Driving a mini RC bumper car with a Nintendo Wii Balance Board

Reading Time: 2 minutesDriving a mini RC bumper car with a Nintendo Wii Balance Board Arduino Team — October 23rd, 2020 Taking inspiration from Colin Furze’s 600cc bumper car constructed a few years ago, Henry Forsyth decided to build his own RC miniature version. His device features a 3D-printed and nicely-painted body, along with a laser-cut chassis that […]

Upgrade your flight sim setup with Tom Stanton’s floor-mounted joystick

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUpgrade your flight sim setup with Tom Stanton’s floor-mounted joystick Arduino Team — October 23rd, 2020 Most joysticks sit on your desktop, allowing you to control flight sims and other such games with a bit more realism than a keyboard and mouse. YouTuber Tom Stanton, however, decided to take things to the next level by […]

Minimal metal detector made with an Arduino and a coil of wire

Reading Time: 2 minutesMinimal metal detector made with an Arduino and a coil of wire Arduino Team — October 21st, 2020 For an easy DIY metal detector setup, look no further than this project by creator “rgco.”  The handheld device uses a 20-60 turn coil of 26AWG enameled wire, connected across an Arduino Uno or Nano’s pins 8 and […]

Gigantic pumpkin dispenses candy at the push of a button

Reading Time: 2 minutesGigantic pumpkin dispenses candy at the push of a button Arduino Team — October 21st, 2020 YouTuber Brankly is going to be giving out candy in style this Halloween. Or, more accurately, his automated pumpkin system is going to take care of the task for him. His large fake jack-o’-lantern sits atop a hilariously smaller […]

S.H.I.E.L.D. yourself from unwanted mic and camera access

Reading Time: < 1 minuteS.H.I.E.L.D. yourself from unwanted mic and camera access Arduino Team — October 19th, 2020 If you haven’t heard, a lot of us are working from home these days, making mic and camera discipline more important than ever. To help avoid unwanted recording, Tovi Levis created the S.H.I.E.L.D. device, which stands for Software and Hardware for […]

Tell time and temperature with sliding numbers

Reading Time: < 1 minuteTell time and temperature with sliding numbers Arduino Team — October 19th, 2020 While dial clocks are functional and well-understood, for something a bit more uniquely styled, Luuk Esselbrugge has created a 3D-printed timekeeping unit with four rows of sliding numbers. As seen here, each digit moves up and down to show the appropriate hour […]

Keeping e-scooter riders off sidewalks with Arduino

Reading Time: 2 minutesKeeping e-scooter riders off sidewalks with Arduino Arduino Team — October 18th, 2020 Shared electric scooters can be found zooming many city streets, and while convenient, they can also be a nuisance when used on sidewalks instead of roadways. After receiving complaints about sidewalk riding, the city of Santa Monica, California approached the California Polytechnic […]

This LED coffee table reacts to whatever’s on top

Reading Time: 2 minutesThis LED coffee table reacts to whatever’s on top Arduino Team — October 16th, 2020 The YouTube team “Ty and Gig Builds” recently decided to make their coffee table a little more interesting, adding a chain of 96 addressable LEDs underneath its clear surface. This would have been neat enough by itself, but their project doesn’t […]

Woven fabric becomes on-skin wearable interface

Reading Time: 2 minutesWoven fabric becomes on-skin wearable interface Arduino Team — October 14th, 2020 Researchers at Cornell University’s Hybrid Body Lab have been pursuing a novel woven interface that attaches to the user’s skin. Their aptly named WovenSkin integrates electronics into a fabric pattern, including capacitive sensing materials, shape-memory alloys (SMAs), and thermochromic materials to allow for both input […]

This bike blinks brightly to the beat!

Reading Time: 2 minutesThis bike blinks brightly to the beat! Arduino Team — October 14th, 2020 Natasha (AKA TechnoChic) is a member of a bicycle club that goes for rides at night during the summer, and while off-the-shelf lights are fine, she wanted something a bit more interesting. To accomplish this, while learning more about the technologies involved, […]

This mechanical clock tells time using steel balls

Reading Time: 2 minutesThis mechanical clock tells time using steel balls Arduino Team — October 11th, 2020 There’s certainly no shortage of DIY clocks in the Arduino community; however, Eric Nguyen has come up with a rather unique way of showing hours and minutes: steel balls arranged as seven-segment displays. For each time change, the face rotates down […]

DIY quadruped robot brought to life for under $60

Reading Time: 2 minutesDIY quadruped robot brought to life for under $60 Arduino Team — October 10th, 2020 Animals like dogs, cats, raccoons, rhinoceroses, and many more get around on four legs. To help imitate this natural phenomenon, maker “Technovation” decided to create a low-cost quadruped robot using 12 servo motors and a variety of 3D-printed and laser-cut […]

Building a cheap and easy nanosheet machine

Reading Time: < 1 minuteBuilding a cheap and easy nanosheet machine Arduino Team — October 9th, 2020 Chemist Biljana Mojsoska at Roskilde University in Denmark has been working on nanosheets, an anti-bacterial coating for medical surfaces. During her research, a piece of expensive equipment failed, causing Jakub Klust and Bo Thorning at FabLab RUC to attempt to replace the machine with […]

Light painting with a gesture-controlled drone

Reading Time: < 1 minuteLight painting with a gesture-controlled drone Arduino Team — October 9th, 2020 Researchers at the Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology (Skoltech) in Moscow, Russia have come up with a novel way to interface with a drone via hand movements. As shown in the video below, the device can be used to create long-exposure light art, though […]

Upgrading an inexpensive exercise bike with a Nano 33 BLE Sense

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUpgrading an inexpensive exercise bike with a Nano 33 BLE Sense Arduino Team — October 8th, 2020 After purchasing a basic foldable exercise bike, Thomas Schucker wondered if he could get a bit more out of it, perhaps even using it with virtual riding apps like Zwift and RGT. By default, this piece of equipment […]

How can we help? New Help Center makes it easier than ever to enjoy Arduino

Reading Time: 3 minutesHow can we help? New Help Center makes it easier than ever to enjoy Arduino Arduino Team — October 8th, 2020 The Arduino customer support team is excited to announce the final release of the Arduino Help Center. A place where you can find answers to your questions and lots of useful troubleshooting articles to […]

The Pixel Mask animates mouth movements for fun yet safe trick-or-treating

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Pixel Mask animates mouth movements for fun yet safe trick-or-treating Arduino Team — October 7th, 2020 While trick-or-treating may or may not be in effect this Halloween, if you’re planning to participate, a mask could be a good idea. To help add some “expression” to your COVID-19 facial covering, BuildXYZ has come up with the […]

This Arduino-powered clock tells time in colors

Reading Time: 2 minutesThis Arduino-powered clock tells time in colors Arduino Team — October 7th, 2020 As humans, we’ve divided time up into 24 hours per day, 60 minutes per hour, and 60 seconds per minute. With many of us now working from home on differing schedules, time may seem a bit less concrete than before, like something […]

Embedded machine vision goes pro with the new Portenta Vision Shield

Reading Time: 3 minutesEmbedded machine vision goes pro with the new Portenta Vision Shield Arduino Team — October 6th, 2020 [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGLlcgOFx6U?feature=oembed&w=500&h=281] We’re excited to announce the launch of the Arduino Portenta Vision Shield, a production-ready expansion for the powerful Arduino Portenta H7 that adds a low-power camera, two microphones, and connectivity — everything you need for the […]

Microphone open/mute control with repurposed racing pedals

Reading Time: < 1 minuteMicrophone open/mute control with repurposed racing pedals Arduino Team — October 6th, 2020 Ribeiro de Azeredo, like many of us, has been working from home as of late. Also like many of us, he has a child around the house, which isn’t always conducive to online meetings. To help with this, he built a foot-based […]

Solar Scare Mosquito 2.0 detects and destroys potential disease-carrying insects

Reading Time: 2 minutesSolar Scare Mosquito 2.0 detects and destroys potential disease-carrying insects Arduino Team — October 2nd, 2020 Not only are mosquitoes extremely annoying, they can also carry deadly diseases like malaria, yellow fever, dengue, and the Zika virus. In order to prevent epidemics, Pranav Agarwal has developed the Solar Scare Mosquito — a solar-powered repellent device […]