Schlagwort: tech
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Arduino Cloud Café: Let’s chat about environmental monitoring!
Reading Time: < 1 minuteExciting news! We’re gearing up for the second edition of Arduino Cloud Café, and we’re thrilled to have you join us. Tune in on Tuesday, February 13th at 5pm CET for an engaging session on environmental monitoring. This time, we have two fantastic guests — Bill from Dronebot Workshop and Muhammad…
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UNO R4 Stars: Meet Brenda Mboya
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe launch of the Arduino UNO R4 marks a huge leap forward for our community. For us, it’s also the chance to celebrate the people who bring our ecosystem to life with their bright ideas, radiant enthusiasm, and shining insight. That is how the UNO R4 Stars blog post series began: to highlight makers who…
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A gaming platform tailored to those with special needs
Reading Time: 2 minutesAs a society, we have decided to enact some measures to make our world more accessible to those with disabilities. Wheelchair ramps, for example, are often legal requirements for businesses in many countries. But we tend to drop the ball when it comes to things aren’t necessities. For instance, entertainment options are…
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This DIY Jurassic Park pinball machine is a T-Rexcellent use of Arduino
Reading Time: 2 minutesPinball machines are prime examples of the dizzying heights achieved by engineers in the electromechanical era before digital electronics came along. But while those classic pinball machines are extremely impressive from an engineering standpoint, they required an immense amount of expertise and were therefore unapproachable to most. By utilizing modern digital components…
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What’s up, Docs? Arduino Docs gets a revamp!
Reading Time: 3 minutesHave you checked out Arduino Docs lately? If it looks different, that’s because we can finally reveal the makeover we’ve been working on for months – in line with our constant efforts to learn, improve, and share all of it along the way! You can always count on Arduino Docs Arduino Docs is…
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Off-grid remote generator starter helps avoid trekking outside in bad weather
Reading Time: 2 minutesLiving off the grid is a dream for many people, but it also presents unique challenges that are otherwise absent in our urban-centric lifestyles. One of the largest adjustments one has to make is the lack of readily available power, as it typically comes from renewable wind/solar or generator setups. In element14 Presents…
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This escape room-in-a-box looks like a blast
Reading Time: 2 minutesKeep Talking and Nobody Explodes is a fun party game for iOS and Android that presents players with the challenge of cooperatively defusing a virtual bomb. It is a bit like those “no, cut the blue wire!” scenes in movies, because only one player can see the bomb. The other player(s) has access…
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Tabletop device teaches you the basics of sailing before hopping on board a real boat
Reading Time: 2 minutesSailing is a great way to get outdoors and explore the open waters, yet it can also pose some risks to the pilot and passengers if they are unfamiliar with how the boat handles under different wind conditions. As Kif Scheuer notes in his project write-up, traditional instruction relies on simple 2D illustrations,…
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3, 2, 1! Join us in the countdown for Arduino Days 2024
Reading Time: 3 minutesThree is the magic number, and extending the annual event that celebrates our community from one to three days will make for a very special edition this year. Today, we are finally announcing the dates for Arduino Days, taking place on March 21st, 22nd and 23rd, 2024. Mark your calendars, and bookmark…
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Garrita is an Arduino GIGA Display-powered slideshow
Reading Time: 2 minutesWatching back a slideshow of some of your favorite times of the past years is a great way to reflect on what’s happened and get excited for the future. The Electronic Cats crew wanted to incorporate this concept into a more simplified, interactive form which resulted in the Garrita project. Garrita is a…
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November’s Project Hub selections are here!
Reading Time: 3 minutesItalian artist, designer, and inventor Bruno Munari is often quoted as saying “If I listen, I forget; if I see, I remember; if I do, I understand.” We couldn’t agree more, and that is one of the reasons why we believe in the power of our Project Hub to help everyone truly…
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Your classic Arduino IDE experience, now in the Cloud
Reading Time: 5 minutesWelcome to the next chapter in our ‘Better, with You’ journey! In recent blog posts, we’ve explored the refreshed look of Arduino Cloud and introduced the latest features of the renewed Arduino IoT Remote app. Today, we’re thrilled to unveil another game-changer, the new Arduino Cloud Editor, which brings the classic Arduino…
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This classic weather station prioritizes the essentials
Reading Time: 2 minutesWeather stations are very popular projects for people new to Arduino. They’re complex enough to help a person learn new skills, but they’re simple enough to be approachable. However, that popularity has led to something of an arms race, with many makers attempting to design the most impressive weather stations on the…
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Arduino Education at Bett 2024: Inspiring STEAM innovation
Reading Time: 2 minutesDiscover the future of K-12 & HE at Bett 2024 with Arduino Education Arduino Education will be back at Bett 2024, the global stage for education innovation, from January 24th-26th at ExCel London. Our booth (which you’ll find in Bett Hall, Stand NJ12) will be a hub of creativity and excitement, where…
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Radioactively generated music with the Arduino GIGA R1 WiFi and Ableton Live
Reading Time: 2 minutesYou’ve seen movies and TV shows with Geigers counters: handheld devices that click when they detect radiation — the faster the clicks, the stronger the radiation. Those clicks are actually the result of inert gas briefly made conductive by bursts of energy released by ionizing radiation particles entering the sealed Geiger–Müller tube.…
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The 2023 Arduino Open Source Report is out
Reading Time: 2 minutesNew year, new Open Source Report! Lots has happened in 2023 in terms of open-source development, and we’re excited to share our yearly recap of the various contributions from the Arduino team and the community. Together, we have released new, important open-source projects – both hardware and software – as well as…
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This gorgeous LED matrix display will wow you
Reading Time: 2 minutesIf you only care about showing content as clearly as possible at the lowest cost, then you’ll want to turn to LCD or OLED technology. But a project’s display gives you an opportunity to get creative with the aesthetic, which opens up a whole world of different display types. If you want…
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Arduino and Silicon Labs team up to make the Matter protocol accessible to all
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe world of IoT just got more exciting: Arduino and SiLabs unveil plans for Matter protocol integration. In a groundbreaking development for IoT enthusiasts and professionals alike, Arduino and Silicon Labs (SiLabs) have announced a collaboration that promises to revolutionize access to the Matter protocol. This initiative is set to unfold in…
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Affordable fixed-belt CNC plotter runs on Arduino
Reading Time: 2 minutesDesign paradigms are the norm in every industry and automated machine tools aren’t any different. Most 3D printers, for example, function in a similar way: each axis rides on rails, with belts pulled by fixed motors. Pen plotters tend to utilize similar kinematics. But sometimes we see builds that ignore established paradigms,…
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OpenAutoLab lets you automatically develop photos at home
Reading Time: 2 minutes20 years ago, you could walk into any pharmacy or big box store with your rolls of film, then get developed photos back within 24 hours at a reasonable price. But that industry is dead and life is much more difficult for film photographers today. While big chain pharmacies still have developing…
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This automated machine shuffles and deals cards so you don’t have to
Reading Time: 2 minutesShuffling and dealing is very serious business when you’re playing any card game that puts money on the line, like poker. Even when the stakes aren’t that high, poor shuffling or dealing can drive a family apart. If you’re tired of being criticized for your card-handling skills, maybe you should build this…
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Transform your coffee table into a piece of kinetic sand art
Reading Time: 2 minutesLike most furniture, a coffee table should both look good and function well. To function well, a coffee table just needs a flat surface. But looking good is a lot more complicated and depends entirely on owner taste. If kinetic art is your thing, then you might consider building this automatic sand…