Sync Google Drive with Arduino Science Journal projects

Reading Time: 2 minutesNote: Google Drive is available to all users over the age of 14. This is so we adhere to the COPPA compliance requirements for students under 14-years-old. Students and teachers can now sync Google Drive with their Arduino Science Journal experiments. This means you can access experiments from any device using your Arduino account. The […]

Create your own low-cost contactless IR thermometer with Arduino

Reading Time: 2 minutesArduino Team — June 2nd, 2021 In the age of COVID-19, being able to know when someone’s sick is vital, especially in countries where the disease is currently surging. It’s for this reason that Open Green Energy decided to build a battery-powered portable thermometer that not only takes a person’s temperature but also alerts other […]

DiaFit is a customizable glucose monitor system based on the Nano 33 IoT

Reading Time: 2 minutesArduino Team — June 2nd, 2021 While diabetes is still very much a serious disease, medical advancements over the past few decades make it much easier to live with. Wearable glucose monitors in particular provide a convenient way for people to keep an eye on their blood sugar, so they can get the extra insulin […]

This 3D-printed tourbillon was modeled after Jacob & Co’s Twin Turbo Furious watch

Reading Time: 2 minutesThis 3D-printed tourbillon was modeled after Jacob & Co’s Twin Turbo Furious watch Arduino Team — June 1st, 2021 It seems like everyone who has a substantial net worth carries around a few luxury watches, but none are perhaps as mechanically enthralling as the Twin Turbo Furious watch from Jacob & Co., which houses a […]

TapLock uses tinyML on Arduino to protect your bike from thieves

Reading Time: 2 minutesArduino Team — May 31st, 2021 Bike locks have not changed that much in the last few decades, even though our devices have gotten far smarter, so they seem in need of an update. Designed with this in mind, the TapLock is able to intelligently lock and unlock from either Bluetooth or taps on the enclosure. It […]

A remote-controlled Arduino Nerf tank

Reading Time: 2 minutesArduino Team — May 31st, 2021 Makers love Nerf guns, but Nathan Li takes foam-based home security to a new level with his mini Nerf tank. Naturally there’s an Arduino Uno in there, powering the mobile dart launcher. Scruffy lookin’ Nerf tank herder This miniature roving robot, known as M.A.T. (Modular Arduino Tank), is beautifully […]

Arduino Cloud now supports ESP32 devices

Reading Time: 3 minutesSupport for ESP32 devices is now available on the Arduino IoT Cloud. It’s a huge step forward in bringing IoT devices of all kinds together, and giving them a way to get connected, communicate with each other, and offer new levels of convenience and control. A new world of IoT connectivity Arduino’s been working on […]

This low-cost motion control rig helps capture high-quality shots

Reading Time: 2 minutesArduino Team — May 25th, 2021 Being a camera operator is tough. Having to move the camera and maintain a smooth motion can be tricky, and the speed at which it’s done is never consistent. That’s what prompted Andy to create his own motorized robotic camera rig that can move in up to four different axes simultaneously. The camera […]

Super compact motorized turn signals for a bike

Reading Time: 2 minutesArduino Team — May 24th, 2021 Turn signals are becoming more and more popular with cyclists. So it’s no surprise that we’re seeing more and more Arduino projects that give people the tools they need to ride safely on our busy roads. Motorized Turn Signals The first question you might ask about Tom Ouwerkerk’s latest […]

Stryde is an Arduino Nano Every-powered MIDI preset loader

Reading Time: 2 minutesArduino Team — May 23rd, 2021 MIDI-controlled instruments are awesome, as custom sounds can be loaded and dynamically changed while you play. However, accessing these effects often requires an external controller that can get expensive and complicated. That is why music enthusiast Joe King created the Stryde, which is a fully integrated MIDI preset loader […]

Foamin is a novel sensing method for detecting deformable gestures with conductive foam

Reading Time: 2 minutesArduino Team — May 21st, 2021 The field of soft tactile sensors is fascinating, as they grant robots the ability to move more freely or have greater granularity. Soft sensors also allow for human-computer interfaces to feel more interactive. However, previous sensors like these required multiple devices or complex wiring, making them difficult to use. […]

PIR sensors automatically light up workbench zones

Reading Time: < 1 minuteArduino Team — May 21st, 2021 Jeremy Cook recently constructed a workbench out of wood and plastic supports, and after several iterations, he’s enhanced it with LEDs to selectively shine light where he’s working. Initially, this meant a simple strip of 12V non-addressable lighting that turned on and off. He then augmented it further using […]

This soft tactile sensor can simultaneously estimate the contact force and location

Reading Time: 2 minutesArduino Team — May 20th, 2021 Robots are often filled with a myriad of different sensors but being able to detect touch is still fairly tough. This is primarily due to needing a large sensing area, flexible surfaces, and usually having complex circuitry. Imagine a robotic gripper that uses several “fingers” to lift and manipulate […]

Recognizing handwritten MNIST digits on an Arduino Uno using LogNNet

Reading Time: 2 minutesArduino Team — May 19th, 2021 The Arduino Uno is famous for its ease of use and compact size, yet its microcontroller, the ATmega328P, is quite small. The 328P contains a mere 32KB of flash storage for programs and 2KB of RAM, which has traditionally made it unsuitable for machine learning applications. However, a team […]

TiltChair is a smart office chair that will help reduce the strain of sitting all day

Reading Time: 2 minutesArduino Team — May 18th, 2021 While designing and building projects, we probably find ourselves sitting far longer than we should, which poses a problem. Bad posture leads to all sorts of health issues, including back pain, limited circulation, and even headaches. A team of students at Tohoku University in Japan wanted to fix this […]

Anthropomorphizing a houseplant with Arduino

Reading Time: < 1 minuteArduino Team — May 18th, 2021 Plants certainly add a nice ambiance to the environment, but at the end of the day, you can’t really “connect” with them as you do with a pet. As a solution to this problem, Gediminas Kirdeikis decided to anthropomorphize his houseplant using an Arduino Nano, along with a moisture […]

The Arduino Nano RP2040 Connect is here

Reading Time: 4 minutesIt was back in January that we first introduced you to the Arduino Nano RP2040 Connect. The first Arduino board to include Raspberry Pi silicon. It’s been a roller coaster ride getting it to you, and enthusiasm during the wait has been incredibly encouraging. The wait, you’ll be glad to hear, is over. The RP2040 […]

Arduino Docs has all the info you ever need about Arduino boards

Reading Time: 4 minutesThe truth is, we never entirely got to grips with Arduino documentation. Until now. Now there’s a new standard for gathering together product info, tech specs and tutorials, that we’re calling Arduino Docs. We’re excited to share it with the Arduino community who’ll soon be able to help it grow. It Began with the Uno […]

EDUvision EXTRA: Quetzal-1 strikes back

Reading Time: 2 minutesWe recently invited José Antonio Bagur to join us on EDUvision, to talk about his work on Quetzal-1; Guatemala’s first satellite. It was a hugely popular show with the Arduino and edutech communities, and we ran out of time before we could ask José all your space-based questions! The range of questions you guys had […]

This DIY shuttle mission control box looks like a blast!

Reading Time: 2 minutesArduino Team — May 13th, 2021 Becoming an astronaut is probably one of the top careers on any child’s list, but it’s not all that practical, especially when they’re still seven years old. That’s why Gordon Callison wanted to create a virtual shuttle mission control game that simulates a space shuttle launch with tons of different features for his […]

Slot machine piggy bank makes saving your coins more fun

Reading Time: < 1 minuteArduino Team — May 13th, 2021 There’s really no joy in saving money until it comes time to spend it, of course. But in an effort to gamify things a bit, YouTuber “Max 3D Design” has come up with a beautiful slot machine that surely puts a spin on traditional piggy banks. The device itself […]