Arduino-based machine makes cutting and stripping wires easy

Reading Time: < 1 minuteArduino-based machine makes cutting and stripping wires easy Arduino Team — December 9th, 2020 If you need to strip a wire or two, that’s easy enough. However, what if you need tens or hundreds of wires stripped to the exact same length? Such a task would quickly become tedious, but with Mr Innovative’s Arduino Nano-based […]

These side glow fiber optic panels make beautiful wall decor

Reading Time: < 1 minuteThese side glow fiber optic panels make beautiful wall decor Arduino Team — December 9th, 2020 Side glow fiber optics – unlike their cousins that efficiently transmit light from one point to another – emit a glow along the length of each strand when light is applied. This creates a beautiful effect, which Andrei Erdei […]

This dad’s button game box keeps the kiddo entertained

Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis dad’s button game box keeps the kiddo entertained Arduino Team — December 7th, 2020 Yuval Tsur made this excellent game box comprised of four oversized LED-lit arcade buttons, as a gift to his son to celebrate the arrival of his little brother. The box features both Simon and a reaction game where you must quickly […]

This DIY watch works but for only a limited amount of time

Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis DIY watch works but for only a limited amount of time Arduino Team — December 5th, 2020 The Nano is one of our smallest boards, and as YouTuber Craft Channel has proven, it’s tiny enough to act as the brains of a wristwatch. This DIY wearable device features a nicely made wooden enclosure, with […]

Control your holiday lights with a tap of a Disney MagicBand

Reading Time: 2 minutesIf you enjoy all things Disney and would love to bring some of its park magic into your home, then look no further than Dominick Civitano’s recent project. Because of travel limitations due to the pandemic, Civitano decided to create a replica of a MagicBand reader that uses an NFC card reader module to recognize […]

RobotSculptor uses a six-axis robot arm to sculpt clay models

Reading Time: < 1 minuteRobotSculptor uses a six-axis robot arm to sculpt clay models Arduino Team — December 3rd, 2020 Robotic fabrication techniques such as 3D printing enable you to make a copy of a wide variety of items. Actually sculpting something out of clay, however, remains a largely human pursuit. One might also miss the individual style of […]

A (very) short guide to help you transition to the Arduino Science Journal

Reading Time: 3 minutesThis article was written by Valentina Chinnici, Arduino Education Product Manager Arduino acquired the Science Journal app from Google on August 5th, and the final handover takes place on December 11th, 2020.  From that date, the Science Journal will no longer be supported by Google. If you haven’t exported your experiments and imported them into […]

Arduino Donation Program: Making a difference in the open-source community!

Reading Time: 3 minutesArduino Donation Program: Making a difference in the open-source community! Arduino Team — December 1st, 2020 As an open-source company, Arduino aims to ensure that open-source continues to thrive and remains sustainable for the long term. The Arduino Donation Program is intended to fund projects and institutions that make a lasting difference in the worldwide […]

10 most popular modules and sensors for the Arduino UNO all on one board

Reading Time: 2 minutes10 most popular modules and sensors for the Arduino UNO all on one board Arduino Team — December 1st, 2020 Getting started with electronics and sensing the world around you is now easier than ever with the new all-in-one Arduino Sensor Kit from Arduino, in partnership with Seeed.    The 10 most popular modules and sensors […]

Arduinoliday Calendar: discover a new Arduino surprise every day!

Reading Time: 2 minutesArduinoliday Calendar: discover a new Arduino surprise every day! Arduino Team — December 1st, 2020 Celebrate the holiday season with Arduino and enjoy a new surprise every day! Let the holiday countdown begin! With the Arduinoliday Calendar, everyday is a new window, and every window is a new surprise…  To unlock the surprises, click on […]

Creating a continuum tentacle-like robot with Arduino

Reading Time: < 1 minuteCreating a continuum tentacle-like robot with Arduino Arduino Team — November 30th, 2020 Continuum robots — which look like a tentacle or perhaps an elephant’s trunk — use a series of linkage sections and internal tendons to move both horizontally and vertically. While they may seem quite exotic, in the video below element14 Presents’ DJ […]

Controlling a gas convection heater with a custom thermostat

Reading Time: < 1 minuteControlling a gas convection heater with a custom thermostat Arduino Team — November 27th, 2020 Redditor “Higgs8” had a gas convection heater that is (or was) controlled manually, but they wanted something a bit more. To accomplish this, they came up with a small Arduino-based thermostat. This allows you to set the desired temperature using a […]

Arduino psychic ‘magically’ guesses random numbers

Reading Time: < 1 minuteArduino psychic ‘magically’ guesses random numbers Arduino Team — November 26th, 2020 Standard Arduino Nanos can be used for many purposes, but they do not feature wireless capabilities. Somehow, though, Hari Wiguna’s Arduino psychic system is apparently able to pass data between two of them. No external communication hardware is implemented, yet one Nano is […]

Control a wheelchair using an EEG headset and Arduino

Reading Time: < 1 minuteControl a wheelchair using an EEG headset and Arduino Arduino Team — November 25th, 2020 In an effort to help provide paralyzed patients with an easier way to operate their wheelchairs, these makers have developed a system that uses an OpenBCI brainwave cap to collect electroencephalogram (EEG) and electromyography (EMG) signals, literally from a user’s […]

These cornhole boards react to your bean bag tosses

Reading Time: < 1 minuteThese cornhole boards react to your bean bag tosses Arduino Team — November 25th, 2020 The lawn game of cornhole has seen a surge in popularity over the last couple of decades. But if you’ve ever thought about raising its cool factor, then YouTuber Hardware Unknown has just what you’ve been waiting for: light and audio […]

A military-looking cyberdeck with a built-in Geiger counter

Reading Time: 2 minutesA military-looking cyberdeck with a built-in Geiger counter Arduino Team — November 25th, 2020 Combining cosplay and actual science, as well as an origin story that entails the two, this R.A.T.I.S. (Remote Assault and Tactical Intelligence System) cyberdeck by Paul Hoets is a true retrofuturistic work of art. The build supposedly has its roots in the 1970s […]

This remote-controlled storytelling apparatus is made up of Arduino-driven toy animatronics

Reading Time: 2 minutesThis remote-controlled storytelling apparatus is made up of Arduino-driven toy animatronics Arduino Team — November 24th, 2020 As an exhibit at the Phaneo Science Center in Wolfsburg, Germany, Niklas Roy and Felix Figus created a remotely-operated storytelling apparatus dubbed “Smart Fairy Tale.” When initiated, a little red ball rolls down the installation’s transparent tubing, triggering […]

Homemade recycling rig turns plastic waste into new products

Reading Time: 2 minutesHomemade recycling rig turns plastic waste into new products Arduino Team — November 24th, 2020 While that plastic cup, bag, dish, or other item may have served its purpose, more than likely it could be formed into something new. With this in mind, the SOTOP-Recycling team of Manuel Maeder, Benjamin Krause, and Nadina Maeder developed […]

Monitor your heart rate while asleep with ZazHRM

Reading Time: < 1 minuteMonitor your heart rate while asleep with ZazHRM Arduino Team — November 20th, 2020 Have you ever wondered what your heart rate looked like when you were catching some Zs? Or perhaps you would like to check up on how someone nearby is sleeping, without actually disturbing that person. The ZazHRM monitoring system by Alan […]

What’s not to love about this realistic beating heart?

Reading Time: < 1 minuteWhat’s not to love about this realistic beating heart? Arduino Team — November 20th, 2020 Your heart is an amazing organ, pumping blood through your body and literally keeping you alive. However, building a realistic model of one — as explained in this write-up by Holiday McAllister — can actually be pretty simple. Here, silicone is poured […]

Transgender Awareness Week: spreading gender awareness in the Arduino community

Reading Time: 4 minutesTransgender Awareness Week, which culminates today with the Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR), aims at raising the visibility of the transgender and gender non-conforming people, and address the issues their community faces. At Arduino, we believe that technology should improve the lives of everyone, regardless of their gender, sexuality, race, age, ability, nationality, and body. Being […]

Arduino Explore IoT Kit vs. Oplà IoT Kit: a detailed comparison

Reading Time: 3 minutesArduino Explore IoT Kit vs. Oplà IoT Kit: a detailed comparison Arduino Team — November 18th, 2020 If you are looking for a solution to learn and experience the Internet of Things, there are two popular choices: the Explore IoT Kit and the Oplà IoT Kit. But which one should you pick? Here‘s a handy […]