This week on Maker Update: the cutest useless robot, beach cleanup with computer vision, Geneva drive zoetrope, and a servo-controlled VR telepresence camera.

+Show Notes [Maker Update Ep.393]+

=Project of the Week=

Kawaii Useless Robot – 2024 Edition by Toby Chui 0:26
https://www.instructables.com/Kawaii-Useless-Robot-2024-Edition/

=News=

Robot Dog Cleans Up Beaches With Foot-Mounted Vacuums 2:19
https://spectrum.ieee.org/robot-dog-vacuum

2024 Business Card Challenge Winners 2:57
https://hackaday.com/2024/07/15/congratulations-to-the-2024-business-card-challenge-winners/

=More Projects=

Paper Geneva Drive Zoetrope by KAMIKARA 3:17
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPoGD6_-WzU

Remotely Controlling a 3D Printed Robotic Avatar Through VR Will Cogley 4:21
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5sgd5o21Y8s

=Tips & Tools=

Clever Design Entrepreneurship: 3D-Printed RPG Organizing Cases for Gamers 5:12
https://www.core77.com/posts/132933/Clever-Design-Entrepreneurship-3D-Printed-RPG-Organizing-Cases-for-Gamers

Design and Control of a Bipedal Robotic Character DisneyResearchHub 6:05
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_LW7u-nk6Q

=DigiKey Spotlight=

Arduino vs. Raspberry Pi – Electronics with Becky Stern 7:02
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XLr80pUsoEA