Schlagwort: Nano
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OMNi is a modular, omnidirectional robot for museum duties
Reading Time: 2 minutesArduino Team — October 5th, 2021 Museums allow people to explore topics in history, science, and much more through the use of exhibits that are often comprised of screens or some other interactive medium. Staff are given the role of visiting each one periodically and checking to see if they still work…
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The Graffomat is a giant plotter that automates graffiti art
Reading Time: 2 minutesArduino Team — October 4th, 2021 After visiting the large graffiti walls near his workshop in Berlin, Niklas Roy wanted to get involved by constructing a machine that can do the painting for him. In its most basic form, the system — which Roy calls the Graffomat — consists of two axes that work together…
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Sababox is an easy-to-use remote for the elderly
Reading Time: 2 minutesArduino Team — September 28th, 2021 Modern television remote controls have a massive number of buttons compared to their more primitive predecessors, and because of this, seniors can struggle with knowing which button to press and when as well as having difficulties seeing the small text. This problem inspired Instructables user omerrv to create…
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An Arduino-powered underwater ROV made out of PVC pipe
Reading Time: 2 minutesArduino Team — September 25th, 2021 Exploring the vast underwater world is exciting, and personal breathing devices such as SCUBA allow for people to descend far further than usual. However, robots can be even better since they can operate much longer and more efficiently than a person. And because these underwater remotely…
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Zom-B-Gone! is an artificial sunrise lamp to combat morning grumpiness
Reading Time: 2 minutesArduino Team — September 20th, 2021 Almost no one enjoys being suddenly awakened by a loud alarm clock as the sudden rush of panic can contribute to grogginess and stress. To alleviate this problem, Simen Sørensen of the Applied Procrastination YouTube channel decided to create a lamp that simulates a sunrise to…
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Repurposing the VFD unit from an old Epson POS display using Arduino
Reading Time: 2 minutesArduino Team — September 18th, 2021 For many makers, it’s always fun to take some piece of old technology and give it a new lease on life, especially when the item in question was destined for the landfill. This is what prompted Alastair Aitchison — better known on YouTube as Playful Technology —…
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Handy machine cuts heat shrink tubing to length
Reading Time: 2 minutesArduino Team — September 17th, 2021 Solder joints on PCBs don’t usually require extra protection, but loose wires are a different story. Because they can move around and touch each other or the enclosure, you need to protect the bare wire from shorts. Most people use either electrical tape or heat shrink…
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VEKTORKOLLEKTOR is a mobile vector drawing machine powered by Arduino
Reading Time: 2 minutesArduino Team — September 12th, 2021 Public art installations are a great way to express your creativity while simultaneously sharing it with others. Niklas Roy, a maker who builds interactive art installations in Berlin, Germany had the idea to create a machine that lets people draw pictures and then share them digitally…
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Speak4Me is an eye-to-speech module designed to assist those unable to communicate verbally
Reading Time: 2 minutesArduino Team — September 1st, 2021 People who suffer from physical disabilities that leave them unable to speak or communicate effectively can end up frustrated or largely ignored. In response to this issue, Hackaday users Malte, Marco, and Tim R wanted to create a small device that can turn small eye movements into simple commands and…
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This electronic arrow spine tester measures arrow consistency
Reading Time: 2 minutesArduino Team — August 24th, 2021 Repeatability requires consistency. This principle even applies to archery. If you want to hit the bullseye on every shot, you have to draw the string with consistent force, keep your stance consistent, and so on. You also want your arrows to be as consistent as possible.…
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Reconstruct core samples virtually from sand with the Magic Sand Slicer
Reading Time: 2 minutesArduino Team — August 9th, 2021 FDM 3D printers work by taking a model, creating many thin slices of it, and then extruding plastic to produce the desired shape. But what happens if you want to reverse that process, e.g. take many tiny slices of something and build a model digitally? This…
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This Arduino-based machine is an easy and efficient way to cut strips of paper
Reading Time: 2 minutesArduino Team — August 6th, 2021 Sometimes, art projects can require the creation of many different pieces of material to be used in the construction of an item. Imagine wanting to build a mosaic out of construction paper but then realizing you’ll need hundreds of tiny strips that are each cut to…
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A flask of goo that moves to the groove
Reading Time: < 1 minuteArduino Team — August 1st, 2021 Ferrofluid is an interesting substance that is attracted to a magnetic field. While manually playing with a flask of such goo is interesting for a few minutes, GreatScott! had other ideas. His 3D-printed rig arranges a half-dozen custom electromagnets on the side of the flask. This allows…
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This magnetically levitated globe is an attractive piece of home decor
Reading Time: 2 minutesArduino Team — August 1st, 2021 While trying to think of his next project, Herwig Taveirne came up with the idea to craft some kind of levitating display that can showcase certain objects. Some of the criteria included completely magnetic levitation, stable floating, and overall safety since magnets can get quite hot when…
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Mr Innovative made an automated machine to cut four different colors of wires
Reading Time: 2 minutesArduino Team — July 30th, 2021 We all know as makers that trying to cut those little wires to the perfect length can be one of the most tedious and frustrating aspects of soldering together a project. Whether it is because the wire cutters slipped or the lengths of the conductors are…
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Fire foam balls from this Arduino-based wireless Nerf sentry turret
Reading Time: 2 minutesArduino Team — July 28th, 2021 Named the grand prize winner of Instructables’ Arduino Contest, a maker known as otjones99 has created an interesting take on the classic Nerf sentry turret design by building one that uses an FPV headset to see and fire at targets. The turret consists of a turntable for moving the…
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Present! uses an Arduino and a PIR sensor to keep you from embarrassing yourself on Zoom calls
Reading Time: 2 minutesArduino Team — July 27th, 2021 Teleconferencing is more popular than ever, especially with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, but we have also seen an increase in embarrassing videos from people who were unaware that their cameras were still on. To address this problem, Charitha Jayaweera came up with a clever solution that he calls…
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This Arduino-powered robotic fish swims like the real thing
Reading Time: 2 minutesArduino Team — July 23rd, 2021 Biomimicry is often used to take the designs that nature has perfected over a period of millions of years and incorporate them into our own technology. One maker who goes by mcp on YouTube took this idea one step further and created a fish that can swim in the water…
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This interactive beer pong table is lit, literally
Reading Time: 2 minutesArduino Team — July 20th, 2021 Beer pong and its derivatives are some of the most enjoyed games on college campuses, but they are not all that exciting with just a few cups at either end of a plastic folding table. Meet the Interactive Pong Table, which was created by Instructables user boregan1. It…
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This sundial adjusts itself to compensate for daylight savings time and more
Reading Time: 2 minutesArduino Team — July 13th, 2021 Some sundials are as simple as a stick pushed into the dirt, but they’re still reliable and accurate. The sun is, after all, quite consistent. But there are some caveats. The Earth’s orbit and its rotational tilt mean that the lengths of our days are variable…
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Dual Screen Apollo DSKY simulates the Apollo Guidance Computer
Reading Time: 2 minutesArduino Team — July 8th, 2021 NASA’s history is full of fascinating facts and trivia. For example, the Apollo Guidance Computer, which handled navigation and control for both the Apollo Command Module and the Apollo Lunar Module, ran with less RAM and processing power than a TI-83 graphing calculator. But reading that…
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Build your own adorable, talking WALL-E robot
Reading Time: 2 minutesArduino Team — July 3rd, 2021 Film history is full of cute robots, but for our money, none are more charming than WALL-E. His vocabulary may be limited, but that doesn’t stop him from showing the full range of emotions through body language. Like Baby Yoda, WALL-E was an instant fan-favorite and…
