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!
After we put the kids to bed last night my wife and I realized we needed to set up some April Fools’ Day pranks. So I built this motion sensing alarm and tucked it into the shampoo bottle recess in the shower. When the kids entered the bathroom they got an earful of beeping piezo buzzer for their troubles!
Chris and Madeleine Ball wrote in to share their email-counting t-shirt. Using some parts that they got from the Sparkfun Free Day, they added an LED display to the front of the shirt, that displays a count of the user’s unread email. An Android phone continuously checks the user’s inbox for new messages, then relays […]
Saturday was Alicia Gibb’s Arduino-themed art show at NYC Resistor (hackerspace in Brooklyn). It was packed, beepy, twitchy, blinky, and super fun! I had a piece in the show and took a few photos. There’s also a peek at photos to come over on the NYC Resistor site. Here’s Alicia looking super safe during setup, […]
Jen Savage of Alpha One Labs combined her software and sewing skills to make this SparkL Motion ribbon necklace.
Makers Stephanie McCarty and Andrew Siu built this fun interactive audio device using a couple of Arduino and some miscellaneous parts.
Alex Schlegel built this most excellent day table.
Alicia Gibb has curated a show of Arduino-based artwork, based on the work of her master’s thesis, and it’ll be this Saturday in NYC! I’ll have an interactive embroidery piece in the show, and head over to the NYC Resistor site for a sneak peek at the work. Art, Design, and the Arduino: a lineage […]
