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Reading Time: < 1 minuteA DIY USB gear stick for PC racing games Arduino Team — July 22nd, 2020 If you’d like to add a gear stick to your virtual race car, then Oli Norwell has just the project for you. His USB device extends a joystick with a length of threaded rod through a custom-cut wooden plate, restricting […]
Reading Time: 2 minutesControl your Internet of Things projects from anywhere with the new Arduino IoT Cloud Remote app Arduino Team — July 22nd, 2020 The perfect companion to the Arduino IoT Cloud! Develop your IoT solution online via a desktop, then monitor and control your dashboards on your mobile with the new Arduino IoT Cloud Remote app. […]
Reading Time: 2 minutesRecently, VueScan released a version of its software that works on Raspberry Pi, so we decided to check it out on Raspberry Pi OS. Problem solver Getting VueScan is pretty easy – head to hamrick.com and it will recommend you a version to download for the OS you’re using. There are instructions on how to […]
Reading Time: < 1 minuteMechanical 7-segment display made using electromagnets Arduino Team — July 21st, 2020 When you think of a “7-segment” display, your mind naturally goes to something involving LCD or LED technology. As seen here, however, this 0-9 pattern can also be duplicated mechanically using a series of electromagnets. Neeraj Rane’s 3D-printed device is controlled by an Arduino […]
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis Arduino-powered machine folds your shirts at the push of a button Arduino Team — July 21st, 2020 Inspired by an old FlipFold TV ad, YouTuber Ty Palowski decided to make his own automated shirt folding machine. Palowski’s device is made in four folding sections, which lie flat to accept the unfolded piece of laundry. […]
Reading Time: 2 minutesThis automated perpetual calendar is a beautiful way to watch the years pass by Arduino Team — July 20th, 2020 Troy Hawkins (AKA “tomatoskins”) had come across an interesting wooden perpetual calendar, which used a trio of rings to show the month, day, and day of the week. The only problem is that it’s manually […]
Reading Time: < 1 minuteCreating a convenient calculator for unit conversions Arduino Team — July 19th, 2020 Whether you work in meters, feet, inches, or kilometers — or any number of other units corresponding to properties that you need to convey — conversions are a fact of life when making things. While this could mean pulling up a Google […]
Reading Time: 6 minutesForked from the original DOSBox emulator, DOSBox-X has more precise hardware emulation, supports a wider range of software, and can effectively run more DOS-related operating systems (up to Windows ME). It also has a sophisticated graphical interface to help you manage tasks such as configuration and virtual disk-swapping. DOS emulation: you’ll need Create your DOS […]
Reading Time: 2 minutesPainting robot with ‘twin’ control scheme Arduino Team — July 16th, 2020 For a class project, University of Stuttgart students Ekin Sila Sahin, Lior Skoury, and Simon Treml came up with a unique painting robot named the Physical Twin. The Physical Twin travels on a three-wheeled chassis and mounts a four-axis arm with a brush. An operator […]
Reading Time: 3 minutesIt took him around four months, on and off, to develop his Piano-Playing Robot. As shown in his YouTube project video (), it features 15 solenoids mounted on a wooden frame placed on top of an electric piano keyboard. “Basically, the system is quite simple,” reveals Étienne. “Each solenoid pushes on a piano key and […]
Reading Time: < 1 minuteA hand-following AI task lamp for your desk Arduino Team — July 15th, 2020 As you work on a project, lighting needs change dynamically. This can mean manual adjustment after manual adjustment, making do with generalized lighting, or having a helper hold a flashlight. Harry Gao, however, has a different solution in the form of […]
Reading Time: < 1 minuteDIY cable cam made from RC car and 3D-printed parts Arduino Team — July 14th, 2020 Cable-mounted cameras can be a lot of fun for capturing moving footage. Although commercial cable cam options can be expensive, this system by Kasper Mortensen of MAKESOME is comprised of 3D-printed components with a receiver and wheel salvaged from an […]
Reading Time: 5 minutesAttach Inky wHAT to Raspberry Pi Carefully line up your Inky wHAT over the GPIO header pins on Raspberry Pi (use the header booster that sits between the wHAT and the board if yours is a full-sized Raspberry Pi model) and press it into place. Connect Raspberry Pi’s mouse, keyboard, screen, and power on. As […]
Reading Time: < 1 minuteDeck out your ride with an Arduino-controlled spoiler Arduino Team — July 14th, 2020 Car spoilers can provide downforce for better performance, or simply give the appearance of speed. To take things to another level, Michael Rechtin designed his own custom wing that doesn’t just sit there, but pitches up and down via a pair […]
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe MemGlove detects hand poses and recognizes objects Arduino Team — July 14th, 2020 Hand movements have long been used as a computer interface method, but as reported here, the MemGlove from a team of MIT CSAIL researchers takes things several steps further. This augmented glove can sense hand poses and how it’s applying pressure to an […]
Reading Time: 2 minutesSeven-segment displays are normally diminutive items, able to show info from a clock or other device, in a size that’s easily tucked away when not needed. Jegatheesan Soundarapandian’s single-digit display, however, is just the opposite standing at nearly seven feet tall. The project is constructed out of cardboard, with a PVC spine for extra strength. Inside, […]
Reading Time: < 1 minuteOne of the simplest ways to make a mobile robot involves differential steering, where two wheels move at different speeds as needed to turn and a ball caster keeps it from tipping over. The MrK_Blockvader is an excellent take on this type of bot — demonstrated in the first clip below — featuring a nice blocky body […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes“This March, two friends of mine organised a Raspberry Jam in my hometown, Amsterdam.” Jolien explains. “There I saw some really cool projects. Living in Amsterdam, more living space in my apartment is always very welcome and I’ve wanted a loft bed for some time.” Instead of simply modifying an existing bed, Jolien went the […]
Reading Time: < 1 minuteDon’t try this at home: Colin Furze creates a semi-automatic potato cannon Arduino Team — July 9th, 2020 Colin Furze decided that he needed a potato cannon for his DIY screw tank, and after making a manually loaded version, he automated the process. What he came up with uses a pair of linear actuators to push […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes“BB is a small, wall-powered robot designed to test out offline computer vision, detecting people and faces,” says Sean. “It searches a room for people, then tries to recognise any faces if it detects a person. If it comes across a person in its memory, it will respond appropriately, e.g. ‘Hello Sean’, in a squeaky […]
Reading Time: 2 minutesRebuilding a Passap E6000 knitting machine with Arduino and Raspberry Pi Arduino Team — July 8th, 2020 Irene Wolf is the owner a Passap E6000, a computerized knitting machine which features pair of needle beds, and decided it was time to give it an upgrade. In particular, she wanted the ability to control its rear […]
Reading Time: < 1 minuteRobotic cornhole board guarantees three points every time Arduino Team — July 8th, 2020 You may have seen Mark Rober’s automated dartboard or Stuff Made Here’s backboard, which use advanced engineering to create apparatuses that ensure you “can’t miss.” Now that summer is in full swing, what about a robotic cornhole board? Michael Rechtin decided to […]