Powered machinery started the industrial revolution, and it was automation that kicked it up another notch in the 20th century. The ability for machines to make things by themselves spurred …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/08/19/hackaday-europe-2026-the-1-bit-cpu-that-ran-factories/)

Smarting Up a Doorbell with Zigbee
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Once upon a time a doorbell was little more than a button, a transformer, and a bell tucked somewhere around the house. These days, they get a little bit fancier. …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/08/19/smarting-up-a-doorbell-with-zigbee/)

Historical Hack: Henri Griffard’s Steam Injectors
https://hackaday.com/2026/08/19/historical-hack-henri-griffards-steam-injectors/

Here’s a historical hack for you: you have a big, rolling pressurized kettle, also known as a steam locomotive. It needs water to make up for the steam constantly chuff-chuff-chuffing …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/08/19/historical-hack-henri-griffards-steam-injectors/)

Mini Blinking Barrels Keep Desktop Traffic in Check
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Your desk or bench is a work area, so why not make it look the part? That’s the idea behind the miniature blinking traffic barrels that [Glen Akins] recently put …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/08/19/mini-blinking-barrels-keep-desktop-traffic-in-check/)

HYDR8 Will Lead You to Water, But Will You Drink?
https://hackaday.com/2026/08/19/hydr8-will-lead-you-to-water-but-will-you-drink/

[Ayushmaan] states up front that most of his free time is spent “building things that probably didn’t need to exist”. Well, this one might be an anomaly, because it seems …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/08/19/hydr8-will-lead-you-to-water-but-will-you-drink/)

NASA Tests Featherweight Radar Antenna for SkyFall Mars Helicopters
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Credit: NASA
" data-large-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/SkyFall_showing_GPR_stowed_and_deployed.jpg?w=800">After the little Mars helicopter Ingenuity blew everyone away with its performance, it was clear that a future Mars mission should involve more helicopters like it, with even more capabilities. …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/08/19/nasa-tests-featherweight-radar-antenna-for-skyfall-mars-helicopters/)