Maker Projects at Breaking Breadboards

25 February 2026

Four makers share their projects in embedded systems, robotics, and microcontroller electronics. Come, listen, ask questions, and learn in a friendly and entertaining environment. Demos can go wrong, so enjoy the jeopardy as our presenters tell their story.

• Fun with Furbies: Mike Brewer
  Mike brings us back to the 1990s Furbies craze but hacks them to bring them under his control
• When Machines Sing: Designing a Robot Choir: Richard Vahrman
  A short talk and live demo exploring the Robot Choir: an experimental performance system that treats robotic voices as a choir rather than an instrument.
• Drifting with Dignity: My Macanum Drive Journey: Jon Durrant
  From a custom RP2040 quad motor control to Inverse Kinematics and the Robot Operating System control. Lets start the journey
• Breaking Breadboards at Evolve26: Mike Brewer
  We will have an area again at Evolve26 on 26-Jun-26 at the Brighton Centre. We would like your thoughts on how to make this a truly community event. Remeber you can book your ticket with 50% off by using the code BREAKINGBREADBOARDS https://evolve.siliconbrighton.com/

⏰ Timestamps
0:00 - Intro
5:34 - "Fun with Furbies" with Mike Brewer
29:44 - "When Machines Sing" with Richard Vahrman
54:22 - "Drifting with Dignity" with Jon Durrant
1:11:51 - Panel Q&A
1:42:59 - EVOLVE [26]
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Thank you to all the companies who help us put these events on:

• Yair Energy for helping us fund the event
• Sopro. for helping us fund the event
• Freedom Works for hosting us
• Silicon Brighton for helping us run, marketing and AV support

If you would like to present your project, please get in touch with our organisers. Or why not bring a project along for our show-and-tell table?

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