Schlagwort: arduino
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AirTouch: Pneumatic sensing for 3D prints
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAirTouch: Pneumatic sensing for 3D prints Arduino Team — May 22nd, 2020 3D printing allows us to make a wide variety of shapes, but adding interactive features generally means somehow strapping various electronics to them. The AirTouch project, however, presents an alternative option by enabling a fabricated object to sense up to…
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Create your own crack the code game with an Arduino-controlled safe
Reading Time: < 1 minuteCreate your own crack the code game with an Arduino-controlled safe Arduino Team — May 22nd, 2020 Michael Klements’ laser-cut, Arduino-controlled “safe” may not be the most secure model that you can find, but it certainly makes for a very entertaining puzzle. Users can place whatever “treasure” they want hidden inside, shut…
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This electronic foosball goal system will make score markers a thing of the past
Reading Time: 2 minutesThis electronic foosball goal system will make score markers a thing of the past Arduino Team — May 21st, 2020 Like most of us, Joey Cumeras Khan has been stuck inside for the last couple of months. As a foosball fan, this not only meant plenty of time to play with his…
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Sorry wizards, this pinball machine plays itself
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSorry wizards, this pinball machine plays itself Arduino Team — May 20th, 2020 As an enviable senior design project at Kennesaw State University, students Tyler Gragg, Kevin Kamperman, Cody Meier, and Omar Salazar Lima created their own autonomous pinball machine. As seen in the videos below, the table is not only nicely…
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New IoT Dashboard Widgets
Reading Time: < 1 minuteNew IoT Dashboard Widgets Arduino Team — May 20th, 2020 If you’ve been following the development of the Arduino IoT Cloud closely, you have probably noticed that over the months the Dashboard features have been progressing by leaps and bounds. Sure, behind the scenes there’s work being done every day, but…
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This color-changing lamp emulates a “touch” sensor with a microphone
Reading Time: 2 minutesThis color-changing lamp emulates a “touch” sensor with a microphone Arduino Team — May 18th, 2020 YouTuber “Peterbiglab” wanted an input for his DIY color-changing lamp, but didn’t want to use buttons or even have it detect claps, so he decided to make it respond to touch. Instead of using a capacitive…
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mechDOG, a 12-servo robotic pup
Reading Time: < 1 minutemechDOG, a 12-servo robotic pup Arduino Team — May 18th, 2020 Mech-Dickel Robotics has designed a beautiful quadruped robot dubbed mechDOG, which utilizes a dozen servos for motion. This gives each leg three degrees of freedom, allowing the cat-sized beast to travel a meter in 8.46 seconds. While it won’t break any…
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Beat boredom with an Alexa-controlled, face-tracking candy launcher
Reading Time: 2 minutesBeat boredom with an Alexa-controlled, face-tracking candy launcher Arduino Team — May 14th, 2020 As many of us are stuck at home these days due to COVID-19, Harrison McIntyre decided to do something fun and “make it rain candy.” What he came up with was a build that uses a flywheel to…
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CNC hot wire cutter moves with four axes
Reading Time: 2 minutesCNC hot wire cutter moves with four axes Arduino Team — May 14th, 2020 When working with Styrofoam, a conventional CNC machine like a router or laser cutter just won’t do. However, as shown in Michael Rechtin’s excellent video below, a hot wire can carve foam like butter, creating custom wings for…
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Remote working with Arduino: Alexa and the Arduino IoT Cloud
Reading Time: 2 minutesRemote working with Arduino: Alexa and the Arduino IoT Cloud Arduino Team — May 13th, 2020 We’ll certainly remember this year, with many of us learning how to adapt and live a safe life-style under the pandemic. As many countries begin to initiate a relaxation of restrictions and we are starting to…
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Sink every shot with this robotic backboard
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSink every shot with this robotic backboard Arduino Team — May 12th, 2020 With many years of practice and discipline, you too can improve your basketball skills. Or you could just choose to play with Shane Wighton’s automated backboard that sinks nearly any shot that you take. The setup uses a Microsoft Kinect,…
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Have a blast with this Arduino-powered laser shooting game
Reading Time: < 1 minuteHave a blast with this Arduino-powered laser shooting game Arduino Team — May 12th, 2020 As a fun weekend project at home, Arnaud Atchimon and his son came up with a DIY laser blaster game comprised of a 3D-printed shooter and target setup. Both devices are controlled by an Arduino Nano,…
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Please Leave A Message is an interactive plotter that spreads positivity
Reading Time: 2 minutesPlease Leave A Message is an interactive plotter that spreads positivity Arduino Team — May 11th, 2020 As Niklas Roy puts it, “Currently, times are weird.” It’s hard to argue with his sentiment and in order to add a bit more positivity to the world, or at least the area near his…
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This automated mask closes when others are near
Reading Time: 2 minutesThis automated mask closes when others are near Arduino Team — May 11th, 2020 In order to stop the spread of COVID-19, many of us are wearing face masks when outside of our homes. While this can be effective, these coverings can be hot, inhibit breathing, and certainly make eating and drinking…
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BiTipText enables text entry across two index finger-worn keyboards
Reading Time: < 1 minuteBiTipText enables text entry across two index finger-worn keyboards Arduino Team — May 5th, 2020 Typing with your thumbs on a smartphone has become an everyday activity for many, but what if you could enter text by simply tapping on your index fingers? With BiTipText, that may soon be a reality. …
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Arduino Pro IDE v0.0.6-alpha.preview is out!
Reading Time: < 1 minuteArduino Pro IDE v0.0.6-alpha.preview is out! Arduino Team — May 5th, 2020 You can now install third party cores! We have developed a handy “Boards Control” feature to help you identify and configure third party boards. Try it out and give us your feedback. Highlights for this release include: Support for…
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Control your IKEA smart blinds with an IR remote
Reading Time: < 1 minuteControl your IKEA smart blinds with an IR remote Arduino Team — May 5th, 2020 Hacker “replayreb” recently obtained some IKEA FYRTUR motorized blackout shades, but wasn’t satisfied with the stock remote control that comes with them. Instead he wanted to be able to open and shut the blinds with the…
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Nailz turns your fingernails into wearable input system for smart devices
Reading Time: 2 minutesNailz turns your fingernails into wearable input system for smart devices Arduino Team — May 4th, 2020 Researchers at UNIST in South Korea have developed a novel system for smart device input using touch-sensitive fingernails, called Nailz. As noted in the team’s paper, fingernails have long served as a site for body…
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This tape measure shows the time of day in inches
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis tape measure shows the time of day in inches Arduino Team — May 1st, 2020 Tape measures are great for determining length, width, and height. But what about the fourth dimension, time? Normally you’ll need a different device to show this ever-changing entity, but creators Alex Fiel and Anna Lynton…
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Recreating Sega’s Columns with Arduino!
Reading Time: 2 minutesRecreating Sega’s Columns with Arduino! Arduino Team — April 30th, 2020 In the early ’90s, Sega shipped its Game Gear console with a falling-block puzzle game called Columns. This Tetris-like game invited users to match colored “jewels” on the ground with lines of three new colors that drop from above. Michael A. Maynard envisioned…
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Emergency ventilators: from ideation to manufacturing
Reading Time: 4 minutesThis article was written by César Garcia, researcher at La Hora Maker. Welcome to the second article in this series on ventilators! As we’ve seen last week, ventilators are critical pieces of infrastructure. They must work reliably for long periods of time without missing a beat. Today we will uncover what are the…
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A Guide for Parents: How to Learn Electronics and Coding with the Arduino Student Kit
Reading Time: 3 minutesSchools have recently had to make a sudden and seismic shift in the way they teach. As both educators and students get used to remote learning, the onus is now more on parents to support their children through homeschool, and that means parents themselves need support. At Arduino Education, we want to…
