This week on Maker Update: sampling the real world using AI, an XRP modding contest, Neopixel party bike, and a laser cut reactor lamp with sound effects.

This week on Maker Update, Donald and Tyler sit down and take a look back at some of the most memorable projects, tips, and maker trends of 2021.

This week on Maker Update, a robot that flings paint, an RC duck, a pocket-sized replicant detector, and a pumpkin for your Pi.

This week on Maker Update, lights that synchronize with your heartbeat, a $30 synthesizer kit, cardboard pinball, modified NERF guns, heat shrink, Pi shims, and a good, fast wood finish.

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This week on Maker Update: making your own 3D printed computer museum, Fusion 360 learns a new trick, a smoking laser sword, a new drawbot, a reason to buy a dental vacuform, and a giveaway for a full Raspberry Pi computer setup from our show sponsor, WD Labs. SUBSCRIBE ON YOUTUBE