For certain high-security devices, such as card readers, ATMs, and hardware security modules, normal physical security isn’t enough – they need to wipe out their sensitive data if someone starts …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/01/24/tamper-detection-with-time-domain-reflectometry/)

Building A Little Quadruped Robot
https://hackaday.com/2026/01/24/building-a-little-quadruped-robot/

Robots don’t have to be large and imposing to be impressive. As this tiny quadruped from [Dorian Todd] demonstrates, some simple electronics and a few servos can create something altogether …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/01/24/building-a-little-quadruped-robot/)

Commodore 64 Helps Revive the BBS Days
https://hackaday.com/2026/01/25/commodore-64-helps-revive-the-bbs-days/

Before the modern Internet existed, there were still plenty of ways of connecting with other computer users “online”, although many of them might seem completely foreign to those of us …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/01/25/commodore-64-helps-revive-the-bbs-days/)