Donald Bell Maker Update: Babelfish

2026-08-13 | By Maker.io Staff

This week on Maker Update: a box for translating conversations offline, a dress for translating movement into light, a clock for translating light into time, and a toy for translating your voice into gibberish.

+Show Notes [Maker Update Ep.496]+

=Project of the Week=

Gemma Translator by Google Creative Lab

=More Projects=

Polka Dot Electro-Swing Dress with NeoPixels by Erin St. Blaine

ChronoBloom by Joe S

Voicebox FX by Ruiz Brothers and Liz Clark

MurMur by OiO now DIY Build Guide

=Tips & Tools=

Esp32-ai by Slava S.

Gridfinity Carousel by Nich Fugal

Gridfinity Carousel - Motorized by Nich Fugal

=DigiKey Spotlight=

Reinforcement Learning for Robotics Part 2: Train a Balance Bot with PPO by DigiKey and Shawn Hymel

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