Work remotely with Arduino Create — get a free upgrade now

Reading Time: 2 minutesWork remotely with Arduino Create — get a free upgrade now Arduino Team — March 20th, 2020 To help individuals work remotely and share their designs with team members, we’re providing a free three-month upgrade to the Arduino Create Maker plan to all 1.4 million users of Create as well as new subscribers to the service. […]

VersaTouch brings touch localization and force sensing to everyday surfaces

Reading Time: 2 minutesVersaTouch brings touch localization and force sensing to everyday surfaces Arduino Team — March 19th, 2020 Researchers from the University of Auckland in New Zealand’s are exploring a new way to construct interactive touch surfaces using finger-mounted audio transducers.  VersaTouch — which works on everyday surfaces — uses one or more receivers to measure sound […]

Learn SQL and database design with Raspberry Pi

Reading Time: 3 minutesSQLite SQLite’s site is basic, but sqlitetutorial.net provides free interactive training. As well as covering SQL for SQLite (all platforms have slightly different implementations of SQL), there is a Python-specific course. Here, you can learn how to use PySQLite, the Python bindings for SQLite. Not only is the SQL language covered, but how to create databases and […]

Designing a low-cost, open source ventilator with Arduino

Reading Time: < 1 minuteDesigning a low-cost, open source ventilator with Arduino Arduino Team — March 17th, 2020 Desperate times call for desperate measures, and while making your own medical equipment isn’t normally advisable, Johnny Lee’e project explores how to turn a CPAP machine into a ventilator. The idea is that since these machines are basically just blowers controlled […]

Using an Arduino/CNC shield setup for ham radio control

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUsing an Arduino/CNC shield setup for ham radio control Arduino Team — March 16th, 2020 Loop antennas for ham radios use heavy duty variable capacitors for tuning. Since such capacitors need to be physically turned for adjustment, radio enthusiast Jose B.O. made his own remote rig using an Arduino Uno and CNC shield. The CNC […]

Thales, Telstra, Microsoft and Arduino deliver scalable trust for easy-to-deploy IoT Applications

Reading Time: 2 minutesWe’ve partnered with Thales, Telstra and Microsoft to pave the way for scalable security for connected IoT devices, by implementing a solution that enables trusted and secure end-to-end communication between device and cloud. The solution enables instant and standardized mutual authentication between a device and a cloud platform via cellular networks, while fully-complying with GSMA […]

NexDock 2 review

Reading Time: 2 minutesAnd what a lovely screen it is: the 13.3-inch IPS 1920×1080 display is a delight to look at, even if the chunky borders are a bit retro. The edge-to-edge full-sized backlit keyboard is equally impressive, with responsive chiclet-style keys that are suitably clicky. Typing is a breeze. The whole thing is set off in a […]

Arduino CLI: An introduction

Reading Time: 3 minutesIt’s been a long time since we first launched our Arduino IDE inspired by the glorious Processing interface, and what started as a Java UI wrapper for build scripts has gone through countless iterations over the past fifteen years. Some may remember the transition between 1.0 and 1.5, or the application’s icon being replaced, but […]

Pingo, the motion-detecting ping pong ball launcher

Reading Time: < 1 minutePingo, the motion-detecting ping pong ball launcher Arduino Team — March 11th, 2020 If you want to “enhance your athletic training regimen,” or perhaps just have a bit of fun with robotically launched ping pong balls, then be sure to check out the Pingo apparatus shown in the video below. This robot moves back and […]

This pair of Arduino glasses stops you from touching your face

Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis pair of Arduino glasses stops you from touching your face Arduino Team — March 10th, 2020 Touching your face is a subconscious behavior that we all do, and it is also an easy way to pick up illnesses like the coronavirus and flu. However, like many infectious diseases, proper hygiene can help reduce your […]

AdventurePi: portable Raspberry Pi arcade machine

Reading Time: 3 minutesWhen pondering his next project with a Raspberry Pi, he decided to create AdventurePi, a portable gaming device that would be as robust as an arcade machine. “A lot of people my age move around a lot or live in apartments and no one really wants to lug around a free-standing cabinet, so I looked […]

Start a 1976 Jeep with voice commands using a MacBook and an Arduino

Reading Time: < 1 minuteStart a 1976 Jeep with voice commands using a MacBook and an Arduino Arduino Team — March 9th, 2020 After being given a 2009 MacBook, John Forsyth decided to use it to start a 1976 Jeep via voice control. The build uses the laptop’s Enhanced Dictation functionality to convert text into speech, and when a […]

Get started with electronics and Raspberry Pi

Reading Time: 8 minutesRaspberry Pi is the gateway to electronics and computing Raspberry Pi has made a huge impact, not only on computer science education but also in the realm of makers and inventors. As well as being a really good-value computer, it gives the owner endless possibilities of connecting other electronics to it to produce useful gadgets […]

Creating an online robot fighting game using Arduino MKR1000 WiFi

Reading Time: 7 minutesThis is a guest post from Surrogate, a team of developers building games that people play in real-life over the internet. We introduced this concept last year, and have launched three games so far. Our final game of 2019 was SumoBots Battle Royale — where players from anywhere in the world can fight real robots […]

The Lightwaves is a participatory audio-visual installation

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Lightwaves is a participatory audio-visual installation Arduino Team — March 5th, 2020 Music and synchronized lighting can be a beautiful combination, evident by panGenerator’s recent installation that was commissioned by the M?skie Granie concert tour in Poland. The interactive sculpture was comprised of 15 drums that trigger waves of light traveling toward a huge […]

The Lightwaves is a participatory audio-visual installation

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Lightwaves is a participatory audio-visual installation Arduino Team — March 5th, 2020 Music and synchronized lighting can be a beautiful combination, evident by panGenerator’s recent installation that was commissioned by the M?skie Granie concert tour in Poland. The interactive sculpture was comprised of 15 drums that trigger waves of light traveling toward a huge […]

Control the volume of programs running on your Windows PC like a DJ

Reading Time: < 1 minuteControl the volume of programs running on your Windows PC like a DJ Arduino Team — March 4th, 2020 If you have multiple applications open in Windows, you may want one to be louder than the other, but what if you want to adjust levels with physical sliders like an actual DJ? If that sounds […]

NeoPixel LED Mirror

Reading Time: 3 minutes“The project uses a Raspberry Pi 3B+, a Raspberry Pi Camera [Module], Python, 3D printing, and 576 NeoPixel LEDs to create an interactive art piece that shows you your reflection in ‘low resolution’ by lighting up a grid of LEDs,” says Alex. In essence, it’s taking your picture using a Raspberry Pi Camera Module, converting it […]

An Arduino Tetris console inside of an NES controller

Reading Time: 2 minutesAn Arduino Tetris console inside of an NES controller Arduino Team — March 3rd, 2020 Tetris was as a perfect complement to Nintendo’s original Game Boy when it came out in 1989, and now “Copper Dragon” has been able to fit an entire system for it — sans monitor or speakers — inside of a faux […]

Build a seismograph with Raspberry Shake

Reading Time: 6 minutesRaspberry Shake is a great project for budding geologists and citizen scientists because it’s relatively simple to assemble (although you do need to be careful to handle and level the parts correctly). Once built, it’s low maintenance, sitting in a quiet part of your home or office, waiting for the earth to move. And all that […]