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The LightBlue Bean+ is an Arduino-like BLE board

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The LightBlue Bean+ is an Arduino-compatible board that can be wirelessly programmed using Bluetooth Low Energy. Last year, the Punch Through Design crew introduced the LightBlue Bean to the Maker community, an Arduino-compatible board with built-in Bluetooth Low Energy support. Unsurprisingly, the microcontroller became an immediate hit as Makers were able to upload their codes wirelessly and manage their projects right […]

Screwduino is an Arduino Uno-like board with screw terminals

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Screwduino takes the Arduino design and replaces the headers/pins with screw terminals.  Like countless other Makers out there, Doug Gilliland fell in love with the Arduino Uno for its simplistic functionality and rapid prototyping abilities. However, he quickly grew frustrated with some of their limitations, namely those associated with deploying a final project. What he found was that, as great as these boards may […]

Creating a Siri clone with an Arduino Yún

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An Arduino Yún can act just like Siri, allowing users to ask it a question and get an audio response. Over the years, voice control applications have risen in popularity with programs like Siri, Alexa, Cortana, and “OK Google” revolutionizing the way in which people interact with their mobile devices. With this in mind, Maker Bob Hammell decided to recreate the capabilities of Apple’s intelligent […]

Turning an old microwave into a spot welder with Arduino

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Have you ever seen a microwave sitting in the trash? Save that machine from the dump and make yourself a serious shop tool. If you’ve ever thought about discarding your old microwave, you may want to think again. In fact, you can do exactly what Matthew Borgatti has done and transform it into some serious shop equipment. The Maker was able to […]

Building a 3D-printed, Arduino-powered robotic DJ

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This robotic DJ may be able to scratch vinyl records better than you.  Texas A&M student Rico Balakit has come up with a slick idea quite literally from scratch. The Maker has created a 3D-printed, robotic device capable of controlling a crossfader with Jazzy Jeff and Grandmaster Flash-like precision. For those unfamiliar with the DJ technique that dates back to the mid-1970s, scratching (sometimes referred […]

Creating a candy-grabbing machine‬‏ with Arduino and 1Sheeld

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Relive your old-school arcade memories with this claw crane-inspired project. Jeez, just think of how much of your parent’s money you spent as a kid in those candy or stuffed toy-grabbing machines? You know, the ones where you put a quarter in and maneuvered a joystick in hopes of snatching a piece of junk that cost less […]

These Arduino-powered shoulder pads make Wi-Fi visible

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Hertzian Armor is a piece of shoulder armor that visually illustrates the ubiquity of Wi-Fi networks.  In today’s constantly connected world, there are an infinite number of wireless signals being sent to and from the gizmos and gadgets around us. However, they cannot be seen. As a way to better oberseve these invisible interactions, UC Berkeley design students Anthony Dunne and […]

Maker creates an inexpensive surgical robot with Arduino

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Will DIY surgical robots one day provide an accessible alternative to costly professional healthcare services? Over the past decade, robots have drastically revolutionized surgery in terms of their abilities to remotely carry out complicated procedures with enhanced precision and dexterity, reducing the risk of complications while speeding up the recovery process. However, these next-generational machines can cost upwards of $200,000 — […]

Building a garage door fingerprint lock with Arduino

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Leave your keys at home and unlock the door with your finger. Chances are that, if you’re heading out without your car, you don’t always need to carry your keys everywhere you go. As a result, it’s likely that at some point, you’ve locked yourself out of the house or apartment. Instead of having to wait for someone to bring a spare or […]

This Arduino-powered baton will tell on you if you hit someone

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Nice going, tattletale! Don’t hit someone or else this billy club will tell your mother.  Moscow-based Maker ::vtol:: and his art-inspired projects have are no stranger to the Atmel Bits & Pieces blog. Whether it’s modding a typewriter to print ASCII selfies or turning air pollution into images, the hacker-artist continues to surprise us with new innovations. Added to the growing list is a […]