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Cabe Atwell

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This Knife Throwing Machine Guarantees A Bullseye

This Knife Throwing Machine Guarantees A Bullseye

Knife throwing is both an art and a skill that's difficult to master. It takes both hand-eye coordination and…

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How a Dumb Move Spawned the x86 and Kickstarted the PC Revolution

How a Dumb Move Spawned the x86 and Kickstarted the PC Revolution

What was once considered a bad business venture, the 8008's lasting legacy went on to drive the technological…

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Lost Cities Revealed with (Engineer, Adventurer, Batman) Albert Lin

Lost Cities Revealed with (Engineer, Adventurer, Batman) Albert Lin

Cities that have been declared lost are truly found in National Geographic's series "Lost Cities Revealed wit…

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[PROJECT] Raspberry Pi Halloween Effects Door - aka the "Scary Door"

[PROJECT] Raspberry Pi Halloween Effects Door - aka the "Scary Door"

I built this project for Halloween. One of my more fun projects.

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Essential 555 IC

Essential 555 IC

A book I wrote about using 555 Timer ICs for fun and practice. Build unique and clever projects and learn…

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Siren Head Halloween Wearable Costume -- Episode 522

Siren Head Halloween Wearable Costume -- Episode 522

A Halloween project I designed and built. My son wants a real-working "Siren Head" costume for Halloween. …

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Custom Robotics Capture New Animals and Behavior on Earth’s Wild Home

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By Cabe Atwell
| Electronic Design Verified
Lil: … the cave crocs shoot that I directed was all very new. I mean, we were using off-the-shelf cameras, which are called Z Cams, but they were adapted so that they could record infrared, which meant that we could set infrared lights up in the cave and see what was happening. But to the animals in there, it still looked pitch black. And we also had each camera on its own bespoke little remote head, covered by an umbrella to stop it being covered in bat poo.
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Electronic Design Weekly: Sept. 28, 2026

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By William G. Wong Verified, Roger Engelke Jr., Cabe Atwell
| Electronic Design Verified
From new semiconductor materials and process technologies to more advanced packaging and circuit design, engineers have a lot of different levers to pull to maximize power density. Out of all of those options, packaging is emerging as one of the most consequential methods.
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Engineering on Friday ‘toon: Delivery Bot Calls Human Delivery Person

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By Cabe Atwell
| Electronic Design Verified
I had to go to LA not too long ago. It was the last day of the trip; it was just my son and me. We saw delivery bots everywhere. We wanted to get something delivered to us by an autonomous bot. So, we ordered some Shake Shack that was less than a half block from our hotel. Luckily for us, a robot was picked to bring it! We watched as the bot, approaching from a distance, crossed the street and drove past us. We followed it. We were so excited. The Shake Shack people put the order in the bot.
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