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  • Check the time on a glow-in-the-dark plot clock

    Check the time on a glow-in-the-dark plot clock

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteCheck the time on a glow-in-the-dark plot clock Arduino Team — March 26th, 2018 If you thought plot clocks that write on a tiny whiteboard were cool, this project takes things to the next level, jotting down the time not with a dry-erase marker, but with a UV LED on a…

  • SoFi, the underwater robotic fish

    SoFi, the underwater robotic fish

    Reading Time: 2 minutesWith the Greenland shark finally caught on video for the very first time, scientists and engineers are discussing the limitations of current marine monitoring technology. One significant advance comes from the CSAIL team at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT): SoFi, the robotic fish. A Robotic Fish Swims in the Ocean More info: http://bit.ly/SoFiRobot…

  • The robotic teapot from your nightmares

    The robotic teapot from your nightmares

    Reading Time: 3 minutesFor those moments when you wish the cast of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast was real, only to realise what a nightmare that would be, here’s Paul-Louis Ageneau’s robotic teapot! See what I mean? Tale as old as time… It’s the classic story of guy meets digital killer teapot, digital killer teapot…

  • Save the date: Arduino Day 2018 is Saturday, May 12th!

    Save the date: Arduino Day 2018 is Saturday, May 12th!

    Reading Time: 2 minutesSave the date: Arduino Day 2018 is Saturday, May 12th! Arduino Team — March 23rd, 2018 For the fifth year in a row we are inviting the open-source community to join us for Arduino Day 2018 on Saturday, May 12th! Arduino Day is a worldwide celebration of Arduino’s birthday. It’s a 24 hours-long event–organized by the community…

  • HackSpace magazine 5: Inside Adafruit

    HackSpace magazine 5: Inside Adafruit

    Reading Time: 3 minutesThere’s a new issue of HackSpace magazine on the shelves today, and as usual it’s full of things to make and do! Adafruit We love making hardware, and we’d also love to turn this hobby into a way to make a living. So in the hope of picking up a few tips,…

  • A beautifully finished Arduino temperature and humidity sensor

    A beautifully finished Arduino temperature and humidity sensor

    Reading Time: 2 minutesA beautifully finished Arduino temperature and humidity sensor Arduino Team — March 21st, 2018 Jay and Jamie wanted a temperature and humidity sensor for their workshop. Instead of buying something off the shelf or hooking up an Arduino with the proper sensor and breadboard, they went the extra mile. The duo crafted a…

  • Astro Pi upgrades launch today!

    Astro Pi upgrades launch today!

    Reading Time: 3 minutesBefore our beloved SpaceDave left the Raspberry Pi Foundation to join the ranks of the European Space Agency (ESA) — and no, we’re still not jealous *ahem* — he kindly drafted us one final blog post about the Astro Pi upgrades heading to the International Space Station today! So here it is.…

  • Desafío STEM 2017/18 in Spain

    Desafío STEM 2017/18 in Spain

    Reading Time: 3 minutesDesafío STEM 2017/18 in Spain dcuartielles — March 20th, 2018 Telefónica Educación Digital, the education branch of Spanish telecommunications company Telefónica, arranged a contest for students in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) for the second year. While the 2016/17 edition of the contest was launched only in Spain,…

  • Our 2017 Annual Review

    Our 2017 Annual Review

    Reading Time: 3 minutesEach year we take stock at the Raspberry Pi Foundation, looking back at what we’ve achieved over the previous twelve months. We’ve just published our Annual Review for 2017, reflecting on the progress we’ve made as a foundation and a community towards putting the power of digital making in the hands of…

  • These interactive hair extensions can communicate over Bluetooth

    These interactive hair extensions can communicate over Bluetooth

    Reading Time: 2 minutesThese interactive hair extensions can communicate over Bluetooth Arduino Team — March 20th, 2018 For the most part, the next generation of wearable technology development has been focused around your wrist, arm, ears, and even your face. Hair, however, remains a unique and much less explored material… until now, at least. That’s…

  • Control your computer sheet music with the PartitionsDuino

    Control your computer sheet music with the PartitionsDuino

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteControl your computer sheet music with the PartitionsDuino Arduino Team — March 19th, 2018 Performing an instrument well is hard enough, but flipping through sheet music while playing can slightly delay things in the best case, or can cause you to lose your concentration altogether. Music displayed on a computer is a similar…

  • This Pong clock displays the time and temperature in score-like fashion

    This Pong clock displays the time and temperature in score-like fashion

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis Pong clock displays the time and temperature in score-like fashion Arduino Team — March 19th, 2018 If you need to get creative with something useful, clocks are always great objects to hack together. One idea, in particular, is this Pong Clock from Brett Oliver. Oliver’s Arduino-powered device is based off of a similar…

  • Join us at Raspberry Fields 2018!

    Join us at Raspberry Fields 2018!

    Reading Time: 3 minutesThis summer, the Raspberry Pi Foundation is bringing you an all-new community event taking place in Cambridge, UK! Raspberry Fields On the weekend of Saturday 30 June and Sunday 1 July 2018, the Pi Towers team, with lots of help from our community of young people, educators, hobbyists, and tech enthusiasts, will…

  • Arduino goes to space series: A new hope

    Arduino goes to space series: A new hope

    Reading Time: 5 minutesWe recently sponsored one of the labs at Lulea University in Sweden, the INSPIRE (INstrumentation for Space and Planetary Investigation, Resources and Exploration) Lab. It is not just any lab, it is the lab from Prof. Mari Paz Zorzano and Prof. Javier Martín-Torres, both known for their work in the possibility of…

  • Pi 3B+: 48 hours later

    Pi 3B+: 48 hours later

    Reading Time: 5 minutesUnless you’ve been AFK for the last two days, you’ll no doubt be aware of the release of the brand-spanking-new Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+. With faster connectivity, more computing power, Power over Ethernet (PoE) pins, and the same $35 price point, the new board has been a hit across all our…

  • Building interactive plant lamps with Arduino

    Building interactive plant lamps with Arduino

    Reading Time: 2 minutesBuilding interactive plant lamps with Arduino Arduino Team — March 15th, 2018 As part of a physical interaction and realization course at KTH Royal Institute of Technology, a team of students decided to build an interactive installation called “Alone Together” Their setup consists of sensor-equipped, networking artificial plants. The leafy plant model,…

  • Antique Coke machine enhanced with Arduino can counter

    Antique Coke machine enhanced with Arduino can counter

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteAntique Coke machine enhanced with Arduino can counter Arduino Team — March 15th, 2018 “ChrisN219” is the proud owner of an antique Coke machine that he uses to store his favorite beverages. While a very cool decoration, it doesn’t have a way to reveal how many cans are left. To add this…

  • We went all the way to the pyramids and found Arduinos!

    We went all the way to the pyramids and found Arduinos!

    Reading Time: 5 minutesOn March 10th, I was a guest speaker at Maker Faire Cairo 2018 as a representative of Arduino. I took the opportunity as I had never been to Egypt and was really curious about the maker culture there. You can imagine that different cultures are always going to adopt ideas in various…

  • Raspbian update: supporting different screen sizes

    Raspbian update: supporting different screen sizes

    Reading Time: 5 minutesYou may have noticed that we released a updated Raspbian software image yesterday. While the main reason for the new image was to provide support for the new Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+, the image also includes, alongside the usual set of bug fixes and minor tweaks, one significant chunk of new…

  • Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+ on sale now at $35

    Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+ on sale now at $35

    Reading Time: 7 minutesHere’s a long post. We think you’ll find it interesting. If you don’t have time to read it all, we recommend you watch this video, which will fill you in with everything you need, and then head straight to the product page to fill yer boots. (We recommend the video anyway, even if…

  • Raspberry Jam Big Birthday Weekend 2018 roundup

    Raspberry Jam Big Birthday Weekend 2018 roundup

    Reading Time: 6 minutesA couple of weekends ago, we celebrated our sixth birthday by coordinating more than 100 simultaneous Raspberry Jam events around the world. The Big Birthday Weekend was a huge success: our fantastic community organised Jams in 40 countries, covering six continents! We sent the Jams special birthday kits to help them celebrate…

  • You can now use Arduino to program Linux IoT devices

    You can now use Arduino to program Linux IoT devices

    Reading Time: 2 minutesYou can now use Arduino to program Linux IoT devices Arduino Team — March 13th, 2018 Today, at Embedded Linux Conference 2018, Arduino announced the expansion of the number of architectures supported by its Arduino Create platform for the development of IoT applications. With this new release, Arduino Create users can manage…