“The Arduino lie detector determined that was a lie”

Reading Time: 2 minutes“The Arduino lie detector determined that was a lie” Arduino Team — January 28th, 2020 Want to know if someone is telling you the truth? Well, unfortunately Juan Gg’s “USB Polygraph” isn’t a professional product and won’t actually give you an answer. However, it is a neat exploration into biometrics that incorporates Arduino, some sensors, […]

Arduino 1.8.11 has been released

Reading Time: < 1 minuteArduino 1.8.11 has been released Arduino Team — January 27th, 2020 We’re excited to announce that Arduino IDE 1.8.11 is here! In addition to the usual load of bugfixes and small improvements under the hood, the latest version includes: Improved support for Mac OS X (the app is now notarized and strictly follows the latest OS X […]

Arduino 1.8.11 has been released

Reading Time: < 1 minuteArduino 1.8.11 has been released Arduino Team — January 27th, 2020 We’re excited to announce that Arduino IDE 1.8.11 is here! In addition to the usual load of bugfixes and small improvements under the hood, the latest version includes: Improved support for Mac OS X (the app is now notarized and strictly follows the latest OS X […]

Prototype room-scale, shape-changing interfaces with LiftTiles

Reading Time: 2 minutesPrototype room-scale, shape-changing interfaces with LiftTiles Arduino Team — January 27th, 2020 Shape-shifting interfaces, which could be deployed to create dynamic furniture, structures or VR environments, have great potential; however, creating them is often quite difficult. To simplify things, researchers from the University of Colorado Boulder have developed “LiftTiles,” modular blocks that raise to the […]

Prototype room-scale, shape-changing interfaces with LiftTiles

Reading Time: 2 minutesPrototype room-scale, shape-changing interfaces with LiftTiles Arduino Team — January 27th, 2020 Shape-shifting interfaces, which could be deployed to create dynamic furniture, structures or VR environments, have great potential; however, creating them is often quite difficult. To simplify things, researchers from the University of Colorado Boulder have developed “LiftTiles,” modular blocks that raise to the […]

Turning a Tic Tac box into a portable magnetometer

Reading Time: 2 minutesTurning a Tic Tac box into a portable magnetometer Arduino Team — January 24th, 2020 If you want a way to measure magnetic fields on the go, then look no further than this tiny device from Instructables user “rgco.” The portable magnetometer was made using just a couple of common parts, including an SS49E linear […]

An Arduino-powered dice generator

Reading Time: 2 minutesAn Arduino-powered dice generator Arduino Team — January 22nd, 2020 Board games can be fun, but what happens when you need more than six, 12, or even 20 possibilities to decide your character’s fate? One could of course use several dice, or an online simulator, but creator “Rehaan33” built something much more elegant in the […]

An Arduino-powered dice generator

Reading Time: 2 minutesAn Arduino-powered dice generator Arduino Team — January 22nd, 2020 Board games can be fun, but what happens when you need more than six, 12, or even 20 possibilities to decide your character’s fate? One could of course use several dice, or an online simulator, but creator “Rehaan33” built something much more elegant in the […]

Arduino Education launches four new STEAM products at Bett 2020

Reading Time: 4 minutesDuring Bett Show 2020, Arduino will launch the Arduino Education learning evolution: four new STEAM products for students in lower secondary school through to university. Arduino Education will also announce a partnership with the Fraunhofer Initiative: “Roberta – Learning with Robots” in Germany. Arduino Education‘s latest products — CTC GO! Motions Expansion Pack, Engineering Kit […]

Arduino Education launches four new STEAM products at Bett 2020

Reading Time: 4 minutesDuring Bett Show 2020, Arduino will launch the Arduino Education learning evolution: four new STEAM products for students in lower secondary school through to university. Arduino Education will also announce a partnership with the Fraunhofer Initiative: “Roberta – Learning with Robots” in Germany. Arduino Education‘s latest products — CTC GO! Motions Expansion Pack, Engineering Kit […]

Roast your own coffee beans with the help of Arduino

Reading Time: < 1 minuteRoast your own coffee beans with the help of Arduino Arduino Team — January 21st, 2020 Apparently not content with simply brewing his coffee to perfection, Alex Campbell can actually take control of the roast itself thanks to his beautiful fluid bed roasting rig. His DIY device is constructed using a variety of stainless steel […]

Open source power for classrooms: Arduino Uno WiFi Rev2 for CTC GO! joins Open Roberta

Reading Time: 2 minutesOpen source power for classrooms: Arduino Uno WiFi Rev2 for CTC GO! joins Open Roberta Arduino Team — January 21st, 2020 [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_ya3daY3GE?feature=oembed&w=500&h=281] Dream team for classrooms worldwide: Arduino Uno WiFi Rev2 for CTC GO! joins Open Roberta Lab, the biggest open source coding platform made in Europe. The Arduino Uno WiFi Rev2 is the […]

Automate your door latch with a simple app-controlled system

Reading Time: < 1 minuteAutomate your door latch with a simple app-controlled system Arduino Team — January 20th, 2020 Adnan.R.Khan recently decided to give his room’s sliding door latch an upgrade by designing a mechanism to open and close it, using little more than an Arduino Uno and Bluetooth module.  His automated device is operated via a smartphone app […]

Arduino Education nominated for Bett Award

Reading Time: 2 minutesArduino Education nominated for Bett Award Arduino Team — January 20th, 2020 The Arduino Engineering Kit has been nominated as a BETT Awards 2020 finalist in the “Higher Education or Further Education Digital Services” category.  About the Bett Awards The Bett Awards are a celebration of the inspiring creativity and innovation that can be found […]

Monitor your home with this Nano 33 IoT-based system

Reading Time: < 1 minuteMonitor your home with this Nano 33 IoT-based system Arduino Team — January 20th, 2020 Using an Arduino Nano 33 IoT, Jithin Sanal designed a home monitoring system capable of detecting noxious gases with an MQ2 sensor as well as sensing temperature, pressure, humidity, and ambient light via a BME280 sensor and an LDR. All […]

An educator’s summer dream – to add more robotics into their classroom

Reading Time: 3 minutesHow Arduino Education helped educator James Jones boost students’ 21st century skills and robotics knowledge across 23 middle schools in Orlando, Florida.  More and more teachers face the difficulty of instilling the right skills and knowledge, as well as a flexible mindset, that better prepare their students for future career opportunities. “Today, students need to […]

The Arduino Fundamentals Certification Exam is now available in Spanish and Italian!

Reading Time: 3 minutesFor enthusiasts, the Fundamentals Exam is the first tier in the Arduino Certification Program (ACP), designed to test entrants knowledge in Arduino-related electronics, programming, and physical computing. The exam is available for everyone interested in officially certifying their skills and knowledge on Arduino, that could, for example, be referred to in a resume for academic […]

The Arduino Fundamentals Certification Exam is now available in Spanish and Italian!

Reading Time: 3 minutesFor enthusiasts, the Fundamentals Exam is the first tier in the Arduino Certification Program (ACP), designed to test entrants knowledge in Arduino-related electronics, programming, and physical computing. The exam is available for everyone interested in officially certifying their skills and knowledge on Arduino, that could, for example, be referred to in a resume for academic […]

Designing an extremely realistic animatronic heart with Arduino

Reading Time: 2 minutesDesigning an extremely realistic animatronic heart with Arduino Arduino Team — January 17th, 2020 In his latest video, Will Cogley has created an animatronic heart so realistic that you might wonder if it’s the actual thing.  The device is made out of molded silicon with fake blood poured on top to enhance the effect, and […]

Pick colors from real things with this portable tool

Reading Time: < 1 minutePick colors from real things with this portable tool Arduino Team — January 14th, 2020 If you want a red piece of paper, or a blue pen, what does that really mean? If you’d like to get more specific, Michael Klements’ Arduino-based scanner lets you quantify colors in numerical RGB values via a TCS34725 sensor. […]

Aarnio adds force feedback and sensing to chairs

Reading Time: < 1 minuteAarnio adds force feedback and sensing to chairs Arduino Team — January 9th, 2020 Desk chairs are essential tools for the office environment, so why not turn them into a computer input and feedback device? Aarnio, by researchers from several universities, adds this functionality via an Arduino board. It’s able to detect rotation and tilt […]

Upgrading a ride-on car to a joystick-controlled assistive device

Reading Time: 2 minutesUpgrading a ride-on car to a joystick-controlled assistive device Arduino Team — January 9th, 2020 Child-sized wheelchairs can be difficult to come by, and unfortunately aren’t as much fun as something like a ride-on car. The South Eugene Robotics Team, or FRC2521, decided to address both challenges by building a mini Jeep augmented for kids […]