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!

Amanda Ghassaei’s Glitchbox

Amanda Ghassaei’s Glitchbox

Amanda Ghassaei built this fun Arduino-powered noisemaker: The glitchbox is a sample-based drum machine used for live audio or MIDI sequencing. The buttons on the front of the instrument play back nine audio samples stored in its memory. A switch on top records and loops sequences of these samples. Once a sequence is recorded, additional […]

Made on Earth: Honey I Shrunk the Maker

Made on Earth: Honey I Shrunk the Maker

โ€œArduino is going to be really big at Maker Faire this year.โ€ As these words rang in MAKE editor John Edgar Parkโ€™s ears, the thought occurred to him that he could make Arduino even bigger โ€” literally. MAKE Volume 33 features our special Software for Makers section covering apps for circuit board design, 3D design […]

Made on Earth: Split-Flap Storytelling

Made on Earth: Split-Flap Storytelling

In a nod to Eadweard Muybridgeโ€™s contribution to the early development of motion pictures, Wendy Marvel and Mark Arnon Rosenโ€™s Mechanical Flip Books tell a very short story in just 24 frames. These hand-crafted boxes use a motor-driven spindle that flips through distressed pages of an animation in under four seconds. MAKE Volume 33 features […]