As the preeminent tool for makers, Arduino is a versatile platform that covers almost every type of creative making. With its simple-to-use coding language and fun programming concepts, Arduino enables users to create modern electronics with ease. From beginner level projects like flashing LED lights to more advanced builds such as interactive robots, there are an endless number of possibilities when it comes to building projects with Arduino. Whether you are new or an experienced builder in search of fresh ideas, these posts will provide interesting Arduino tutorials and unique ideas that may spark your creativity and motivate you take on any type of maker project!
Tim Hirzel hacked his espresso machine to give it oodles more features and made it controllable with a Wii Nunchuck via Arduino. Makes me wonder how many test brews were required, and if he drank all of them during construction. Related: Rancilio Silvia “PID PIC NES” mod – NES controlled espresso machine Ardiuno-controlled Gaggia espresso […]
This project uses a Boarduino (breadboardable arduino) + Parallax ping (ultrasonic sensor) to achieve the near-ninja sword-catching grabbiness seen above. Hearing that *crank* noise sure brings me back – those toy claws were always much simple fun! – boarduino robot claw[via] Related: The chimney claw Boarduino – Breadboard-compatible Arduino clone
Ladyada posted a thorough tutorial regarding Arduino to LCD wiring – For a soon-to-be-released project I needed to have a character LCD display. I’ve got a box with a few of those $10 parallel LCDs that are so popular. There’s even a few libraries at the Arduino playground for easy use. Dave Fowler from uCHobby […]
Matt (liquidware) writes – I don’t know if you’ve seen these yet, but I put up a couple of Arduino projects I’ve been working on, like a lithium battery pack, an “extender shield,” and a TouchShield OLED for the Arduino. I brought these over to the NY Hacklab and the Make and tech meets a […]
From the MAKE Flickr photo pool Digital clocks may be ubiquitous nowadays, but they make for a very satisfying DIY project and one can learn a lot from the making process. Flickr member trialex writes – MY home made 7 segment LED clock. Digits are 1″ high. Code written using the Arduino IDE. Compile on […]
Ladyada writes – Here is an example of how to make a cool Internet application using the XPort shield I recently released. This is very simple, but its a good example of getting and outputting data. Basically the Arduino serves up a webpage with a bunch of nice javascript code that allows you to select […]
Adam sent word of this interesting piece – A physical manifestation add-on for a first-person-shooter game, Riley C Harmon’s “What it is without the hand that wields it” – Custom electronics based on an Atmega8/168 micro-controller are connected to a PC running a dedicated Counter-strike Source server. Players across the internet can connect and play […]
