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Reading Time: 2 minutesAntique grandfather clock retrofitted with Arduino control Arduino Team — November 20th, 2017 When you see a mechanical clock, you know on some level that it took a vast amount of expertise and craftsmanship to get working, but you might also assume that this could all be swapped out very easily with modern electronics. While this […]
Reading Time: 2 minutesBuilding an 8-step keyboard sequencer with Arduino Arduino Team — November 20th, 2017 Sequencers, as YouTuber “LOOK MUM NO COMPUTER” explains, are musical devices that go through a sequence of tones one by one. While this can be done quite simply with a 4017 counter chip, if you instead substitute in an Arduino board for the counter, you […]
Reading Time: < 1 minuteDIY vending machine with Arduino Arduino Team — November 17th, 2017 Have you ever wanted a vending machine for snacks but didn’t know where to start? With an Arduino Mega, some motors, and an infrared sensor to detect coins, Dejan Nedelkovski decided to build his own using only hand tools. The DIY vending machine’s structure is made out of […]
Reading Time: 2 minutesAn excellent two-sided UV exposure box Arduino Team — November 16th, 2017 If you want to make your own custom PCBs at home, one method is to paint a circuit board blank with photosensitive material, then expose the portion you don’t want to UV light using a printed transparency. After a process of etching and […]
Reading Time: 2 minutesCreating a classroom quiz machine with Arduino Arduino Team — November 14th, 2017 Quiz games, where contestants try to “buzz” in and answer questions make for fun televised game shows, but they can also be great for making learning fun. In order to avoid paying several hundred dollars for an official quiz machine, Instructables user […]
Reading Time: 2 minutesStar Wars fan builds an Arduino-powered R4-P17 replica Arduino Team — November 13th, 2017 Alejandro Clavijo, together with his father Jerónimo, spent two years building the first official fan-made model of the R4-P17 Star Wars droid. For those not familiar with this family of droids, R4-P17 was the robot companion to the young Obi-Wan Kenobi. […]
Reading Time: 2 minutesDesafío STEM + Arduino Podcast [Español] Arduino Team — November 13th, 2017 Con el fin de apoyar a los nuevos participantes del Desafío STEM 2017, Arduino y Telefónica se han unido para crear una serie de tres podcast, abiertos al público en general, conducidos por David Cuartielles. Desafío STEM es un concurso interescolar que fomenta […]
Reading Time: < 1 minuteMini Strandbeest goes electric with Arduino Arduino Team — November 9th, 2017 Strandbeests, as originally conceived, are gigantic PVC creatures that walk across the sand under wind power. While building one is certainly an enormous undertaking, smaller models are available that let you experience this strange kinetic motion in a more approachable size. These are […]
Reading Time: 2 minutesMaker Faire Rome 2017: Call for Volunteers Arduino Team — November 7th, 2017 Planning on attending Maker Faire Rome next month? We’re currently seeking volunteers to join our team during the event—staffing tables and displays, leading one-on-one workshops and demos, and providing technical assistance when necessary. If you volunteer with us for one shift, you won’t leave empty-handed! […]
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSimple Computer Gesture Control with Arduino and Python Arduino Team — November 6th, 2017 As outlined in this Circuit Digest write-up, with the right hardware, you can now control your computer using hand gestures. While interesting, this kind of technology can be a little expensive. But if you’d like to augment your notebook or laptop via simple […]
Reading Time: 2 minutesUse all your old-school game controllers with the turn of a dial Arduino Team — November 6th, 2017 IT professional (and Arduino cap fan) John Milner had a minor problem. While his retro gaming setup could emulate a wide variety of systems and games, it was still missing the tactile feedback of the original controllers. Rather […]
Reading Time: 2 minutesLinux support comes to Arduino Create Arduino Team — November 3rd, 2017 We’re excited to announce a new update to the Arduino Create web platform, which will enable fast and easy development and deployment of IoT applications with integrated cloud services on Linux-based devices. What this means is that users will be able to program their […]
Reading Time: 2 minutesASPIR is a full-size, Arduino-powered humanoid robot Arduino Team — November 3rd, 2017 Building robots can be difficult, and if you want to construct something humanoid, designing the mechanics alone can be a significant task. ASPIR, which stands just over four feet tall, looks like a great place to start. John Choi’s 3D-printed robot can […]
Reading Time: 2 minutesManipulate time with this Arduino-controlled LED glove Arduino Team — November 2nd, 2017 While you might not be able to actually manipulate time, this glove by YouTuber “MadGyver” certainly makes it appear that way. His glove, shown in the video below, uses a gigantic LED controlled by an Arduino Nano to allow objects such as […]
Reading Time: 2 minutesAn Arduino-controlled geodesic greenhouse and chicken coop Arduino Team — November 1st, 2017 Danish industrial design student Mikkel Mikkelsen decided to do something a little different this spring, and constructed a self-sufficient geodesic greenhouse dome. His dome, which was planned using this online calculator, now stands roughly 13 feet tall, providing space for crops, along with […]
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAutomate Halloween with the Stack-O-Lantern memory game Arduino Team — November 1st, 2017 While Halloween has come and gone, it’s not too early to start brainstorming for next year’s jack-o’-lantern hack. Perhaps you’re thinking about lighting a pumpkin with an Uno-powered array of LEDs, or activating a shield to play scary recorded noises. If, however, you’d like inspiration […]
Reading Time: 2 minutesCapturing a complex TV commercial with Arduino Arduino Team — October 31st, 2017 Ever wonder how studios like Oslo-based Flambert get perfectly timed (and complex) shots of “disasters,” such as the destruction of a birthday party setting seen in the Coop Obs! commercial below? While the moving camera position was handled by a robotic arm, […]
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAn Arduino vibe bowl screw feeder Arduino Team — October 26th, 2017 Vibratory bowls, which feed small parts up a long curved ramp, are essential elements in many types of automated manufacturing. While the video seen here doesn’t get into how the bowls themselves are made, a crucial part of the setup is the ramp […]
Reading Time: 2 minutesIvy is a massive 240-step sequencer Arduino Team — October 24th, 2017 Most musical sequencers use an array of buttons to control sounds played in 16 or perhaps 32 steps. As seen here, Moscow-based artist Dmitry Morozov (aka ::vtol::) created an installation called “Ivy” wth not 16, but 240! The sequencer is based on an […]
Reading Time: 2 minutesBuilding an ALS communication device with Arduino Arduino Team — October 24th, 2017 The father of hacker Ricardo Andere de Mello’s good friend has ALS. His symptoms have become worse recently, causing the loss of much of his motor control. To help with the situation, de Mello decided to build a device that would enable him […]
Reading Time: 2 minutesStudents invent a low-cost electric wheelchair kit with Arduino Arduino Team — October 23rd, 2017 While electric wheelchairs are a vital tool for those with restricted mobility, they typically cost around $2,500, an amount that’s not the most affordable. To address this problem, a group of students from Aviv High School in Israel have come […]
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Weather Followers randomizes your digital experience Arduino Team — October 20th, 2017 As our lives become more and more automated, we tend to rely on computers and unseen algorithms to “protect” us from unapproved experiences. In order to illustrate this concept, and hopefully introduce serendipitous events to our digital lives, David Colombini has come […]