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Reading Time: < 1 minuteCreep out guests with an Arduino-controlled teddy bear Arduino Team — November 14th, 2018 Halloween has become something of a hacker holiday, giving creative people the world over a chance to show off their spooky animatronic inventions outside without neighborhood scrutiny. This year, Instructables user “gocivici” created a display inspired by the doll in a […]
Reading Time: 2 minutesArduino PRO Gateway for LoRa now available for pre-order Arduino Team — November 14th, 2018 We are very happy to announce the Arduino PRO Gateway for LoRa! Combined with Arduino MKR WAN 1300 IoT nodes, it makes an ideal solution for a wide range of applications, like smart agriculture, smart cities and building automation – and […]
Reading Time: 2 minutesDual Arduino “CNC” control Arduino Team — November 13th, 2018 Generally when you work with CNC machinery, you program it on a computer, then allow a controller to automatically run through a cutting routine. Arduino boards have long been used for this kind of control through the grbl software package, but YouTuber Electronoobs decided to […]
Reading Time: 2 minutesArduino Mega controls this amazing water organ Arduino Team — November 7th, 2018 Earlier this year, artist Niklas Roy was invited to participate in the Drehmoment art festival that takes place in the south-west of Germany. The “catch” to this festival is that each artist was invited to team up with a local company to […]
Reading Time: 2 minutesVintage-style clock made from individual LEDs Arduino Team — November 6th, 2018 If you’ve ever wanted a vintage-style timepiece, or to test your soldering abilities, this clock by YouTuber Electronoobs will let you do both at once. It features four display modules that resemble Nixie tubes, each made out of LED filaments soldered onto a […]
Reading Time: < 1 minuteDad-daughter MechWarrior suit ready for trick-or-treating Arduino Team — October 31st, 2018 The idea of a mechanized walking suit to carry you around seems like a great idea, but having a practical leg assembly for it is still a futuristic concept. As seen here however, if you’re still a kid, you might be able to get […]
Reading Time: 2 minutesLinear movement with Arduino and 3D printing Arduino Team — October 29th, 2018 Arduino boards are great for controlling small servo motors, but what if you need something to provide linear travel? As spotted on Reddit, while the answer here is a little less straightforward, YouTuber Potent Printables has a great solution. It uses 3D-printed components, along […]
Reading Time: 2 minutesDragon Ball Z head-mounted Scouter computer replica Arduino Team — October 26th, 2018 Those familiar with the Dragon Ball Z franchise will recognize the head-mounted Scouter computer often seen adorning character faces. As part of his Goku costume, Marcin Poblocki made an impressive replica, featuring a see-through lens that shows the “strength” of the person […]
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 Emiel Noorlander (aka […]
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 musical installation. His […]
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 a throttle directly, but […]
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 music performances. It’s […]
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 buttons to activate […]
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 covering—like a dust […]
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 name implies, the […]
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 attaches specialized magnetic […]
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 is a program […]
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 with a quadrature encoder, […]
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 two LG Nexus […]
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 shapes. The heart of […]
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 interface, and sends animation […]
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 Arduino Nano, and not […]