Arduino at MWC 2019!

Reading Time: 2 minutesArduino at MWC 2019! Arduino Team — February 24th, 2019 The Arduino team is in Barcelona this week for Mobile World Congress! MWC is one of the biggest technology events in the world, so we’re really excited to be invited to participate in the Mobile IoT Experience’s developer expert zone by event organizers GSMA. Come […]

Getting started with the Arduino IoT Cloud

Reading Time: 2 minutesGetting started with the Arduino IoT Cloud Arduino Team — February 22nd, 2019 As previously announced, the Arduino IoT Cloud is an easy to use Internet of Things application platform that enables developers to go from unboxing their board to a working device in just minutes. To help you get started, we’ve put together a […]

Robotic lawnmower uses multi-Arduino control

Reading Time: 2 minutesRobotic lawnmower uses multi-Arduino control Arduino Team — February 21st, 2019 Do you enjoy mowing your lawn? No? Well now you can ‘simply’ print a robot to do it for you, based on German mechanical engineer Philip Read’s design. His Roomba-esque device uses a pair of gearmotors for movement, an array of three ultrasonic sensors […]

Relativty is a low-cost VR headset you can build yourself

Reading Time: 2 minutesRelativty is a low-cost VR headset you can build yourself Arduino Team — February 20th, 2019 While you’ve been hearing about virtual reality for the last 20 years or so, today the hardware required to build such a rig is finally to the point where it’s within the reach of consumers. As seen here, Relativty […]

Arduino Day Community Challenge: Submit your projects, win hardware and coupons!

Reading Time: 2 minutesArduino Day Community Challenge: Submit your projects, win hardware and coupons! Arduino Team — February 20th, 2019 We at Arduino believe that the combination of our technology and your passion make it possible to have an impact on everyone’s everyday life. Ingenuity, innovation, and social good are the cornerstones of our community, and we want […]

Make your own MIDI keyboard matrix (or just buy one?)

Reading Time: 2 minutesMake your own MIDI keyboard matrix (or just buy one?) Arduino Team — February 19th, 2019 If you’ve ever seen a MIDI pad with dozens of light-up buttons producing electronic music, you may have considered building one using an Arduino. As shown in GreatScott!’s latest write-up, you can indeed create your own Novation Launchpad-like device […]

Play Mario Kart: Double Dash with a hacked VTech steering wheel

Reading Time: < 1 minutePlay Mario Kart: Double Dash with a hacked VTech steering wheel Arduino Team — February 19th, 2019 YouTuber “Insert Controller Here” has been creating gaming controllers out of a variety of objects, like bananas, mayonnaise, and meat. For his latest iteration, the YouTuber decided to convert a VTech Turn and Learn Driver into—what else?—a Mario […]

Controlling a toaster oven robot with Arduino

Reading Time: 2 minutesControlling a toaster oven robot with Arduino Arduino Team — February 15th, 2019 As seen in our earlier post, James Bruton has been working on a breakfast-making robot, and has now moved from boiling eggs to making toast… or apparently hot dogs/sausages as shown in the video’s demo.  What he’s come up with uses a […]

Mechanical tulip is a glowing work of Valentine’s Day art

Reading Time: 2 minutesMechanical tulip is a glowing work of Valentine’s Day art Arduino Team — February 14th, 2019 Tulips come in all shapes and sizes, but Jirí Praus has created a mechanical version like nothing you’ve ever seen. It’s masterfully crafted as a gift for his wife, using bent wire to form its six petals and stem.  […]

Official Arduino Day 2019 celebration coming to Milan!

Reading Time: 3 minutesAs recently announced, Arduino Day 2019 will be celebrated on March 16th. If you plan on organizing your your own event, don’t forget to submit your proposal by March 3rd! We have already received a hundred submissions from all across the globe and will continue to update our map regularly with new events — we […]

Versatile multimeter made with Arduino Nano

Reading Time: < 1 minuteVersatile multimeter made with Arduino Nano Arduino Team — February 12th, 2019 If you ever wondered about building your own multimeter, YouTuber Electronoobs shows us just how to do so with an Arduino Nano. Aside from the Nano, he’s using a 128×64 OLED screen to display stats and battery level, and a 16-bit ADC for […]

Washing machine motor robots!

Reading Time: < 1 minuteWashing machine motor robots! Arduino Team — February 12th, 2019 Powering small robots could be considered the specialty of Arduino boards, but what if you want to control something much bigger? There are, of course, ways to do this, but larger motors are naturally more difficult to source. This hasn’t deterred YouTuber The Post Apocalyptic […]

An Arduino-controlled robotic button dispenser for your next event

Reading Time: 2 minutesAn Arduino-controlled robotic button dispenser for your next event Arduino Team — February 12th, 2019 Giving away buttons at Maker Faires or trade shows is a great way to promote your brand, but what if you want to dispense these trinkets in style? That was the idea behind this automated button dispenser mechanism from Jeremy […]

Researchers develop new device to easily measure fluoride in drinking water

Reading Time: 2 minutesFluoride can be healthy in certain concentrations, but above a certain level it instead has the opposite effect, causing serious dental and bone diseases. While the cost and benefit of any substance use has to be carefully weighted, up until now, verification that water source isn’t contaminated—above just 2 ppm—has been the purview of well-equipped […]

Arduino Nano turned into universal IR translator

Reading Time: < 1 minuteArduino Nano turned into universal IR translator Arduino Team — February 7th, 2019 After purchasing a new television, maker Andreas Spiess’ remote no longer worked seamlessly with the controller his family had been using. While a universal remote could have solved the problem, in order to keep things simple to use, he instead came up […]

Visualize tunes with James Bruton’s laser projector graphic EQ display

Reading Time: 2 minutesVisualize tunes with James Bruton’s laser projector graphic EQ display Arduino Team — February 7th, 2019 If you’d like to visualize your music, VU meters make an excellent tool. While they are generally built into audio equipment, maker James Bruton had the idea to construct his own using lasers. His setup features an MSGEQ7 module […]

Announcing the Arduino IoT Cloud Public Beta

Reading Time: 2 minutesIn our pursuit to democratize Internet of Things development, today we are excited to announce the Arduino IoT Cloud! The Arduino IoT Cloud is an easy-to-use platform that makes it very simple for anyone to develop and manage their IoT applications, then deploy them to a large number of users. It allows users to create […]

Automatic eye protection triggered by sound

Reading Time: 2 minutesAutomatic eye protection triggered by sound Arduino Team — February 5th, 2019 Görkem Bozkurt has a bit of a problem. When he gets going with a build, sometimes safety glasses are forgotten in the excitement of making something new. While understandable, this doesn’t make things any less dangerous, so he came up with a novel […]

“Rare Candy” played on even more rare electronic instrument

Reading Time: 2 minutes“Rare Candy” played on even more rare electronic instrument Arduino Team — February 5th, 2019 According to musician/maker Ruben Dax, “Few things make him happier than being able to create things that create things.” As seen in the video below, what he’s created is a very strange cylindrical instrument with an array of buttons and […]

Open source microfluidics platform uses Arduino CNC control

Reading Time: 2 minutesOpen source microfluidics platform uses Arduino CNC control Arduino Team — February 5th, 2019 Microfluidics deals with the manipulation of tiny amounts of liquid, and as such, specialized equipment must be used for any sort of measurable experimentation. While you could purchase an expensive commercial solution, the Poseidon system—developed by students at the California Institute […]

Cheeseborg is a voice-controlled robot that makes grilled cheese sandwiches

Reading Time: 2 minutesDo you like grilled cheese? Would you rather not make it yourself? If so, then the Cheeseborg by Taylor Tabb, Mitchell Riek, and Evan Hill could be the perfect device for you!  This assembly line-like robot first stacks bread-cheese-bread using a vacuum gripper, and passes the unheated sandwich onto the grill via a pusher mechanism. […]

Augment your tongue’s senses with the Cthulhu Shield

Reading Time: 2 minutesAugment your tongue’s senses with the Cthulhu Shield Arduino Team — January 31st, 2019 Whether one of your senses is weak or non-existent, or you would simply like a way to augment your perception and control options, the Cthulhu Shield can be applied in either situation.  The device takes the form of an Arduino Uno […]