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Reading Time: < 1 minuteSmartCash can sort and give out change Arduino Team — June 15th, 2018 If you run a small business where transactions are made, handling out coins is a necessary part of the job. While a cash register does the trick, perhaps you could try out the SmartCash device—a cylindrical electromechanical system running on an Arduino […]
Reading Time: 2 minutesMeme Weaver guides users through fabric creation Arduino Team — June 14th, 2018 We all need to wear clothes, but where do they come from? If you answered “the mall,” then perhaps it’s time to play a couple rounds on the “Meme Weaver.” As seen here, this project by the husband and wife team of David […]
Reading Time: 2 minutesPull small planes around with this Arduino Mega-based tug Arduino Team — June 12th, 2018 While there are many ways to move an airplane on the ground, Anthony DiPilato decided to create a “tug” of his own. The treaded device looks like a tiny tank, and when it slides under the aircraft’s front wheel it locks […]
Reading Time: 6 minutesArduino All Over With the arrival of Spring, just prior to the ending of the academic year in Spain, teachers and education initiatives have been celebrating STEAM events all over the country. I personally attended RoboCampeones in Fuenlabrada, a small city outside Madrid, but there were a lot more: Robolot, FanTec, Cantabrobot, Granabot, ROByCAD, and even […]
Reading Time: 2 minutesThis Arduino-controlled robot slithers like a snake Arduino Team — June 11th, 2018 Would you like to create a robot that slithers from place to place like a snake? Well now you can, thanks to this bio-inspired design from Will Donaldson. Donaldson’s project uses 10 metal gear servos to allow his robotic snake to curl its body […]
Reading Time: 2 minutesA DIY Automobile Black Box with Arduino Mega Arduino Team — June 8th, 2018 If you’d like to monitor your driving habits, or perhaps keep them handy in the event of an accident, a “black box,” or more properly a “telematics” device is just what you’re looking for. Monitoring driving habits can be interesting, but […]
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThese high school students built their own vending machine Arduino Team — June 7th, 2018 If you’re a high school student and would appreciate a vending machine in class, what’s to be done? Most of the time the answer is “not much,” but Tustin High T-Tech students were able to get one—by building it themselves! […]
Reading Time: 2 minutesWe recently visited NextFlex, the flexible electronics manufacturing institute in Silicon Valley, where they developed a flexible prototype based on the Arduino Mini. Their mission is to make flexible electronics mainstream, opening up all kinds of new applications. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yoi8ZFYwnwo?feature=oembed&w=500&h=375] How did you make the flexible Arduino prototype? Some of the equipment we use is familiar. For example, automated screen […]
Reading Time: 2 minutesUltrasonic Arduino-to-Arduino Communication Arduino Team — June 1st, 2018 In the video below, Brazilian maker Eduardo Zola shows us that you don’t necessarily need radio waves to pass messages between Arduino boards; instead, he’s using ultrasonics. Zola’s setup features TX and RX transducers desoldered from an HC-SR04 module along with a pair of Unos to transmit text […]
Reading Time: < 1 minuteDIY submersible ROV flies through the water Arduino Team — May 31st, 2018 If you’d like to check out your pool or a lake without getting wet, this underwater ROV looks like a great solution. The DIY device features a sturdy PVC frame with six thrusters that allow it to move through water like a drone […]
Reading Time: 2 minutesArduino-powered Infinity Bike virtual training environment Arduino Team — May 30th, 2018 Riding a bike can be great exercise, but unless you have access to a velodrome, when the weather turns bad, training is interrupted. There are of course training wheel setups that you can use to simulate riding indoors, but without the stimulus of […]
Reading Time: 2 minutesWake up to an Arduino-based overhead alarm clock Arduino Team — May 29th, 2018 Tired of wondering what time it is at night, only to have to roll over to look at your alarm clock? If you’d like to avoid this nighttime inconvenience, then Kurt Andros has a great solution with his Arduino Mega-based Overhead […]
Reading Time: < 1 minuteCombining a spirit level and range measurer into a single device Arduino Team — May 23rd, 2018 This device by Dejan Nedelkovski of How To Mechatronics implements both an ultrasonic sensor for range measurement and an accelerometer for measuring angles. While you’ve likely seen these implemented separately in other projects, combining them saves space, and […]
Reading Time: 2 minutesArduino timekeeper displays red for stay in bed Arduino Team — May 23rd, 2018 If you have young kids, you’ve probably realized that they don’t exactly like to sleep in. While their energy levels are enviable, if their clock-reading skills haven’t yet caught up, this device by maker “JonathonT” looks like a great and simple […]
Reading Time: 2 minutesZIPY is a homebrew inverted pendulum Arduino Team — May 23rd, 2018 Graduate students Ben Wiener and Philip Zucker have been working on a classic controls problem for quite some time called an “inverted pendulum.” This type of device balances a stick on an axis, and in this implementation, a motor pulls the axis assembly […]
Reading Time: 2 minutesAutomate your chicken coop’s door with Arduino Arduino Team — May 21st, 2018 Farmers have long been known for their ingenuity, able to accomplish urgent repairs with whatever is on hand. Now with the help of an Arduino, maker “rscholten” has even figured out how to automate his chicken coop. The device uses an Uno […]
Reading Time: 3 minutesWe’re excited to kick off Maker Faire Bay Area by expanding our IoT lineup with two new boards: the MKR Vidor 4000 and the Uno WiFi Rev 2. The MKR Vidor 4000 is the first-ever Arduino based on an FPGA chip, equipped with a SAM D21 microcontroller, a u-blox Nina W102 WiFi module, and an […]
Reading Time: < 1 minuteRestrict access to tools with this card reader power switch Arduino Team — May 16th, 2018 If you need a way to restrict access to power tools to only authorized users, Casey Horton’s magnetic card reader setup, shown in the video below, looks like a great solution. When you swipe the correct card through a […]
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAn Arduino-based RFID tag system perfect for escape rooms Arduino Team — May 16th, 2018 As seen here, “Annaane!” has come up with what could form the guts of a very interesting escape room puzzle. Her build features four RFID card readers, which cause an Arduino Uno to release a door lock or other device […]
Reading Time: 2 minutesSee you at Maker Faire Bay Area! Arduino Team — May 15th, 2018 In just a few days, the Arduino team will once again be attending Maker Faire Bay Area! Those heading to San Mateo on May 18-20th will want to swing by our booth, where we are partnering with Microchip, inside the Electronics Pavilion (Zone 2). We have […]
Reading Time: 4 minutesWe’re excited to announce two new wireless connectivity boards to help streamline Internet of Things development, the MKR WiFi 1010 and MKR NB 1500. The first of the boards is the MKR WiFi 1010, which offers low power consumption and has been designed not only to speed up and simplify the prototyping of WiFi-based IoT applications, but […]
Reading Time: 3 minutesArduino goes to college with the new Arduino Engineering Kit! Arduino Team — May 12th, 2018 We’re excited to announce the Arduino Engineering Kit, the first product released as a result of our new partnership with MathWorks, to reinforce the importance of Arduino at the university level in the fields of engineering, Internet of Things, […]