Automate Halloween with the Stack-O-Lantern memory game

Reading Time: < 1 minuteAutomate Halloween with the Stack-O-Lantern memory game Arduino Team — November 1st, 2017 While Halloween has come and gone, it’s not too early to start brainstorming for next year’s jack-o’-lantern hack. Perhaps you’re thinking about lighting a pumpkin with an Uno-powered array of LEDs, or activating a shield to play scary recorded noises. If, however, you’d like inspiration […]

Capturing a complex TV commercial with Arduino

Reading Time: 2 minutesCapturing a complex TV commercial with Arduino Arduino Team — October 31st, 2017 Ever wonder how studios like Oslo-based Flambert get perfectly timed (and complex) shots of “disasters,” such as the destruction of a birthday party setting seen in the Coop Obs! commercial below? While the moving camera position was handled by a robotic arm, […]

An Arduino vibe bowl screw feeder

Reading Time: < 1 minuteAn Arduino vibe bowl screw feeder Arduino Team — October 26th, 2017 Vibratory bowls, which feed small parts up a long curved ramp, are essential elements in many types of automated manufacturing. While the video seen here doesn’t get into how the bowls themselves are made, a crucial part of the setup is the ramp […]

Ivy is a massive 240-step sequencer

Reading Time: 2 minutesIvy is a massive 240-step sequencer Arduino Team — October 24th, 2017 Most musical sequencers use an array of buttons to control sounds played in 16 or perhaps 32 steps. As seen here, Moscow-based artist Dmitry Morozov (aka ::vtol::) created an installation called “Ivy” wth not 16, but 240! The sequencer is based on an […]

Building an ALS communication device with Arduino

Reading Time: 2 minutesBuilding an ALS communication device with Arduino Arduino Team — October 24th, 2017 The father of hacker Ricardo Andere de Mello’s good friend has ALS. His symptoms have become worse recently, causing the loss of much of his motor control. To help with the situation, de Mello decided to build a device that would enable him […]

Students invent a low-cost electric wheelchair kit with Arduino

Reading Time: 2 minutesStudents invent a low-cost electric wheelchair kit with Arduino Arduino Team — October 23rd, 2017 While electric wheelchairs are a vital tool for those with restricted mobility, they typically cost around $2,500, an amount that’s not the most affordable. To address this problem, a group of students from Aviv High School in Israel have come […]

The Weather Followers randomizes your digital experience

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Weather Followers randomizes your digital experience Arduino Team — October 20th, 2017 As our lives become more and more automated, we tend to rely on computers and unseen algorithms to “protect” us from unapproved experiences. In order to illustrate this concept, and hopefully introduce serendipitous events to our digital lives, David Colombini has come […]

Integrating a Nintendo Power Glove with today’s VR technology

Reading Time: 2 minutesIntegrating a Nintendo Power Glove with today’s VR technology Arduino Team — October 19th, 2017 When the Power Glove was released in the early 1990s, the idea that you could control games with hand motions was incredible, but like the Virtual Boy that followed years later, the hardware of the day just couldn’t keep up. […]

Make an Arduino-controlled boost gauge for your racing sim dash

Reading Time: < 1 minuteMake an Arduino-controlled boost gauge for your racing sim dash Arduino Team — October 18th, 2017 If you’re really serious about car racing games, at some point you may want to upgrade your instruments from being on-screen to physically residing in your living room. While this would appear to be an arduous task, displaying your […]

Antique organ speaks clues at an escape room

Reading Time: 2 minutesAntique organ speaks clues at an escape room Arduino Team — October 17th, 2017 When tasked with converting an antique pump organ—sort of a miniature version of a full-sized pipe organ—into part of an escape room puzzle, hacker Alec Smecher decided to turn it into a vocal MIDI device. To accomplish this, he embedded switches […]

A Playmobil Wedding Band

Reading Time: < 1 minuteA Playmobil Wedding Band Arduino Team — October 16th, 2017 Two of Boris Werner’s friends, both musicians, were getting married, so for a unique gift he decided on a miniature stage setup with a Playmobil bride and groom as the guitarists. After some research and ordering quite a few parts, he was able to construct […]

Be among the first to try the Arduino IDE 1.9 Beta

Reading Time: 3 minutesToday we’re very excited (and a bit nervous) to announce the new development cycle of the Arduino IDE. As you may have noticed, we’ve been continuously removing functionality from the Java package, and migrating them to a collection of external tools. We began this project by moving the build logic to arduino-builder, which now also […]

An Arduino Mouse Wiggler!

Reading Time: < 1 minuteAn Arduino Mouse Wiggler! Arduino Team — October 10th, 2017 If, for whatever reason, you need your computer to stay awake without changing its settings, that’s easy—just remember to shake your mouse back and forth intermittently! If remembering to do that over and over seems like too much work, then here’s a simple solution: a […]

MONSTRO 8K

MONSTRO 8K VV | Official Introduction Video, 80.000$ Camera

Reading Time: < 1 minutePriced at $79500, the Red Weapon Monstro 8K VV is capable of capturing 2.4:1 ratio 8K footage at up to 75 fps as well as Full Format 8K at 60 fps with 17+ stops of dynamic range. It also delivers 35.4-megapixel stills, while being compatible with the company’s full lineup of DSMC2 modules and accessories. […]

Nintendo Switch

Turn your Nintendo Switch into a mini arcade cabinet!

Reading Time: < 1 minutePeople with 3D printers make the world a fun, wonderful place.Turn your Nintendo Switch into a mini arcade cabinet! An engineer who goes by „ConcaveChest“ created an enclosure for the Nintendo Switch that doubles as a cooling stand and a sweet-looking mini arcade cabinet. The design is available to check out and download for free […]