Schlagwort: arduino
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Wind your thread automatically with this Arduino-powered machine
Reading Time: 2 minutesWind your thread automatically with this Arduino-powered machine Arduino Team — January 3rd, 2019 If you ever wondered how thread could be wound on spools without human intervention, this build by Mr. Innovative will show you one option. The YouTuber’s DIY machine features a motor to rotate a small roller, pulling thread…
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Squeeze through pipes with this six-wheeled robot
Reading Time: 2 minutesSqueeze through pipes with this six-wheeled robot Arduino Team — January 3rd, 2019 If you need a robot to traverse piping systems, what are you to do? You could purchase a (very expensive) inspection robot, or you could instead build your own like the prototype pipe-crawler presented here. The device features six…
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Control model trains wirelessly with your smartphone
Reading Time: < 1 minuteControl model trains wirelessly with your smartphone Arduino Team — January 2nd, 2019 Model trains have been a staple of DIY hobbiysts for generations, and while wireless control options can be purchased, KushagraK7’s hack lets you use your phone instead. The setup consists of an Arduino Uno, along with a motor driver…
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An e-skateboard controller made from scratch with Arduino
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAn e-skateboard controller made from scratch with Arduino Arduino Team — January 2nd, 2019 Last June, Timo Brinschein bought a Qu4tro electric skateboard with hopes of using it for fun and commuting duties. Unfortunately, while the skateboard itself worked well, the remote had many shortcomings. Since replacing the skateboard’s controls entirely…
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Electronoobs creates his own Bluetooth-controlled Daft Punk helmet
Reading Time: < 1 minuteElectronoobs creates his own Bluetooth-controlled Daft Punk helmet Arduino Team — January 2nd, 2019 If you like electronic music, you’ve certainly admired Daft Punk’s glowing electronic helmets. While the originals are amazing, as shown in this Electronoobs tutorial, you can now make a very good replica for around $20 and 30…
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High school play gets a simulated sports scoreboard
Reading Time: 2 minutesHigh school play gets a simulated sports scoreboard Arduino Team — January 2nd, 2019 Maker “DJ’s Fantasi” is the technical director at his local high school’s theater arts program, and when the director of their winter production of Disney’s High School Musical requested a scoreboard prop, he excitedly set to work. The…
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Build a tachometer for your metal lathe with Arduino
Reading Time: < 1 minuteBuild a tachometer for your metal lathe with Arduino Arduino Team — January 2nd, 2019 If you manage to get a small lathe in your home shop, it will likely come with a dial to adjust the speed, but it may not have a tachometer to tell you if it’s actually…
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Star Trek tricorder-style heart rate monitor
Reading Time: < 1 minuteStar Trek tricorder-style heart rate monitor Arduino Team — December 28th, 2018 A heart rate monitor can be an important tool for tracking fitness and exertion levels, but what if you want something a bit more interesting style-wise? For a novel idea, be sure to check out the project shown below…
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Create mesmerizing designs in the sand with this Arduino-controlled Zen table!
Reading Time: < 1 minuteCreate mesmerizing designs in the sand with this Arduino-controlled Zen table! Arduino Team — December 27th, 2018 A sandbox game generally refers to an open world computer simulation, but Tim Callinan’s fall semester project takes things in a different direction—an actual sandbox controlled by an Arduino and gShield. Callinan’s Zen table…
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Draw on an oscilloscope with Arduino
Reading Time: 2 minutesDraw on an oscilloscope with Arduino Arduino Team — December 27th, 2018 If you’ve ever wanted to plot shapes using an oscilloscope, YouTuber Electronoobs reveals the tricks in his latest video. In it, he draws a Christmas tree, along with a few other shapes, and while that holiday is now past, there’s…
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OpenLH robot automates biological exploration
Reading Time: 2 minutesOpenLH robot automates biological exploration Arduino Team — December 20th, 2018 If you’d like an easy way to accomplish repetitive biological experiments, the OpenLH presents a great option for automating these tasks. The heart of the system is the Arduino Mega-controlled uArm Swift Pro robot, which is equipped with a custom end effector…
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An inexpensive device for analyzing roasted coffee beans
Reading Time: 2 minutesAn inexpensive device for analyzing roasted coffee beans Arduino Team — December 18th, 2018 While you may not consider in detail how your coffee is roasted, those that produce it must pay special attention to make sure that the end product is consistent. Equipment to help analyze roasted coffee is normally quite…
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A multi-matrix scrolling text display for absolute beginners
Reading Time: < 1 minuteA multi-matrix scrolling text display for absolute beginners Arduino Team — December 18th, 2018 For this build, YouTuber DIY Perspective goes through the process of constructing a scrolling text display with two 8×8 matrices. His instructions, along with an excellent video, go through the process from the very basics, including things…
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An Arduino-based rocket motor thrust test stand
Reading Time: 2 minutesAn Arduino-based rocket motor thrust test stand Arduino Team — December 17th, 2018 If you enjoy model rocketry, you may wonder just what the thrust curve of the motors you’re using looks like. In order to answer that question, YouTuber ElementalMaker decided to construct his own test stand using an Arduino Uno coupled…
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Build a single-pixel scanning camera with an RGB sensor
Reading Time: 2 minutesBuild a single-pixel scanning camera with an RGB sensor Arduino Team — December 15th, 2018 Sensors like the TCS34725 from Adafruit can detect a single color. It stands to reason then, that if you were to aim this sensor at a multitude of points and record the resulting data, you could have…
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Drone morphs into the perfect shape in mid-air
Reading Time: < 1 minuteDrone morphs into the perfect shape in mid-air Arduino Team — December 14th, 2018 Drones come in many shapes and sizes, but for the most part their motor pods are fixed during flight. Inspired by the way birds can fold their wings, researchers from the University of Zurich and EPFL have…
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Keep track your weekly tasks with Arduino and arcade buttons
Reading Time: 2 minutesKeep track your weekly tasks with Arduino and arcade buttons Arduino Team — December 14th, 2018 All of us have daily tasks we need to perform, but what if you often forget whether you’ve done something, or simply need to give your child a little extra motivation? One great way would be…
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Arduino Mega is the brains of this ant-like hexapod
Reading Time: 2 minutesArduino Mega is the brains of this ant-like hexapod Arduino Team — December 13th, 2018 Six-legged robots are nothing new, but if you’d like inspiration for your own, it would be hard to beat this 22 servo-driven, 3D-printed hexapod from Dejan at How To Mechatronics. The ant-inspired device features three metal geared…
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Musical lighting pattern changes based on automatic analysis
Reading Time: 2 minutesMusical lighting pattern changes based on automatic analysis Arduino Team — December 12th, 2018 LED strips reacting to sound is nothing new; however, Paul Shulman’s setup does things a bit differently. Instead of responding to the tune’s overall volume, one musical frequency is analyzed and averaged; if the intensity changes sufficiently on…
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There’s no need to buy an electric screwdriver, just 3D print your own!
Reading Time: 2 minutesThere’s no need to buy an electric screwdriver, just 3D print your own! Arduino Team — December 11th, 2018 What do you do when you need to attach 400-500 screws for an upcoming project? If you’re “Progress Thailand” you simply create one yourself using a 9g micro servo modded for continuous rotation, an…
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This one-button device can do many things
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis one-button device can do many things Arduino Team — December 10th, 2018 Bigger isn’t always better, as illustrated nicely by this device from YouTuber “Volos Projects.” It’s not only physically quite small, squeezing an Arduino into a 40x25x25mm aluminum enclosure, but uses an interface consisting of a single button (plus…
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Mood-controlled RGB light wall
Reading Time: 2 minutesMood-controlled RGB light wall Arduino Team — December 5th, 2018 In the build shown below, Evan McMahon dares to ask the question, “Have you ever been disappointed by a mood ring?” While that might seem a bit random, the answer is a likely “yes” if you’ve ever worn one with the expectation…
