Schlagwort: #technology
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An amazingly overkill model rocket launch controller
Reading Time: 2 minutesAn amazingly overkill model rocket launch controller Arduino Team — April 28th, 2020 Eddy Robinson has spent the last six months building a model rocket complete with a thrust vector control system for stabilization, along with a correspondingly epic launch console. His “overkill controller” is packed inside a rugged case and flips…
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Digital Making at Home
Reading Time: 2 minutesThousands of people have started engaging with Digital Making at Home. They’ve also had kids sharing their projects. Digital Making at Home is for kids who want to get into making things with technology and need a few pointers. If you or your friends are looking for ideas of how to entertain youngsters or…
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10 amazing Raspberry Pi audio projects
Reading Time: 3 minutesWe like yelling at our digital home assistant thing to skip the track it’s currently playing. It feels very Star Trek. Sometimes it’s more dramatic to wave the music away – just like with the Wavepad. This radio reads out your notifications from a variety of services. It doesn’t have an old-fashioned…
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WraPr is a spool-based system for creating and modifying 3D objects
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWraPr is a spool-based system for creating and modifying 3D objects Arduino Team — April 24th, 2020 When you purchase a spool of thread or wire, you expect it to be relatively uniform, spun in place with automated machinery that has been developed over hundreds of years. Researchers from MIT’s Media…
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An introduction to ventilators
Reading Time: 4 minutesThis article was written by César Garcia, researcher at La Hora Maker. SARS-CoV-2 virus has been spreading around the world since December 2019. The virus causes a coronavirus disease 2019, also known as COVID-19. This respiratory illness can cause a severe acute respiratory syndrome. Critical patients often require a ventilator during their…
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This maker turned an antique typewriter into a MIDI drum machine
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis maker turned an antique typewriter into a MIDI drum machine Arduino Team — April 23rd, 2020 Vintage typewriters are truly amazing pieces of technology, but unlike modern keyboards, they are decidedly one-purpose machines. William Sun Petrus, however, had other ideas for his 1920s-era Remington Portable typewriter, augmenting hammers with wires…
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Hands-on with the Arduino CLI!
Reading Time: < 1 minuteHands-on with the Arduino CLI! Arduino Team — April 23rd, 2020 In our last post, we told you that the Arduino CLI’s primary goal is to provide a flexible yet simple command line tool with all the features and ease of use that made Arduino a successful platform, and enable users…
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PiVidBox
Reading Time: 3 minutes“My project [PiVidBox] is a simple-to-use Raspberry Pi based media centre that even children as young as three years old can use,” he tells us. “It provides a simple, physical interface that’s based on old and most likely discarded hardware. It’s simple, because instead of a full-blown graphical interface that may be…
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Manic toilet paper shopping simulated with Arduino
Reading Time: < 1 minuteManic toilet paper shopping simulated with Arduino Arduino Team — April 22nd, 2020 Toilet paper is a hot commodity these days, and if you’re loathe to fight with actual people over these rolls, then Jelle Vermandere’s game could be the next best thing. While the game can be enjoyed on your…
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This mouth mechanism is controlled by your typing
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis mouth mechanism is controlled by your typing Arduino Team — April 21st, 2020 Will Cogley, known for his awesome animatronics, has created a robotic mouth that’s already a work of art and could form the basis of something even more amazing. The device features an array of servo mechanisms to…
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This garbage-bot trash talked TEDx Copenhagen attendees
Reading Time: 2 minutesThis garbage-bot trash talked TEDx Copenhagen attendees Arduino Team — April 21st, 2020 For TEDx Copenhagen 2019, MAKESOME was contacted about building a trash can. Not just any ordinary waste bin, however, but one that would fit in with their theme of “expect the unexpected” by driving around and being rude to…
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Remote working with Arduino: An intro to the Arduino IoT Cloud
Reading Time: 2 minutesRemote working with Arduino: An intro to the Arduino IoT Cloud Arduino Team — April 21st, 2020 As more of us have restrictions on leaving our houses, the time we take away from physical social interactions (namely “going out”) is put back into extracurricular activities. We catch up with old hobbies and…
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Chamber: Sourdough Incubator
Reading Time: 2 minutesAll you knead to know Trent decided to take on the challenge of designing a product to meet his culinary needs, and was sure that he wanted to incorporate a small Peltier cooler in his project, as his friend Scott Hutchinson had given him the idea on a camping trip. “He happened…
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Can’t find a pulse oximeter? Create your own!
Reading Time: < 1 minuteCan’t find a pulse oximeter? Create your own! Arduino Team — April 17th, 2020 As John Keefe notes in his project writeup, at-home pulse oximeters — which monitor the oxygen saturation in your blood — have been selling out due to the COVID-19 pandemic. While you could try hunt around and…
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Use Swarm with Raspberry Shake seismographic data
Reading Time: 7 minutesIn the previous tutorial, we looked at setting up Raspberry Shake, a geophone-based earthquake detector and checking out data with the web-based ShakeNet service. See: Build a Seismograph with Raspberry Shake Our shake has been running for a while now and we’ve gathered together some data on earthquake activity in our local area.…
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This Arduino project lets you see your heartbeat
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis Arduino project lets you see your heartbeat Arduino Team — April 16th, 2020 It’s easy enough to check your heart rate, but Sharath Naik has designed a project that actually lets you see it instead. The roughly heart-shaped, 3D-printed device sits on a pedestal with four sections that are pushed…
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arduino-cli 0.10.0 is out!
Reading Time: < 1 minutearduino-cli 0.10.0 is out! Arduino Team — April 16th, 2020 The Arduino CLI is steady as she goes! The team is constantly fixing issues and modeling the user experience thanks to the community’s feedback. Highlights for this release include: ‘board attach‘ command now also supports the upload port for an easier sketch…
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Get The MagPi, Wireframe, and HackSpace magazines for half price
Reading Time: 2 minutesClick here to get back issues for half price For a short time, you can pick up any of the following magazines for half their usual price: The MagPi – The Official Raspberry Pi magazine Wireframe – Lifting the lid on video games HackSpace magazine – Technology in your hands This offer…
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NEW! A remote teaching platform that supports learning at home with Arduino
Reading Time: 2 minutesNEW! A remote teaching platform that supports learning at home with Arduino Arduino Team — April 15th, 2020 COVID-19 is playing a huge role in everything we do. With schools closed and a large number of countries under total lockdown, we want to support educators, parents, and students with hands-on electronic, programming,…
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Electromechanical 7-segment clock made with an Arduino and 28 servos
Reading Time: < 1 minuteElectromechanical 7-segment clock made with an Arduino and 28 servos Arduino Team — April 15th, 2020 Digital clocks are often made out of a series of 7-segment displays, which light up to represent the needed numbers. Michael Klements’ electromechanical project, however, doesn’t use LEDs, but instead physically flips 3D-printed segments into…
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SaniaBOX review
Reading Time: 2 minutesThis Kickstarter project brought to life was the idea of a Sania Jain, a 13-year-old who wanted to introduce coding to younger kids where possible. To that end, the all-important add-on board part of the kit includes a series of sensors, LEDs, as well as that big three-digit, seven-segment display. Quick build…
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This infinity mirror coffee table puts other living room furniture to shame
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis infinity mirror coffee table puts other living room furniture to shame Arduino Team — April 13th, 2020 Coffee tables generally sit between a couch and TV, providing a convenient place to set your cup, snack, or magazine. As proven by Redditor Procupine however, with the addition of an Arduino Mega and a “mere”…
