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!
BREAKING NEWS FROM MAKE: The gang from Botanicalls (Kate Hartman, Kati London, Rebecca Bray, and Rob Faludi) used one of Adafruit’s new Ethernet shields for Arduino to make some plants talk – and now you can too! That’s right, having your houseplants Twitter you when they need water and more! “Botanicalls Twitter answers the question: […]
It’s a monumental week for whiteboard drawbots, here – LadyAda has a version she’s been working on for awhile now available for gawking and if you’re super ambitious you can make one with her new Arduino motor shields – Link (photos). I fully expect there to be dozens of these out in the next few […]
TimW writes – It seems like MAKE is fond of arduino projects, so here is my contribution. Here is 4 cheap $1 displays mounted in a picture frame and hooked to and arduino. Using just 6 pins, I am able to individually control 552 leds. I wrote a bit of code to write a series […]
Sparkfun writes: This is a USB to UART board that allows easy reprogramming of the LilyPad main board without the need for soldering. This board is based on the FT232RL IC from FTDI. Features: Implements full v2.0 USB protocol Needs no external crystal Internal EEPROM for device ID and Product Description strings Royalty-Free Driver support […]
Josh writes – ’m making a Knight Rider (KITT) Light Bar to celebrate the premier of the new Knight Rider Made-For-TV Movie. I’m using an Arduino Diecimila board and 18 LEDs. Materials (so far): FedEx box (temporary; looking for a suitable plastic container) with black construction paper for the housing. Arduino, 18 LEDs (wired to […]
Matt Mets made a hektor-esque whiteboard drawing robot for his 19th Thing-a-day project. He drew his favorite Tetris block. Arduino and Python code included – Link. Related: Hektor – The spray painting robot – Link. HEKTOR Meets DEXTER SINISTER! – Link.
Phil has created the Panobot using an Arduino, a Pololu Servo Controller, and a few servos. The Panobot takes panoramic photographs automatically, and it seems to work incredibly well. According to the comments on flickr, he is planning on posting the code and his build process in the next few weeks. – Link Here is […]
