Control your Halloween Props with Arduino

From blog.arduino.cc 6 years ago in Platforms Stores

Jason from Make Magazine published a video tutorial on how to create an amazing choreography hacking your Halloween props using Arduino Uno:

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Homemade machine puts a new spin on winding yarn

From blog.arduino.cc 2 days ago in Platforms Stores

If you’ve ever wanted to wind balls of yarn, then look no further than this automated machine from Mr Innovative. The YouTuber’s DIY device is powered by an Arduino Nano and an A4988 stepper driver, spinning up a round conglomeration...

Welcome Raspberry Pi to the world of microcontrollers

From blog.arduino.cc 2 days ago in Platforms Stores

‘Raspberry and chips,’ not something you’d like to eat but in the world of silicon it’s actually a great combination. Eben Upton recently shared with us Raspberry Pi’s exciting vision for a revolutionary product that they were working on: a...

James Bruton demonstrates the Coanda effect with an Arduino-controlled rig

From blog.arduino.cc 2 days ago in Platforms Stores

The Coanda effect, as you may or may not know, is what causes flowing air to follow a convex surface. In his latest video, James Bruton shows how the concept can used as a sort of inverted ping pong ball...

This Arduino-based speed bag counts your punches

From blog.arduino.cc 3 days ago in Platforms Stores

Creator DuctTapeMechanic loves sports and electronics, so for a recent project he decided to combine his two passions by hacking a speed bag to keep track of his punches. As shown in the video below, the first step was to...

3D-printed mobile robot platform based on the Arduino Due

From blog.arduino.cc 3 days ago in Platforms Stores

Although an Arduino can be a great way to provide computing power for a mobile robot platform, you’ll need a variety of other electronics and mechanical components to get it going. In his write-up, computer science student Niels Post outlines how...

Making your own Segway, the Arduino way

From blog.arduino.cc 4 days ago in Platforms Stores

After obtaining motors from a broken wheelchair, this father-son duo went to work turning them into a new “Segway.” The device is controlled by an Arduino Uno, along with a pair of motor drivers implemented handle the device’s high current needs....

Old keyboard turned into a new children’s learning toy

From blog.arduino.cc 4 days ago in Platforms Stores

Peter Turczak’s toddler son loves “technical stuff,” especially things like keyboards and computers that adults use. After discussing this with other likeminded technical parents, the idea of giving new life to an old (PS/2 or AT) keyboard as a teaching...

Detect problems with your Arduino projects

From blog.arduino.cc 1 week ago in Platforms Stores

This article was written by Per Tillisch, Tooling Team SW Engineer at Arduino The Arduino team created a tool to check Arduino projects for common problems. Arduino Lint runs over 175 checks on your sketches, libraries, and boards platforms which...

Arduino-powered puzzle boxes help pop the question

From blog.arduino.cc 1 week ago in Platforms Stores

As a creative way to “pop the question,” Redditor lmjd14 proposed to his girlfriend using a sequence of Arduino-based puzzle boxes. As seen here, the first box opens when one inputs a series of codes on a keypad, which relate...

This 3D-printed UFO lamp will leave you amoosed!

From blog.arduino.cc 2 weeks ago in Platforms Stores

As we all know, when aliens descend from outer space, they often beam bovine up for testing and observation. While you might not have the privilege of seeing this process in action, “OneldMONstr” has created the next best thing: a miniature model...