This week on Maker Update: retro future-perfect computing that never was, a Need for Speed mini-map for your car, a robot made of phone parts, and the glorious use of LED acrylic.

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.

This week on Maker Update: weaponized candy, a smart bot ball contraption, floating sine waves, and getting the most out of your digital caliper purchase.

This week on Maker Update: pressing all the buttons, ramping up your phone distractions, flipping through the days, and a portrait by the numbers.

This week on Maker Update: a tiny car with tons of tricks, new add-ons from Raspberry Pi, the Skull of Fate, and a Rhinestone Furby.

This week on Maker Update: projection mapping the easy way, 3 Halloween projects for the price of one, rewiring old lamps, and firing up your meditations.

This week on Maker Update: a new take on stage lighting, a remote controlled smoke grenade, homebrew sofubi, and I want my cat TV.

This week on Maker Update, AI shadow stories, your own retro cable TV simulator, a relaxing cosplay project, and building your own toy robot.

This week on Maker Update: A building brick to surpass Metal Gear, the return of Bay Area Maker Faire, Dopp Kitts and Progress bars for daily living.

This week on Maker Update: all the darts, all at once, 3d space mice, robot parts, big displays, and leaky prints.