Battle Robot Uses Carbon Fiber to Save Weight
https://hackaday.com/2021/11/05/battle-robot-uses-carbon-fiber-to-save-weight/

Combat robots come in all shapes and sizes, with regulating authorities often using weight limits to create a level playing field for competitors. [Hans Jørgen Grimstad] is building a robot …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/11/05/battle-robot-uses-carbon-fiber-to-save-weight/)

The Metabolizer Is Turning Trash Into Treasure Even Faster Now
https://hackaday.com/2021/11/05/the-metabolizer-is-turning-trash-into-treasure-even-faster-now/

Do you remember [Sam Smith]’s Metabolizer from a few years back? In case you’ve forgotten, this baby takes trash and turns it into printed plastic objects, and it’s solar-powered to …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/11/05/the-metabolizer-is-turning-trash-into-treasure-even-faster-now/)

This Week in Security: The Battle Against Ransomware, Unicode, Discourse, and Shrootless
https://hackaday.com/2021/11/05/this-week-in-security-the-battle-against-ransomware-unicode-discourse-and-shrootless/

We talk about ransomware gangs quite a bit, but there’s another shadowy, loose collection of actors in that arena. Emsisoft sheds a bit of light on the network of researchers …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/11/05/this-week-in-security-the-battle-against-ransomware-unicode-discourse-and-shrootless/)

Homebrewed Voice Assistant Keeps An Eye On Air Quality
https://hackaday.com/2021/11/05/homebrewed-voice-assistant-keeps-an-eye-on-air-quality/

Voice assistants are now available from a wide variety of companies, however, [7402] didn’t like the idea of these devices sending data off to the cloud for potentially-nefarious purposes. Thus, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/11/05/homebrewed-voice-assistant-keeps-an-eye-on-air-quality/)

Hackaday Podcast 143: More Magnesium Please, Robot Bicep Curls, Malamud’s General Index, and Are You Down with EMC?
https://hackaday.com/2021/11/05/hackaday-podcast-143-more-magnesium-please-robot-bicep-curls-malamuds-general-index-and-are-you-down-with-emc/

Hackaday editors Mike Szczys and Elliot Williams catch up on a week’s worth of hacks. Get a grip on robot hands: there’s an eerily human one on offer this week. …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/11/05/hackaday-podcast-143-more-magnesium-please-robot-bicep-curls-malamuds-general-index-and-are-you-down-with-emc/)

ETH0 Autumn 2021: Tiny Camp Manages COVID Precautions Indoors
https://hackaday.com/2021/11/05/eth0-autumn-2021-tiny-camp-manages-covid-precautions-indoors/

It’s tempting despite news of stubbornly higher-than-ideal COVID infection figures, to imagine that just maybe the world might be returning to some semblance of pre-pandemic normality. Where this is being …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/11/05/eth0-autumn-2021-tiny-camp-manages-covid-precautions-indoors/)

DIY CNC Uses Lots of 3D-Printed Parts
https://hackaday.com/2021/11/05/diy-cnc-uses-lots-of-3d-printed-parts/