AI-powered pet flap tracks where your furry friend is

Reading Time: 2 minutesFor those who own a pet with the freedom to move between the house and the yard, keeping tabs on where they are can be a challenge, especially if there’s a pet flap involved. Instructables member “madmcu” wanted to know where their cat was whilst away from the house on vacation, so they came up with an AI-driven […]

This DIY pet door helps keep a dog out of the cat’s litter box

Reading Time: 2 minutesScience Buddies had a problem: their tiny little pug loves eating their cat’s poop. Because the pug is smaller than the cat, they couldn’t simply put the litter box behind a tiny cat door. So they came up with a more sophisticated solution: a motorized door triggered by a magnetic collar. Riley the pug’s responses […]

The best maker software by experience level

Reading Time: 6 minutesToday’s makers have access to the most advanced materials, resources, and support in history, and it’s improving all the time. The downside is that finding the right software can sometimes feel confusing and overwhelming. There are seemingly endless options, all with different attributes and advantages. In this article, we’re here to help make things easier. […]

Machine learning makes fabric buttons practical

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe entire tech industry is desperate for a practical wearable HMI (Human Machine Interface) right now. The most newsworthy devices at CES this year were the Rabbit R1 and the Humane AI Pin, both of which are attempts to streamline wearable interfaces with and for AI. Both have numerous drawbacks, as do most other approaches. […]

This beastly DIY bench power supply will satisfy any requirement

Reading Time: 2 minutesEvery maker should have a bench power supply in their possession, ready to provide whatever voltage a project or particular component requires. But not all bench power supplies are created equal. Some only have a single output, some have a limited voltage range, and some can’t handle much current. In an attempt to eliminate such […]

Classify nearby annoyances with this sound monitoring device

Reading Time: 2 minutesSoon after a police station opened near his house, Christopher Cooper noticed a substantial increase in the amount of emergency vehicle traffic and their associated noises even though local officials had promised that it would not be disruptive. But rather than write down every occurrence to track the volume of disturbances, he came up with a connected audio-classifying […]

LanderShot is an out-of-this-world espresso machine

Reading Time: 2 minutesIf you think coffee people are opinionated, then you’ve never met an espresso person. There is a lot of art and science that goes into making the perfect little cup of espresso and a good barista will control every factor, from temperature to pressure to pour rate. It isn’t rocket science, but it isn’t far […]

4 new IoT monitoring dashboard updates on Arduino Cloud

Reading Time: 4 minutesArduino Cloud recently received a major upgrade renewing the user interface and the Arduino Cloud editor. And as we promised it was just the beginning. This article dives into some of the new IoT monitoring dashboard features that may seem small, but pack a big punch for your connected projects. 1. Duplicate IoT Dashboards Dashboards […]

The new Arduino Pro 4G Module and Portenta Mid Carrier expand our ecosystem, and your options!

Reading Time: 2 minutesOur team at Embedded World (April 9th-11th in Nuremberg) has announced not one, but two groundbreaking additions to the Arduino Pro range that are ready to elevate your prototyping and connectivity experiences. Say hello to the Arduino Portenta Mid Carrier and the Arduino Pro 4G Module! Portenta Mid Carrier: maximizing prototyping potential This ultimate companion […]

Arduino featured in the 2024 State of the Edge AI Report

Reading Time: 3 minutesThe 2024 State of Edge AI Report is out, and we’re proud to be in it — for the second year in a row! “Edge AI is a crucial technology in this world of finite resources. It allows us to monitor and optimize consumption in real time: so the use of electricity or water, for […]

A shift register is all you need to build an Arduino Nano-based retro computer

Reading Time: 2 minutesIf you’ve ever tried to produce an analog video signal with an Arduino, then you know that it isn’t easy. That’s a bit counterintuitive if you think of analog video as “old” and assume that generating an analog video signal would be trivial with our powerful modern hardware. But there are many ways in which […]

Detecting HVAC failures early with an Arduino Nicla Sense ME and edge ML

Reading Time: 2 minutesHaving constant, reliable access to a working HVAC system is vital for our way of living, as they provide a steady supply of fresh, conditioned air. In an effort to decrease downtime and maintenance costs from failures, Yunior González and Danelis Guillan have developed a prototype device that aims to leverage edge machine learning to predict issues before they occur. […]

This robot dominates dart games

Reading Time: 2 minutesYou’ll find dartboards in just about every dive bar in the world, like cheaper and pokier alternatives to pool. But that doesn’t mean that darts is a casual game to everyone. It takes a lot of skill to play on a competitive level and many of us struggle to perform well. Niklas Bommersbach decided that […]

Introducing the new Arduino PLC Starter Kit: Plug into the future of industrial automation

Reading Time: 4 minutesIn a world where industrial automation is rapidly advancing, education often struggles to keep pace.  This disconnect leaves a big gap in practical, industry-relevant skills among graduates.  Addressing this critical need, we’re excited to introduce the Arduino PLC Starter Kit. Powered by the robust Arduino Opta mini PLC and backed by the intuitive Arduino PLC […]

A three-year journey to build a reaction wheel

Reading Time: 2 minutesHow do unstable things stay upright? True passive balancing is very difficult and isn’t dynamic, so it doesn’t help when there is movement. Active balancing is all about inertia and this is how a tightrope walker can traverse a chasm by making small adjustments with a long pole. This is the same principle behind “self-balancing […]

Don’t ignore single-axis joysticks

Reading Time: 2 minutesWhen you hear the word “joystick,” you probably think of the standard dual-axis joysticks that we see on video game controllers. As the name implies, those move and provide signals for two axes (X and Y). But there is no reason that a joystick needs two axes and, in fact, that may not be desirable. […]

Ceiling fan becomes a “spaceship” SCARA robot arm

Reading Time: 2 minutesWe all know how annoying a ceiling fan can be when it isn’t balanced well and that annoyance perfectly demonstrates the necessity of a good, sturdy bearing. A ceiling fan’s bearing needs to allow for smooth rotational motion with as little friction as possible, while completely constraining movement in every other axis. Those properties make […]

A delightful Chandrayaan-3 rocket launch model

Reading Time: 2 minutesIt may not get as much attention as NASA, Roscosmos, or even CNSA (China National Space Administration), but India’s space program has achieved some impressive goals. Just last year, in August of 2023, ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation) completed their first soft landing on a celestial object with the Chandrayaan-3’s moon landing. That understandably inspired […]

Can I build my own robot with Arduino?

Reading Time: 5 minutesWhen you think of automation, what’s the first image that comes to mind? For many of us, it’s a robot. From the blocky, square-headed characters of sci-fi comic fame to household more complex creations like the Replicants of Blade Runner — robots have captured our collective imagination for a long time. It’s no surprise, then, […]

An easy way to add a gear indicator for your stick shift

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe objective benefits may be almost nonexistent today, but there is still something satisfying about rowing through the gears in a car with a manual transmission. If that car was made in the past couple of decades, there is a good chance that it has an indicator on the dash to tell you what gear […]

High school student builds his dream racing wheel

Reading Time: 2 minutesRacing “video games” can be incredibly realistic these days, with every facet of the car’s physics and their interaction with the asphalt programmed in. Those racing sims could provide a completely immersive experience — if the player wasn’t sitting on a motionless couch using a controller that doesn’t resemble a car’s steering wheel in the […]