What Everyone Needs: An Eight-Foot LED Light Staff
Hackaday.io blogger ‘Risknc’ updates his Light Staff prototype, much to the excitement of the LARPing community. It is a 8-foot staff filled with High Intensity LEDs that put on quite a show.
Arduino
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!
How the Makers at Nomiku Are Moving Manufacturing Into The Bay Area
This is a series that will document Nomiku’s journey into lean manufacturing in America through the conversations of the founding team: Lisa, Abe, and Bam. We will update the series as our adventure in building our high-tech device that lets people cook with the cloud continues. As we enter uncharted waters with unique challenges, these […]
The ChalkJET Writing Machine
“Way back” in 2009, students in the UC Berkley “ME 102” class came up with this excellent automatic chalk-spraying machine. It uses 8 cans of spray-chalk to spray the message of your choosing onto the sidewalk or street as you push it along. This device is controlled by two Arduino Duemilanove boards, which apparently base […]
A Custom Bicycle Dashboard
If you’re not satisfied with the lightweight digital speedometer that you can buy at your local bike shop, why not build your own bicycle dashboard using various electrical components and wood? DJ decided to do just that, and gives instructions with an electrical schematic, parts list, and Arduino sketch, in this Instructables post. Besides the […]
How to Fix Your Broken MicroView
The response by GeekAmmo and Sparkfun to the MicroView problem has been amazing, but you can fix your broken one fairly simply if you’re prepared to crack the case.
Fractal Lamp Design Based Off Of Koch Vases
The Fractal Lamp was designed using an IKEA dioder lamp with customized 3D printed and laser-cut parts.
A customized control box adjusts the desired color of lamp, giving it a unique look.
Eduardo Zola Upgrades Little Pong with New Pong v2.0
Eduardo Zola’s New Pong v2.0 offers up retro gaming goodness using a pair of 8 X 8 LED matrix boards.
A MAX7219 and Arduino MEGA 2560 microcontroller provide the muscle to get the game off and running.