Tour the World’s Coolest Floating DIY Lab

Steve Roberts turned his yacht into an ever-evolving electronics laboratory.

Datawake was 10 years in the making. She’s outfitted with endless gadgets: including a ham radio, a milling machine, a 3D printer, Raspberry Pi and Arduino based systems for data collection, and endless tools for tinkering. She even has a kitty litter box equipped with a carbon filter air cleaner and a security camera for wireless monitoring.