Observed arrival · 2026-09-18
Googly Mood, One Mask for Six Strange Machines
A Hawaiʻi-based maker umbrella for a coffee-roasting brain, an instrumented baseball bat, a smoker assistant, and software for boats and warehouses.
- For
- Makers building specialized hardware and local-first software
- Worth noticing
- Volt Bat samples at 1 kHz, while TempMaster AI uses four probes plus a pit sensor and avoids cloud accounts.
Field notes
The umbrella organizes six projects spanning physical devices, local software, and a downloadable fabrication tool. Its visible specifications include Skywalker AI’s ±2°C curve tracking and 240°C hard cutoff, Volt Bat’s BLE synchronization, and TempMaster AI’s LAN-based operation with no cloud accounts. Availability varies: Skywalker AI has a listed price, PoleBenda OS is marked free, and the remaining projects are waitlisted or forthcoming.
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