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!
I swear Angela Sheehan and I must have been separated at birth. Her LilyPad Arduino pillow is so awesome, all that’s left to do is sew in some components and conductive fabric for a comically large prototyping platform. [via CRAFT] More: Angela Sheehan talks about Soft Circuit Saturdays How-To: LED Throwie Jellyfish
If you’ve been needing some extra space for your microcontroller program, then you might want to take a look at Wayne Holders’ latest project, Magnetic Core Memory for Arduino.
Create your own drawing and animation software-and learn basic programming and electronics skills at the same time. This engaging 5-week online course introduces you to two simple tools: Processing, a programming language for visual thinkers, and Arduino, a hardware platform for working with electronics. You’ll learn how to use these tools together to build something useful right away.
Spotted in the MAKE Flickr Pool, this 3D printed set of chassis components from user nathanmatsuda:
So far I’ve made end panels for the duemilanove and the ethernet shield. Next up- a new top piece that’ll have an opening for the prototyping shield. Also planning a top piece for the touch shield (but I don’t have one of those yet).
The parts are available through Shapeways.
It’s called txtBOMBER, by Felix Vorreiter. Battery powered, with seven rollers and an Arduino for a brain. [via Dude Craft]
Matthew Reyes sent word that the RocketMavericks launch event on Saturday in Nevada’s Black Rock desert was a resounding success. Traveling 28K feet aboard James Dougherty’s Intimidator-5 rocket was a payload consisting of a Nexus One/Arduino SmallSat. Matthew and his cohorts Chris Boshuizen & Will Marshall are championing the use of smartphone components to lower the cost of deploying a satellite and expect it to become even more affordable with every revision.
Touch Light Through the Leaves consists of a camera and 85 vibration units. The camera detects light and shadow, and the vibration units, controlled via image processing and vibration motors, change those inputs into tactile sensations. The display is palm-sized, so it can be used anywhere under various conditions.
