Industrial robots are shockingly expensive when new, typically only affordable for those running factories of some sort. Once they’ve gone through their life cycle building widgets, they can be purchased …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/05/14/industrial-robot-gets-open-source-upgrade/)

Hackaday Prize 2023: Eye-Tracking Wheelchair Interface Is a Big Help
https://hackaday.com/2023/05/14/hackaday-prize-2023-eye-tracking-wheelchair-interface-is-a-big-help/

For those with quadriplegia, electric wheelchairs with joystick controls aren’t much help. Typically, sip/puff controllers or eye-tracking solutions are used, but commercial versions can be expensive. [Dhruv Batra] has been …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/05/14/hackaday-prize-2023-eye-tracking-wheelchair-interface-is-a-big-help/)

Hackaday Links: May 14, 2023
https://hackaday.com/2023/05/14/hackaday-links-may-14-2023/

It’s been a while since we heard from Dmitry Rogozin, the always-entertaining former director of Roscosmos, the Russian space agency. Not content with sending mixed messages about the future of …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/05/14/hackaday-links-may-14-2023/)

Anodizing Titanium in Multiple Colors
https://hackaday.com/2023/05/14/anodizing-titanium-in-multiple-colors/

[Titans of CNC Machining] wanted to anodize some titanium parts. They weren’t looking for a way to make the part harder or less prone to corrosion. They just wanted some …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/05/14/anodizing-titanium-in-multiple-colors/)

Missing DR-DOS Power Management Source Code Found in Patent
https://hackaday.com/2023/05/14/missing-dr-dos-power-management-source-code-found-in-patent/

Modern processors come with all kinds of power management features, which you don’t typically notice as a user until you start a heavy program and hear the CPU fan spin …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/05/14/missing-dr-dos-power-management-source-code-found-in-patent/)

Zippy Plastic Welding
https://hackaday.com/2023/05/15/zippy-plastic-welding/

Plastic welding isn’t a new idea. But a recent video from [The Maker] shows an interesting twist. Given a broken piece of plastic, he secures it together with tape, machines …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/05/15/zippy-plastic-welding/)

Mark Your Calendars, NASA is Holding a Public Meeting on UFOs
https://hackaday.com/2023/05/15/mark-your-calendars-nasa-is-holding-a-public-meeting-on-ufos/

We’re sorry, the politically correct term these days is “unidentified anomalous phenomena” (UAP), as it’s less likely to excite those with a predilection for tinfoil hats. But whether you call …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/05/15/mark-your-calendars-nasa-is-holding-a-public-meeting-on-ufos/)

The Soviet Space Station Program: From Military Satellites to the ISS
https://hackaday.com/2023/05/15/the-soviet-space-station-program-from-military-satellites-to-the-iss/