Macrofab Engineering Podcast

This special episode is recorded at DEF CON, the annual hacker community gathering in Las Vegas.  Hyr0n and Zapp from AND!XOR dive into the troubleshooting and triumphs of the Snackey vending machine project. From battling long queues to AI-enhanced innovation and mind-boggling challenges, explore the technical and creative journey behind this badge that will ignite your taste buds! Guests:Hyr0n & Zapp from AND!XOR  Troubleshooting Snackey at DEF CON  Snackey was a hit!  The vending machine attracted 2-hour long queues  Troubleshooting a myriad of issues from a bag of potato chips getting stuck to power and display malfunctions A primary glitch: Snackey refused to boot up, only to discover an extension cord mistaken for the real power source AI-Enhanced Snackey and Delving into Design  Behind the scenes, the badge's back-end infrastructure hinged on CircuitPython, while AI, including Bard and ChatGPT, played a pivotal role in certain aspects An example of AI integration: modifying the progress bar script