FoimvBKD

=Tips & Tools=

Build better props | Electroplating 3D Prints HEN3DRIK 4:31
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2mHxheFiqE

USB C Crowbar by Indrora 5:07
https://blog.tindie.com/2023/10/usb-crowbar-convert-usb-b-to-usb-c/

=Digi-Key Spotlight=

How To Build A Solder Reflow Oven – The Byte Sized Engineer 5:29
https://youtu.be/asZ1zhef8Ss?si=41Z9d5BS94EgB_ti
https://github.com/bytesizedengineering/Solder-Reflow-Oven/