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!
Tom Igoe just sent me this really cool project that he made on the Arduino Mega and in Processing. He used (2) 8×8 LED matrices and an Arduino Mega to recreate Pong. Next, he ported the Arduino code over to Processing. He said it took 10 minutes to port the entire code. That’s fast! You […]
In this video, Limor of Adafruit Industries shows how she laser-cuts masks for PCBs for easier application of solder paste (think: silk-screen inking) and then uses her reflow robo-skillet, controlled by her new Safe-T-Flow controller, to solder an SMT chip onto one of her Boarduino clone kits. Making the Safe-T-Flow part II – Using it! […]
I stopped by Eyebeam in NYC on Tuesday to chat with Tom Igoe about the new Arduino MEGA and few other projects that he is working on. I took a quick video and some pictures of the new board to share with our readers. If you don’t already know, Tom is the Area head for […]
From the MAKE Flickr pool After experimenting a bit with ARToolKit, melkaone came up with this intriguing demo for an augmented reality sculpting system with force feedback via Arduino – As you can see, this is just a proof of concept, I only worked on it this morning, but I think it has great potential. […]
From the MAKE Flickr pool Carl gives an old-fashioned marble a shot of electric oomph with this upgrade – Arduino with motor shield controlling a continuous rotation servo. The wheel turns when marbles are detected by the infrared phototransistor and LED pair next to the wheel. Full set here, includes Arduino source and demo video. […]
I love that this guy’s project blog is called Scoop My Cat Box, and the subtitle is: “One man’s quest to offload his responsibilities onto the internet.” So far, he’s working on two projects, the titular robo cat box, and an Arduino and ultrasonic range-finder-based water dish that lets you know, over the innerwebs, how […]
We added a lot of new products to the Maker Shed this week. One of my favorite items is the XBee wireless module. Over the next few weeks we will be adding even more cool products, and building more kits. Are there any products from the Maker Shed that you would like to see us […]
