Client Feature: Spark Fun Electronics Cracks Open Safe
Gallagher Transport highlights the impressive achievement of Spark Fun Electronics, which created a robot that successfully opened a locked safe in under 30 minutes at the Def Con security event. This project originated from a challenge posed to Spark Fun's founder, Nathan Seidle, by his wife as a Christmas gift.
- Spark Fun Electronics wowed attendees at Def Con with a robot that opened a locked safe quickly. Nathan Seidle, the founder, took on this challenge as a dare from his wife. The robot utilized a mix of components, including a $20 Arduino board, to crack the safe in just 15 minutes.
- Gallagher Transport is proud to report that our client, Niwot based electronics company, Spark Fun Electronics, wowed the hacking community at the security event Def Con for creating a robot that cracked open a locked safe in under 30 minutes!
- In her Denver Post article, Tamara Chuang reported that Spark Fun’s former CEO took on the challenge of cracking a locked safe as Christmas Gift / dare from his wife!
At Def Con, Spark Fun Electronics showcased a remarkable robot that successfully cracked open a locked safe in under 30 minutes, impressing the hacking community. This demonstration highlights their innovative approach to electronics and security technology, capturing the attention of attendees at the event.
Gallagher Transport is proud to report that our client, Niwot based electronics company, Spark Fun Electronics, wowed the hacking community at the security event Def Con for creating a robot that cracked open a locked safe in under 30 minutes!
In her Denver Post article, Tamara Chuang reported that Spark Fun’s former CEO took on the challenge of cracking a locked safe as Christmas Gift / dare from his wife! “Nathan Seidle, SparkFun’s founder, had earlier shared with Wired magazine (and even earlier blogged about it on SparkFun’s site) about how his DIY-robot was able to unlock a Sentry Safe, a Christmas gift from his wife. Essentially, Seidle built a robot using a mix of parts from SparkFun and other companies, including its $20 Arduino board.
To narrow down the 1 million possible combinations — which would take four months to try one every 10 seconds — Seidle looked for shortcuts and found a key one.
Within one of the safe’s rotors aimed at preventing humans from using pressure and listening for an unlocking mechanism, Seidle’s robot could detect the silent difference that humans cannot. In the demo for Wired, the robot cracked the safe in 15 minutes.”
For those of you REALLY interested, you can watch the exciting 15 min video of the demo that Seidle did for WIRED magazine.