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Donald Bell Maker: Checkmate, humans!

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2026-06-25 | By Maker.io Staff

This week on Maker Update: pawn takes… a walk?, a manual controlled pick & place machine, a brain you can program, and wearing your 3d prints.

+Show Notes [Maker Update Ep.489]+

=Project of the Week=

Self-Moving Chess Pieces by 3d Printed Life
https://github.com/DDeGonge/MiniBot

=More Projects=

DIY Pick & Place machine by MagmaBow

Prop It Game by the Ruiz brothers

LED Dragon Kite Poi by Erin St. Blaine

=Tips & Tools=

Spikerbot by Backyard Brains and Becky Stern

Adding a Decorative Texture to 3d Prints by benchforma

Iron-On TPU by 3D Print Land

CNC Tips by Jimmy Diresta

=DigiKey Spotlight=

Current Transformers for Home Energy Monitoring by the Byte-Sized Engineer

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