We always knew that McDonald’s soft serve (you can’t really call it ice cream) machines are known to be finicky. There’s even a website that tracks where the machines are …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/08/23/freezing-out-ice-cream-machine-competition/)

Drone Hits Plane — And This Time It’s A Real (Police) One!
https://hackaday.com/2021/08/23/drone-hits-plane-and-this-time-its-a-real-police-one/

Over the years we’ve brought you many stories that follow the world of aviation as it struggles with the arrival of multirotors. We’ve seen phantom drone encounters cause panics and …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/08/23/drone-hits-plane-and-this-time-its-a-real-police-one/)

Redefine Robots is the Newest Hackaday Prize Challenge
https://hackaday.com/2021/08/23/redefine-robots-is-the-newest-hackaday-prize-challenge/

Roboticists and automation enthusiasts, start your engines. This 2021 Hackaday Prize challenge is made just for you! It’s the Redefine Robots challenge and it calls for a softer, more utopian …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/08/23/redefine-robots-is-the-newest-hackaday-prize-challenge/)

School Surplus Laptop BIOS Hacked to Remove Hardware Restrictions
https://hackaday.com/2021/08/23/school-surplus-laptop-bios-hacked-to-remove-hardware-restrictions/

Why did [Hale] end up hacking the BIOS on a 10 year old laptop left over from an Australian education program? When your BIOS starts telling you you’re not allowed …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/08/23/school-surplus-laptop-bios-hacked-to-remove-hardware-restrictions/)

Automatic Nut Sorter for a Tidy Workspace
https://hackaday.com/2021/08/23/automatic-nut-sorter-for-a-tidy-workspace/

We all have that one drawer or box full of random hardware. You don’t want to get rid of anything because as soon as you do, that’s the one thing …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/08/23/automatic-nut-sorter-for-a-tidy-workspace/)

Nothing Should Cloud the Build of This Wieldy Weather Widget
https://hackaday.com/2021/08/23/nothing-should-cloud-the-build-of-this-wieldy-weather-widget/

Weather is one of those things that seems to be endlessly interesting to hackers. We may decry the notion that weather can be accurately predicted two days out, much less …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/08/23/nothing-should-cloud-the-build-of-this-wieldy-weather-widget/)

Wooden Monowheel Build Is Simplicity Itself
https://hackaday.com/2021/08/23/wooden-monowheel-build-is-simplicity-itself/

Monowheels are nothing new, first being patented in the middle of the 19th century, but never really went mainstream due to, well, quite a lot of obvious issues. We’ve got …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/08/23/wooden-monowheel-build-is-simplicity-itself/)

Wood and Glue Scale Kayak is Super
https://hackaday.com/2021/08/24/wood-and-glue-scale-kayak-is-super/