Meet TELEBOT, the terrifying telepresence robot

Reading Time: 2 minutesMeet TELEBOT, the terrifying telepresence robot Arduino Team — June 1st, 2020 The Internet has been perhaps more important than ever to keep us connected these days. Available technology, however, apparently wasn’t good enough for brothers Hunter and Josh Irving, who built their own telepresence robot using parts on-hand during their own two-person hackathon. The robot […]

Learn about exoplanet exploration with this Arduino-powered apparatus

Reading Time: < 1 minuteLearn about exoplanet exploration with this Arduino-powered apparatus Arduino Team — May 29th, 2020 How do we know that planets exist outside of our solar system? While too far away to observe directly, with extremely sensitive equipment like the Kepler space telescope it’s possible to detect changes in light as these exoplanets pass in front […]

Announcing the Touch Less, Do More Challenge

Reading Time: 4 minutes[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkvsczf9h0Q?feature=oembed&w=500&h=281] The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way we interact with people, things, and the world around us. We’re calling on the community to use an Arduino Nano or MKR board to build solutions that can help us practice better social distancing, improve queue management, or enable touch-free technologies. Stepping out from our homes, to […]

GoodBoy is a robot dog that runs on Arduino

Reading Time: < 1 minuteGoodBoy is a robot dog that runs on Arduino Arduino Team — May 27th, 2020 Daniel Hingston wanted to build a four-legged walking robot for several years, and with current coronavirus restrictions he finally got his chance. His 3D-printed robodog, dubbed “GoodBoy,” is reminiscent of a miniature version of Boston Dynamics’ Spot, which helped inspire the […]

This cycling game is controlled by a real bike

Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis cycling game is controlled by a real bike Arduino Team — May 26th, 2020 What is one to do when stuck indoors due to bad weather or other circumstances, without the ability to ride your beloved bicycle? If you’re game designer Jelle Vermandere, you build your own cycling simulator as seen in the clip […]

Edge Impulse makes TinyML available to millions of Arduino developers

Reading Time: 4 minutesThis post is written by Jan Jongboom and Dominic Pajak. Running machine learning (ML) on microcontrollers is one of the most exciting developments of the past years, allowing small battery-powered devices to detect complex motions, recognize sounds, or find anomalies in sensor data. To make building and deploying these models accessible to every embedded developer […]

Embodied Axes is an Arduino-powered controller for 3D imagery and data visualizations in AR

Reading Time: 2 minutesEmbodied Axes is an Arduino-powered controller for 3D imagery and data visualizations in AR Arduino Team — May 25th, 2020 Researchers across several universities have developed a controller that provides tangible interaction for 3D augmented reality data spaces. The device is comprised of three orthogonal arms, embodying X, Y, and Z axes which extend from […]

This robot looks like a ball and transforms itself into a quadruped to move

Reading Time: 2 minutesThis robot looks like a ball and transforms itself into a quadruped to move Arduino Team — May 25th, 2020 Gregory Leveque has created an adorable 3D-printed robot that not only walks on four legs, but folds up into a ball when not in use.  To accomplish this, the round quadruped utilizes one servo to […]

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 a dozen different touch […]

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 the door, and press […]

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 finished with an interesting […]

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 our users need and […]

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 sensor or force-sensitive […]

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 speed records, creating a […]

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 launch M&M’s, — […]

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 RC aircraft or […]

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 be able to […]

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, along with a Windows-based […]

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, and when the gun […]

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 Berlin workshop, he […]

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 a bit difficult. […]