No but they can be given instructions that generate tones. The joke is that the star name dict got the pen testers in and they ran code to make the motors generate chiptunes.

[–] semperverus@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

(I know, I was spelling it out for the person above me, also referencing Patrick Star)

[–] RustyNova@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

Thanks, I didn't realise that it was a dictionary attack meme.

[–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Basically they convert a midi file into gcode and then tune the stepper voltage so they cry bloody murder.

sweet, sweet bloody murder

(Seriously though, it’s torture on the motors.)

(And equally silly? They do the same with floppy drives and hard drives, and stuff