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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!
In the Maker Shed: Ultimate Microcontroller Pack
Are you a tinkerer that would like to get into microcontrollers but wants to do more than simply get started? Have a look at the Maker Shed’s Ultimate Microcontroller Pack!
Environmental Monitoring With Arduino goes to the Gowanus Canal
Emily Gertz and Patrick Di Justo, authors of Environmental Monitoring With Arduino (available from Maker Shed and O’Reilly), wrote it to let me know that the book got used as a textbook in the recent NYC Water Hackathon. They’ve got the pictures to prove it, too! Brooklyn, NY, March 25 — Patrick and I went […]
Drummerbot Makes Beats with Arduino
Using a web-based phone controller, Steffest controls an array of fourteen percussive instruments that are packed into a setup so tightly I can’t help but use the word “cute.” Despite the amount of instruments, the bot uses only eight servos, six of which play different instruments depending on which direction they swing towards.
In the Maker Shed: Wave Shield Kit
Interested in adding audio to your Arduino projects? You need the Wave Shield Kit from the Maker Shed! Watch the video for a quick demo.
In the Maker Shed: The MakerShield
So you have an Arduino and you want to do more than blink the on-board LED, right? You’re going to need a way to hook up circuits and sensors, so you need a MakerShield!
New and Awesome on Make: Projects
Some new projects from our collaborative wiki, Make: Projects: hidden garden sprinklers, super easy bucket platform shoes, and more!