Schlagwort: tech
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Recreating the famous Miller-Urey experiment with Arduino
Reading Time: 2 minutesEvolution is fact — at least as much as anything is a “fact” in the scientific sense. What is still very much in question is abiogenesis, which is the origin of life from inorganic compounds. Evolution is the mechanism that took unicellular life to our current biodiversity, but scientists don’t know exactly…
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Creating intelligent IoT devices with ChatGPT and Arduino Cloud: A journey into natural language interaction
Reading Time: 5 minutesArtificial intelligence (AI) and natural language processing (NLP) are changing the way we interact with technology. With advancements in machine learning and data processing, we now have AI-powered virtual assistants, chatbots, and voice recognition systems that can understand and respond to our queries in a natural, human-like way. One such technology is…
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Launch your model rockets over LoRaWAN with this MKR WAN 1310-powered system
Reading Time: 2 minutesDesigning, constructing, and launching your own model rockets is a great hobby for learning more about the world of aerodynamics, computer simulations, and physics as a whole. But when it comes to actually lighting the solid rocket fuel to achieve ignition, the user normally lights a fire directly on a fuse or…
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Meet the next top three Project Hub entries — anything is possible!
Reading Time: 2 minutesThis is the third time that we’ve selected three outstanding projects in the Arduino Project of the Month competition, highlighting the wide range of our users’ contributions to our growing Project Hub. For April we go from tanks to tunes – because why not? Anything is possible with just a few components,…
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mail2code lets you program via email
Reading Time: 2 minutesGetting started with physical computing presents a challenge to newcomers, whether due to the cost of acquiring hardware, learning how to manipulate GPIO pins, and being able to easily view what others have done to achieve their results. Norbert Heinz, who runs the site and YouTube channel HomoFaciens, therefore decided to build a system that anyone can…
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Use Excel to load Commodore 64 software
Reading Time: 2 minutesLoading software on a vintage computer, such as a Commodore 64, is a pain. Early eight-bit computers almost never contained any onboard persistent storage, so users had to load software from external media like cassette tapes. To make retro computing far more convenient, RaspberryPioneer developed a method for loading Commodore 64 software…
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Building a custom broom controller for Hogwarts Legacy
Reading Time: 2 minutesFor fans of Harry Potter, Hogwarts Legacy is a dream game. It drops you into the Potterverse where you can become a wizard, casting spells and riding brooms to your heart’s content. It is a very immersive game, but you lose some of that immersion when you realize you’re actually just pushing buttons on…
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This AI system helps visually impaired people locate dining utensils
Reading Time: 2 minutesPeople with visual impairments also enjoy going out to a restaurant for a nice meal, which is why it is common for wait staff to place the salt and pepper shakes in a consistent fashion: salt on the right and pepper on the left. That helps visually impaired diners quickly find the…
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Arduino Cloud Embraces Python and JavaScript for new IoT projects
Reading Time: 5 minutesThe Internet of Things (IoT) has become a ubiquitous term, encompassing a vast array of applications ranging from small-scale embedded systems to complex networked devices. Traditionally, IoT development has been synonymous with programming in languages like C and C++. However, the landscape is rapidly evolving, with modern languages like Python and JavaScript…
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DIY marble solitaire board helps you solve the puzzle
Reading Time: 2 minutesSolitaire is any tabletop game that can be played by just one person, and it can take the form of cards, pegs, memory, and in this case, marbles. As Mark Donners discusses in his element14 Presents video, marble solitaire is made of 33 individual divots and a total of 32 marbles that populate each one except…
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This beer pong-playing robot uses sophisticated math to sink shots
Reading Time: 2 minutesBeer pong is a classic party game involving skill, persistence, and alcohol tolerance. Participating in friendly games of beer pong is a great way to socialize with peers, but what if you aren’t very good at tossing ping pong balls into red Solo cups? In that case, you may want to follow…
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Build your own wireless hand-wired keyboards — a guide
Reading Time: 4 minutesThere are few feelings more satisfying than building your own home office or gaming setup from scratch. Sitting at your workstation knowing that everything is made just the way you like it, in exactly the way you imagined — it’s pretty neat. Today, it’s easier than ever to craft your own equipment…
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Celebrate World Bicycle Day with these Arduino-powered bike projects
Reading Time: 7 minutesCycling is a great way to spend time outdoors while simultaneously getting exercise and even as a mode of efficient transportation. And in the last few years due to the recent proliferation of e-bikes on the market and the pandemic, there has been an explosion in the number of people wanting to…
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This beautiful lamp shows the moon’s phases from your nightstand
Reading Time: 2 minutesEarly astronomers used observations on the moon’s phases to deduce the spherical nature of celestial objects and eventually to develop the heliocentric model that we all know and love today. Astrologers saw deep meaning in the phases of the moon and used that to create an entire mythos. The moon and its…
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Reliving elementary school with a robotic recorder
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe recorder is a type of flute that is very popular in elementary schools because the instrument is so simple and inexpensive. If you were born in the last four decades and grew up in a western country, then there is a very good chance that you were required to learn how…
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Upgrade your sewing machine for CNC embroidery
Reading Time: 2 minutesWith a CNC (computer numerical control) embroidery machine, you can sew any custom patterns you want: text, logos, or goofy pictures. But commercial CNC embroidery equipment is expensive and consumer versions often leave a lot to be desired, which is why you might want to check out this write-up by SpaceForOne that…
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Meet our next 3 favorite Project Hub entries!
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe “Arduino Project of the Month” competition continues to bring out the best in our community! We are happy to highlight inventive projects and creative solutions, as well as the generous users who share everything they’ve learned along the way. So let’s hear it for the three entries selected for the month…
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Electronic game of Connect Four played on an 8×8 LED matrix
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe childhood classic tabletop game of Connect Four entails dropping either a red or yellow disc into one of several columns in a grid with the hope of lining up four in a row. And even though the game has existed digitally for a while now, it is mostly played on LCD…
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This stretchable wearable sensor provides accurate knee tracking
Reading Time: 2 minutesHealth tracking is a vital component to recovering after an injury or simply trying to improve one’s own fitness, and although accelerometer-based devices are decent at tracking general activity, they fail to accurately monitor specific areas of the body such as joint movement. This is why a team of researchers from the…
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This robot ensures power tool batteries are always topped off
Reading Time: 2 minutesIf you’re anything like every other human being on the planet, you have several cordless power tools and their batteries are all dead. You never remember to put the batteries on their chargers until you need the tool for a job on realize that it won’t turn on. Discipline is difficult, so…
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Analyze the ambient sound around you with this Arduino setup
Reading Time: 2 minutesYou’ve probably heard that there isn’t any sound in space. That’s because sound is vibration traveling through a medium, like air or wood, and space is a mostly empty vacuum. The frequency of the vibration in a medium is the pitch of the sound and the amplitude is the volume. If you…
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Sort up to 280 coins per minute with this 3D-printed machine
Reading Time: 2 minutesCounting one’s coins by hand can take a very long time, and for those wanting to avoid physically going to the bank or paying a fee at a commercial machine, what options remain? The YouTuber known as Fraens has created a full 3D-printed coin sorter and counter that combines technology with a clever design to accomplish…
