Contributing back to Ansible — flexible secrets with some Sops

Reading Time: 5 minutesThis post is from Edoardo Tenani, DevOps Engineer at Arduino. In this blog, we’re going to answer: How does one store sensitive data in source code (in this case, Ansible playbooks) securely and in a way that the secrets can be easily shared with the rest of the team? Ansible is an open source community […]

ClearCrawler Strandbeeest walks under Arduino control

Reading Time: < 1 minuteClearCrawler Strandbeeest walks under Arduino control Arduino Team — December 3rd, 2019 Maker Jeremy S. Cook has been building Theo Jansen-style walkers for literally years, and after several iterations has come up with what he calls the “ClearCrawler.”  This little guy stands at just over 15 inches tall — including its comparatively large clear cylindrical […]

2D-RFID input at the tip of your fingers

Reading Time: 2 minutes2D-RFID input at the tip of your fingers Arduino Team — December 2nd, 2019 Researchers at the University of Waterloo in Canada have developed a novel hand-based input technique called Tip-Tap that amazingly requires no batteries.  The wearable device uses a series of three custom RFID tags on both the thumb and index finger with […]

Meet Aster, the 3D-printed humanoid robot

Reading Time: 2 minutesMeet Aster, the 3D-printed humanoid robot Arduino Team — November 29th, 2019 If you’d like to build your own vaguely humanoid robot, but don’t care about it getting around, then look no farther than Aster.  The 3D-printed bot is controlled by an Arduino Uno, with a servo shield to actuate its 16 servo motors. This […]

Improve human-robot collaboration with GhostAR

Reading Time: 2 minutesImprove human-robot collaboration with GhostAR Arduino Team — November 26th, 2019 As robotics advance, the future could certainly involve humans and automated elements working together as a team. The question then becomes, how do you design such an interaction? A team of researchers from Purdue University attempt to provide a solution with their GhostAR system. […]

Make music with the help of an Arduino-powered hole puncher

Reading Time: < 1 minuteMake music with the help of an Arduino-powered hole puncher Arduino Team — November 25th, 2019 Maker ‘pashiran’ purchased a music box which could be programmed with punch cards, but soon found that actually creating tunes this way by hand was exhausting. His solution was to automate the process, designing a fixture to punch the […]

LED icosahedron shines for all the world to see

Reading Time: < 1 minuteLED icosahedron shines for all the world to see Arduino Team — November 25th, 2019 Convex regular icosahedrons contain 30 edges and 12 vertices. This makes for an interesting math problem, but as demonstrated by this project out of the LVL1 hackerspace in Louisville, Kentucky, its geometry also presents an excellent target for a massive […]

OpenGradeSIM is an open source incline simulator for indoor bike trainers

Reading Time: 2 minutesOpenGradeSIM is an open source incline simulator for indoor bike trainers Arduino Team — November 25th, 2019 Although he would probably rather be outdoors, after an injury Matt Ockendon had a lot more time to ride his Tacx Neo indoor trainer and tinker. He decided he wanted his rig to be able to simulate the grade […]

Awesome dad builds an Arduino-powered button box for his toddler son

Reading Time: < 1 minuteAwesome dad builds an Arduino-powered button box for his toddler son Arduino Team — November 22nd, 2019 Like most one-year-olds, CodePanda’s son really likes pushing buttons. Rather than purchasing a so-called busy board that might teach him skills like unlocking doors or plugging in electrical outlets, he decided to build his own custom device controlled […]

This YouTuber recreated the D-O droid from Star Wars: Episode 9 with Arduino

Reading Time: 2 minutesThis YouTuber recreated the D-O droid from Star Wars: Episode 9 with Arduino Arduino Team — November 21st, 2019 While it’s yet to make its premiere, Matt Denton has already built the D-O droid from Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker using a MKR WiFi 1010 for control, along with a MKR IMU Shield and […]

This YouTuber recreated the D-O droid from Star Wars: Episode 9 with Arduino

Reading Time: 2 minutesThis YouTuber recreated the D-O droid from Star Wars: Episode 9 with Arduino Arduino Team — November 21st, 2019 While it’s yet to make its premiere, Matt Denton has already built the D-O droid from Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker using a MKR WiFi 1010 for control, along with a MKR IMU Shield and […]

FaceWidgets blends on-face switches with the VR world

Reading Time: 2 minutesFaceWidgets blends on-face switches with the VR world Arduino Team — November 21st, 2019 When using a virtual reality (VR) system, you may need to flip a switch, touch a button, etc., which can be represented by a carefully coordinated series of pixels in front of your eyes. As a physical alternative — or augmentation […]

FaceWidgets blends on-face switches with the VR world

Reading Time: 2 minutesFaceWidgets blends on-face switches with the VR world Arduino Team — November 21st, 2019 When using a virtual reality (VR) system, you may need to flip a switch, touch a button, etc., which can be represented by a carefully coordinated series of pixels in front of your eyes. As a physical alternative — or augmentation […]

Get started with… Arduino?

Reading Time: 3 minutesYes, you read that title right, and no, you haven’t accidentally stumbled upon the Arduino Foundation’s website. Today, we’re pleased to announce a new addition to the Raspberry Pi Press family: Get Started with Arduino, a complete how-to guide to help you get hands on with the other pocket-sized board. But why? Why not? Our mission […]

Get started with… Arduino?

Reading Time: 3 minutesYes, you read that title right, and no, you haven’t accidentally stumbled upon the Arduino Foundation’s website. Today, we’re pleased to announce a new addition to the Raspberry Pi Press family: Get Started with Arduino, a complete how-to guide to help you get hands on with the other pocket-sized board. But why? Why not? Our mission […]

The Science Kit is now available in Italian and Spanish

Reading Time: 6 minutesLaunched back in January 2019 in partnership with Google, the Arduino Science Kit Physics Lab is designed for middle school students (aged 11 to 14) to explore science. It is now available with Italian and Spanish course content, making it more accessible than ever. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-U3JcdMoe0?feature=oembed&w=500&h=281] “You discovered it yourself, so it was really fun doing […]

Arduino on GitHub Actions

Reading Time: 4 minutesThis post is from Massimiliano Pippi, Senior Software Engineer at Arduino. GitHub Actions is the name of the SDLC (Software Development Life Cycle) system introduced by GitHub about a year ago, currently in public beta and now approaching the general availability status. When you read SDLC, think about some sort of CI/CD system that’s generic […]

James Bruton’s 512 LED DJ helmet adds more glow to his Performance Robots show

Reading Time: 2 minutesJames Bruton’s 512 LED DJ helmet adds more glow to his Performance Robots show Arduino Team — November 13th, 2019 If you’ve ever thought that your musical performance needed more LEDs, then James Bruton’s DJ helmet may be just the thing for you. The YouTuber’s wearable device is built on the base of a protective […]

James Bruton’s 512 LED DJ helmet adds more glow to his Performance Robots show

Reading Time: 2 minutesJames Bruton’s 512 LED DJ helmet adds more glow to his Performance Robots show Arduino Team — November 13th, 2019 If you’ve ever thought that your musical performance needed more LEDs, then James Bruton’s DJ helmet may be just the thing for you. The YouTuber’s wearable device is built on the base of a protective […]

James Bruton’s 512 LED DJ helmet adds more glow to his Performance Robots show

Reading Time: 2 minutesJames Bruton’s 512 LED DJ helmet adds more glow to his Performance Robots show Arduino Team — November 13th, 2019 If you’ve ever thought that your musical performance needed more LEDs, then James Bruton’s DJ helmet may be just the thing for you. The YouTuber’s wearable device is built on the base of a protective […]

James Bruton’s 512 LED DJ helmet adds more glow to his Performance Robots show

Reading Time: 2 minutesJames Bruton’s 512 LED DJ helmet adds more glow to his Performance Robots show Arduino Team — November 13th, 2019 If you’ve ever thought that your musical performance needed more LEDs, then James Bruton’s DJ helmet may be just the thing for you. The YouTuber’s wearable device is built on the base of a protective […]

Rapidly create your own capacitive multi-touch sensors with this kit

Reading Time: 2 minutesRapidly create your own capacitive multi-touch sensors with this kit Arduino Team — November 13th, 2019 You likely use touchscreens every day when interacting with your phone — perhaps even to read this article — but prototyping your own capacitive matrix is unfortunately out of reach for most makers and electronics novices. As seen here, […]