May 21, 2026 AUTHOR: Donald Bell CATEGORIES: News

Troll Roll [Maker Update]

This week on Maker Update: rollin’ with Labubu, new contests on Instructables, Raspberry Pi around the collar, and a recipe for round pixels.

+Show Notes [Maker Update Ep.484]+

=Project of the Week=

Labububot by Miranda Li, Jake Read, and Dimitar Dimitrov 0:28
https://github.com/mirandali707/labububot

Find the SparkFun 6DoF IMU Breakout – LSM6DSV16X on DigiKey
https://www.digikey.com/short/vnvjcw82

=News=

Instructables Battery-Powered Contest 2:31
https://www.instructables.com/contest/battery26/

Instructables Metal Contest
https://www.instructables.com/contest/metal26/

=More Projects=

I Built a Flexible OLED Jacket (Cyberpunk 2077) by Zibartas 3:29
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5UXCVEk83kE

Making a 3D Printed LED Matrix with Round Pixels by yotudero 4:41
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tsbiFImTd5w

=Tips & Tools=

PlatformIO Tutorial by CMozMaker 5:37
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TEdiPCD8Vlw

Clever Sanding Tricks (that you never tried before) by Stumpy Nubs (James Hamilton) 6:18
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlNZ6MBny6w

=DigiKey Spotlight=

LP1 Series LED Light Pipes from Essentra Components PIO 6:55
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6sqGOKgWRI

Shop on DigiKey:
https://www.digikey.com/en/product-highlight/e/essentra-components/lp1-series-led-light-pipes

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