Arduino Hacks

HacknMod’s Most Popular DIY Projects of 2009

HacknMod's Most Popular DIY Projects of 2009

Another year behind us!  HacknMod will turn 4 this June and we're still growing strong.  We've nearly trippled our traffic in the last year and we're glad to have you along for the ride.  Oh! You can show your HacknMod pride through your...
Ethernet Enabled Christmas Bells – Create a Tune in Real Time!

Ethernet Enabled Christmas Bells - Create a Tune in Real Time!

Here's a superb project which allows you to create a Christmas jingle using a flash interface in your browser.  Then, you're redirected to a webcam where you can see your tune played in real time!  Awesome!  The project uses the Arduino...
DIY Batman Signal Spotlight using Arduino

DIY Batman Signal Spotlight using Arduino

We've covered tons of batman projects on Hack N Mod previously and here's another superb build.  The final result looks fantastic, allowing you to project any image you'd like using an Arduino and RGB LEDs.  Full project build plans are...
iPhone Controlled Tank using Arduino

iPhone Controlled Tank using Arduino

Here's a neat project featuring an iPhone controlled tank which has an Arduino for a brain.  The data is transferred wirelessly to Processing and then to the Xbee wireless serial communication module.  Oh, and did we mention it's solar...
Make a DIY Sonar System using Arduino

Make a DIY Sonar System using Arduino

Learn how to build a robot with built in visual sonar using sensors, an arduino, and Processing.  The author supplies the code for Processing, an easy to learn programming tool for visualization.  Processing gathers the sonar data from the...
Make a DIY Arduino Word Clock

Make a DIY Arduino Word Clock

Find out how to build your own 'Word Clock' using the power of Arduino. It's definitely unique and eye-catching clock which literally tells you the time unlike your standard digital clock. The instructions are really easy to understand and well...
Secret Knock Detecting Door Lock

Secret Knock Detecting Door Lock

Here's a fantastic project using an arduino, a motor, and a piezo sensor which allows you to both record and detect knocking patterns to unlock a door.  The video below does a fantastic job of demonstrating how it works: It's completely mobile...
GhostBusters DIY Halloween Costume (Arduino Powered)

GhostBusters DIY Halloween Costume (Arduino Powered)

For your DIY Halloween costume this year, Learn how to make your own Ghostbusters Proton Pack equipt with red and green lasers (above).  There is a full tutorial on how to build your own along with a detailed photogallery of the proton...
DIY Football Hero Using the Arduino

DIY Football Hero Using the Arduino

We've seen plenty of guitar hero projects and even a laser harp hero, but now we have a football hero (Soccer for us Americans).  Made for the music industry, the director pulled together a team of DIYers and football players to make the game a...
Top 5 Custom LED Beer Pong Tables

Top 5 Custom LED Beer Pong Tables

Beer Pong...The sport of choice of college students.  While we would never, ever support over consumption of alcohol, we must admire the engineering and creativity of these outstanding illuminated tables.  If you're new to LEDs, check out...