Congratulations to the Frikkin Laser Winners!
Congratulations To The Frikkin Laser Winners! No comments by: Elliot Williams August 3, 2026 Title: Copy Short Link: Copy Apparently you all love lasers just as much as we do. We put out a challenge to use, build, or otherwise abuse our favorite coherent light sources, and you responded.
- ▪Congratulations To The Frikkin Laser Winners!
- ▪No comments by: Elliot Williams August 3, 2026 Title: Copy Short Link: Copy Apparently you all love lasers just as much as we do.
- ▪We put out a challenge to use, build, or otherwise abuse our favorite coherent light sources, and you responded.
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| Canonical URL | https://hackaday.com/2026/08/03/congratulations-to-the-frikkin-laser-winners/ |
| Publication time | Mon, 03 Aug 2026 17:00:43 +0000 |
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Congratulations To The Frikkin Laser Winners! No comments by: Elliot Williams August 3, 2026 Title: Copy Short Link: Copy Apparently you all love lasers just as much as we do. We put out a challenge to use, build, or otherwise abuse our favorite coherent light sources, and you responded. Some of the projects had been in the works for quite a while and were ridiculously polished, some were whipped together on the fly just for the contest, and we truly enjoyed both. We only have three $150 DigiKey gift certificates to give out, though, so without further ado, we present to you… The Winners Our judges’ favorite project was [Jacob]’s CubeRaman, and it’s not hard to see why.
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