With their cheap price tags, massive I/O provisions, and low power consumption, microcontrollers like the uber-popular Arduino family have diverse use cases, from simple automation projects to ...

The Arduino development board has grown in popularity over the last few years and has spawned a myriad of interesting projects such as auto-lacing shoes, The EyeWriter 2.0, and the Mobile Dance Stage.

All of these projects either use minimal components, short (and easily understandable) codes, or both. They're also perfect to do over the weekend and won't eat up too much of your time.

The most popular display system widely used in Arduino projects is the liquid crystal display (LCD). LCD displays consists primarily of two sheets of polarized glass plates with a thin layer of liquid ...

Sometimes, the best Arduino projects are the most ridiculous. Case in point, this motion-detecting squirt gun. The idea is simple: when it detects motion, the spray gun activates.

Arduino Hardware In order to use the Arduino IDE - or, at the very least, in order to use it to actually achieve something - you're going to need some Arduino hardware, and there's plenty of choice.

Some projects require either 3D-printed or store-bought components to give a good mix of options. Above all, the projects on our list are achievable.

Arduino Hacking - What's Possible The popularity of the Arduino as a development platform has meant that it finds use in some pretty amazing projects across the globe - and here's a small ...

Arduino is one of those boards that has become synonymous with hacking and making. Since its introduction in 2005, over 700,000 official Arduino boards have been sold, along with untold millions of… ...

GeekDad's very own John Baicthal has joined Matthew Beckler and Adam Wolf (co-founders of Wayne and Layne) to release Make: Lego and Arduino Projects. Just like the other Make: books, it's a high ...