In late June of 2021, GitHub launched a ‘technical preview’ of what they termed GitHub Copilot, described as an ‘AI pair programmer which helps you write better code’. Quite predictably, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/08/02/github-copilot-and-the-unfulfilled-promises-of-an-artificial-intelligence-future/)

VTOL Tailsitter Flies With Quadcopter Control Software
https://hackaday.com/2021/08/02/vtol-tailsitter-flies-with-quadcopter-control-software/

Quadcopters are great for maneuverability and slow, stable flight, but it comes at the cost of efficiency. [Peter Ryseck]’s Mini QBIT quadrotor biplane brings in some of the efficiency of …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/08/02/vtol-tailsitter-flies-with-quadcopter-control-software/)

AND!XOR’s DEF CON 29 Electronic Badge is an Assembly Puzzle
https://hackaday.com/2021/08/02/andxors-def-con-29-electronic-badge-is-an-assembly-puzzle/

For years I’ve looked forward to seeing each new unofficial hardware badge that comes out of the #Badgelife powerhouse known as AND!XOR. A mix of new and interesting components, alternate-reality …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/08/02/andxors-def-con-29-electronic-badge-is-an-assembly-puzzle/)

Mag-Lev Switches Are the Future of Clacking
https://hackaday.com/2021/08/02/mag-lev-switches-are-the-future-of-clacking/

While there’s probably a Cherry MX clone born every year or so, it’s not often that such a radically different type of switch comes along. These “Void” switches are Hall-effect …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/08/02/mag-lev-switches-are-the-future-of-clacking/)

Single-Wheel Motorcycle Trailer
https://hackaday.com/2021/08/02/single-wheel-motorcycle-trailer/

A motorbike might not take up a lot of parking space, but this is not true for the trailer required to transport one. To solve this problem, [Make It Extreme] …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/08/02/single-wheel-motorcycle-trailer/)

Dedicated LED Animation Framework For ESP32
https://hackaday.com/2021/08/02/dedicated-led-animation-framework-for-esp32/

[Eric Arcana] has been creating animated holiday decorations for several years, which involved a lot of custom code to make things light up the way he wanted, pulling the microcontroller …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/08/02/dedicated-led-animation-framework-for-esp32/)

Levitation by Sound
https://hackaday.com/2021/08/02/levitation-by-sound/

Levitating things with magnets is no great feat these days. We don’t see as many projects with sonic levitation. However, Japanese engineers have a new method to lift objects using …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/08/02/levitation-by-sound/)