This SpaceX fan created a levitating Starship lamp

From blog.arduino.cc 2 years ago in Platforms Stores

Although you might not be able to build or house your own SpaceX Starship, YouTuber “Embrace Racing” has created a levitating lamp model that will be much more attainable for non-multi-billionaires. The lamp’s landing pad features an Arduino Nano inside, which is used with WS2812 LEDs to simulate the smoke plume of...

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Motorize a manual wheelchair with this adaptable electronic system

From blog.arduino.cc 22 hours ago in Platforms Stores

Motorized wheelchairs can be very expensive, and for those who are unable to afford them, getting around the house can become a challenge. This is what inspired Wesley Gardner from element14 Presents to design a series of wheelchair modifications that can improve a person’s...

Automatically make masking tape labels with this Arduino-powered machine

From blog.arduino.cc 4 days ago in Platforms Stores

Masking tape makes for a great label as its weak adhesive does not tend to leave visible residue and names can be easily sketched onto its surface, albeit quite slowly. To expedite this process, Hackaday.io user michimartini decided to design and build...

This special front door controller has several ways to unlock it

From blog.arduino.cc 5 days ago in Platforms Stores

For YouTuber Jroobi, merely walking up to his front door, inserting a key into the lock and turning the handle was too simple, which led him come up with a very unique and high-tech design for a new type of lock. His...

The new Portenta X8 (with Linux!) and Max Carrier redefine what’s possible

From blog.arduino.cc 6 days ago in Platforms Stores

The Portenta X8 module merges Arduino and Linux for the first time, and the Max Carrier gives you super prototyping powers to make your ideas come to life. The post The new Portenta X8 (with Linux!) and Max Carrier redefine...

Golf Ace helps you learn how to putt like the pros using tinyML

From blog.arduino.cc 7 days ago in Platforms Stores

Fancy golfing simulators are excellent for learning the best techniques such as balance and how to hold a club properly. However, their large cost puts them out of the reach of most people, so Nick Bild decided to create a far cheaper...

The Root Commander is a homemade MIDI controller that ensures you never play the wrong note

From blog.arduino.cc 1 week ago in Platforms Stores

After attempting to learn how to play the piano after some previous experience with guitar and music theory in general, YouTuber EvolutionStoneware encountered a few difficulties when trying to learn the keys on a standard MIDI keyboard. Because of this, she created...

Estimating indoor CO2 levels using tinyML and computer vision

From blog.arduino.cc 1 week ago in Platforms Stores

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has drawn attention to how clean our indoor environments are, and by measuring the CO2 levels within a room, infection risks can be approximated since more CO2 is correlated with poor ventilation. Software engineer Swapnil Verma...

This gyroscopic stabilizer aims to reduce boat roll in waves

From blog.arduino.cc 2 weeks ago in Platforms Stores

Boats are notorious for their constant swaying back and forth when set adrift on a body of water, leading to sea sickness for those unlucky sufferers and forcing items to be securely stored to prevent them from moving around unintentionally....

Take things up a notch by turning the humble OLED into a rotary dial

From blog.arduino.cc 2 weeks ago in Platforms Stores

The 128×64 I2C/SPI OLED display is often included in a myriad of projects that need some way to show data, including text, shapes, or basic graphs. YouTuber ‘upir’ was able to take this concept one step further by turning his graphic OLED...

Ultrasonic array provides lip stimulation within VR

From blog.arduino.cc 2 weeks ago in Platforms Stores

Virtual reality technology is advancing quickly and today’s headsets provide a very immersive visual and auditory experience. But they neglect the other senses. Haptic feedback, via vibration motors in controllers, is the only common technique for imparting a sense of...