This week on Maker Update: a turtle that writes, turning plastic into gold, electronic origami, and profiling your printer filament.

This week on Maker Update: combining displays for a better picture, better skin care through welding, a skateboard with tank treads, and an invisible gesture sensor.

This week on Maker Update: cranking up the light pipes, battling gourd bots, animatronics for your 12-ft skeleton, digital techniques for foam, bobblehead bots, and a teeny tiny TV.

This week on Maker Update: building a prop that can withstand real lightning, a glowing pomodoro timer, a plywood air hose reel, tracking running goals with DIY electronics, a selfie stick that makes you frown, DIY x-rays, satisfying tool restorations, and making robots from everyday objects.