Bluster around the advent of self-driving cars has become a constant in the automotive world in recent years. Much is promised by all comers, but real-world results – and customer-ready …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/12/29/the-current-state-of-play-in-autonomous-cars/)

Modern Toilet Generates Energy
https://hackaday.com/2021/12/29/modern-toilet-generates-energy/

Screen capture from a longer video of Prof Cho https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ouOjP9VMFk
" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/beevi-feature.png?w=400" data-large-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/beevi-feature.png?w=800">Environmental Engineering [Prof Jaeweon Cho] at South Korea’s Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology specializes in water and waste management. He has developed an energy-generating toilet called BeeVi (pronounced …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/12/29/modern-toilet-generates-energy/)

Astronaut Food is Light Years Beyond Tang and Freeze-Dried Ice Cream
https://hackaday.com/2021/12/29/astronaut-food-is-light-years-beyond-tang-and-freeze-dried-ice-cream/

When it comes down to it, we humans have two major concerns when venturing away from home for an extended period of time: what we’ll eat, and where we will …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/12/29/astronaut-food-is-light-years-beyond-tang-and-freeze-dried-ice-cream/)

Foam Surfboard From Scratch
https://hackaday.com/2021/12/29/foam-surfboard-from-scratch/

Have you ever wanted to make your own surfboard, but felt held back by a lack of tools, materials, or the cost of it? Drawing almost entirely from what can …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/12/29/foam-surfboard-from-scratch/)

Build Your Own High-Temp Oven Thermometer
https://hackaday.com/2021/12/29/build-your-own-high-temp-oven-thermometer/

Looking to keep an eye on the temperature inside his wood-fired pizza oven, [Giovanni Bernardo] decided to skip the commercial offerings and build his own high-temperature thermometer using a type-K …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/12/29/build-your-own-high-temp-oven-thermometer/)

Snap-Together Macropad Does It Without Solder
https://hackaday.com/2021/12/29/snap-together-macropad-does-it-without-solder/

Maybe we’re biased, but we think everyone has a use for a macropad. It’s just a matter of time before a highly personalized set of speed controls starts to sound …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/12/29/snap-together-macropad-does-it-without-solder/)

Robot Delivery to your Door
https://hackaday.com/2021/12/29/robot-delivery-to-your-door/

image from the Neubility robot company website https://www.neubility.co.kr
" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/bot-feature.jpg?w=400" data-large-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/bot-feature.jpg?w=800">While online shopping was already very popular in South Korea, it has become even more so as people stay home more during the pandemic. Several robotic delivery services have launched …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/12/29/robot-delivery-to-your-door/)