Schlagwort: arduino
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Constructing an hourglass lamp with Arduino
Reading Time: 2 minutesConstructing an hourglass lamp with Arduino Arduino Team — October 26th, 2018 With the proliferation of all sorts of digital timers, the need for an hourglass to keep track of whatever activity you’re working on seems like a relic of the past. Still, the hourglass is an interesting form factor, so YouTuber…
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Salvaged Arduino powers animated House Party
Reading Time: 2 minutesSalvaged Arduino powers animated House Party Arduino Team — October 25th, 2018 What can you do with items that are destined for the dump? As seen here, if you’re Neil Mendoza, you transform old furniture, TVs, computers, art, and even an Arduino Zero that somehow ended up in the trash into a…
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Electrically assisted scooter senses forward kicks
Reading Time: < 1 minuteElectrically assisted scooter senses forward kicks Arduino Team — October 25th, 2018 Maker Bitluni wanted an electric scooter, but he lives in Germany, where electric vehicles of that type are illegal. Motor-assisted bicycles, however, are not. So he set to work making a sort of hybrid that is controlled not by…
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Custom weather station enhances and modifies electronic music
Reading Time: 2 minutesCustom weather station enhances and modifies electronic music Arduino Team — October 25th, 2018 While the environment is important for any musical performance, generally it’s not an active part of the show. Adrien Kaeser, though, has come up with a device called the “Weather Thingy“ that integrates climate-related events directly into electronic…
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Turn an Atari 2600 into a MIDI drum machine
Reading Time: 2 minutesTurn an Atari 2600 into a MIDI drum machine Arduino Team — October 24th, 2018 While not known for its musical prowess, John Sutley decided to turn an Atari 2600 into a simple four-note drum machine dubbed “SYNDRUM.” While an interesting exercise in creating a custom cartridge out of repurposed components, pushing…
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Communicate using your ear with Orecchio
Reading Time: 2 minutesCommunicate using your ear with Orecchio Arduino Team — October 23rd, 2018 When conversing face-to-face, there are a wide range of other emotions and inflections conveyed by our facial and body expressions. But what if you can’t express emotion this way, whether due to a physical impairment, or simply because of a…
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DualPanto is a non-visual gaming interface for the blind
Reading Time: 2 minutesDualPanto is a non-visual gaming interface for the blind Arduino Team — October 22nd, 2018 While there are tools that allow the visually impaired to interact with computers, conveying spacial relationships, such as those needed for gaming, is certainly a challenge. To address this, researchers have come up with DualPanto. As the…
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Create shapes over and over with the Dynablock 3D Printer
Reading Time: 2 minutesCreate shapes over and over with the Dynablock 3D Printer Arduino Team — October 22nd, 2018 3D printing, while revolutionary in many aspects, generally means you’re stuck with what you print. Researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder and the University of Tokyo, however, have created a printing system called Dynablock, which…
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Animate a soda bottle structure with TrussFormer and Arduino
Reading Time: 2 minutesAnimate a soda bottle structure with TrussFormer and Arduino Arduino Team — October 19th, 2018 While you may not give soda bottles much thought beyond their intended use, researchers in Germany and the U.S. have been working on a way to turn empty bottles into kinetic art. The result of this work…
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A linear actuator that won’t break the bank
Reading Time: < 1 minuteA linear actuator that won’t break the bank Arduino Team — October 19th, 2018 Extremely good linear actuators can be expensive and heavy, but what if you need something for relatively light applications? In the video below, James Bruton explains how you can make one using parts including a DC motor…
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InfiniTouch: Interact with both sides of your smartphone
Reading Time: 2 minutesInfiniTouch: Interact with both sides of your smartphone Arduino Team — October 19th, 2018 Besides, perhaps a longer battery life, what would make your smartphone experience better? If you said a more versatile interaction method than poking one side with your thumb, researchers in Germany may have just the thing. InfiniTouch morphs…
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3D wire bending with Arduino!
Reading Time: < 1 minute3D wire bending with Arduino! Arduino Team — October 17th, 2018 If you thought that automatic wire bending was solely the purview of expensive industrial machinery, think again. How To Mechatronics has come up with a bender that not only twists wire left and right, but can rotate to create three-dimensional…
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Arduino Uno controls a trio of singing pumpkins
Reading Time: < 1 minuteArduino Uno controls a trio of singing pumpkins Arduino Team — October 16th, 2018 Halloween is just around the corner, and to celebrate, fadecomic decided to set up a trio of singing animatronic pumpkins to belt out scary songs. The project uses a Raspberry Pi for high level control and browser…
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Paper-cut light box replicates the Philadelphia skyline and its actual moon phases
Reading Time: < 1 minutePaper-cut light box replicates the Philadelphia skyline and its actual moon phases Arduino Team — October 16th, 2018 Rich Nelson wanted to make a unique gift for his brother, and decided on a paper-cut light box of Philadelphia’s skyline, the city where he lives. The resulting device is controlled by an…
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FacePush adds extra realism to your VR experience
Reading Time: < 1 minuteFacePush adds extra realism to your VR experience Arduino Team — October 16th, 2018 Haptic feedback is something commonly used with handheld controllers and the like. However, in a virtual reality environment, it could also be used with the other interface surface attached to your body: the VR headset itself. That’s…
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Neon skulls illuminate to the MIDI beat
Reading Time: 2 minutesNeon skulls illuminate to the MIDI beat Arduino Team — October 15th, 2018 LEDs, whether single-color or programmable, have enabled makers to create a wide variety of vibrant projects at a reasonable price. Neon sign projects, which require sophisticated glass making techniques as well as high voltage for control aren’t as common,…
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Announcing Arduino’s Coordinated Vulnerability Disclosure Policy
Reading Time: 3 minutesAnnouncing Arduino’s Coordinated Vulnerability Disclosure Policy gvarisco — October 10th, 2018 A little less than a month ago, I joined Arduino as their Chief Information Security Officer. I’ve been in touch with the team for the past couple of months and feel incredibly lucky to be part of such a talented and…
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When in Rome: Join us at Europe’s Biggest Maker Faire!
Reading Time: 3 minutesWe’re just days away from Maker Faire Rome — The European Edition, where we will be partnering with Microchip in Pavilion 8. This year’s booth will be broken up into three areas: Education: The Arduino Education team will be exhibiting the flagship CTC 101 program and the Engineering Kit. Starting at 11am, there…
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CasioKeyBot plays electronic keyboard with automated fingers
Reading Time: 2 minutesCasioKeyBot plays electronic keyboard with automated fingers Arduino Team — October 8th, 2018 Electronic keyboards have been around for many years, taking human input and translating it into a variety of sounds. In a strange twist on this technology, Igor Angst has decided to substitute a robot in to push the synthesizer’s…
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Twinky, the Arduino robot assistant
Reading Time: 2 minutesTwinky, the Arduino robot assistant Arduino Team — October 5th, 2018 In the middle of a project, you may find that what you’re making is similar to something that’s been done before. Such was the case with Adrian Lindermann when he started constructing his “Twinky” robot and found the Jibo social bot…
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Measure noise levels in your home with the Hello Light
Reading Time: 2 minutesMeasure noise levels in your home with the Hello Light Arduino Team — October 3rd, 2018 After realizing that asking his kids to keep the noise down was meaningless without some sort of standard, maker Jeremy S. Cook decided to construct the “Hello Light.” This cylindrical device measures sound with an electret…
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MobiLimb is a robotic finger that plugs into your smartphone
Reading Time: 2 minutesMobiLimb is a robotic finger that plugs into your smartphone Arduino Team — October 2nd, 2018 You’re constantly poking and prodding your smartphone throughout the day, but have you ever wondered what would happen if this little computer could poke back? Well now that’s actually possible, with the MobiLimb accessory by Marc…
