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Arduino Hacks |
 | How to Make Daft Punk El-Wire Suits and Helmets
After seeing a post about how to create daft punk suits and helmets (featured in our Top 40 Arduino Projects), this couple created their own fantastic daft punk costumes. You're guaranteed to learn everything about the Arduino, LEDs, sewing... |
 | Twitter Robot makes Popcorn, starts a Movie
Imagine this... On your way home from work, you send the Twitter command "Prep movie 15″, to your robot. Your robot reads the command, waits for a bit, pops some corn and starts a movie. Build your own twitter powered... |
 | Magnetic Levitation using the Arduino
This great project uses the a soleniod's magnetic coil, a Hall sensor, and Arduino to perfectly levitate a magnet. The Hall sensor detects the field of the permanent magnet and uses that information to modulate the magnetic field of the... |
 | How to: Cheap Accelerometer with the Wii Nunchuck
As you're probably well aware, the wiimote and nunchuck have a vast array of sensors built into them. Instead of buying pre-assembled breakout board for $35, or attempting to solder a tiny surface mount accelerometer, learn to exploit the features... |
 | How to: Graphically Visualize Data in Real Time
Although the title of this post may sound a bit advanced or intimidating, fear not grasshopper, data visualization is actually quite simple. Using an outstanding program called Processing, we can read data through our computer's serial port and... |
 | Motion Activated Water Cannon
By combining the technologies of the Arduino and a simple motion sensor, you can create a water cannon which sprays a target when it senses motion. It uses a window washer pump and a servo for aiming. See more details and code. We've seen a more... |
 | Hack Twitter to Control Electronics
Twitter has become one of the most popular social media sites, but its uses extend far beyond the world of the internet. By, interfacing physical hardware with Twitter these projects have created fantastic hacks allowing electronics to react to... |
 | Top 40 Arduino Projects of the Web
Since we love the ever-popular Arduino, we've scoured the vast reaches of the interweb and unearthed the best Arduino projects just for you. The Arduino is an open source programming platform which allows you to easily control electronics with a... |
 | Build a Remote Control Deadbolt
Using some affordable home automation equipment, learn to build a simple remote control deadbolt. The system is actually incredibly simple using a solenoid and the X10 Keychain Kit (easy to use and under $12 on ebay) .  We... |
 | DIY Rotating Bookshelves, Staircases and Trap Doors
Man makes trap door bookshelf - And teaches you how! Ever seen those hidden bookshelves in the Munsters or Scooby Doo? Always wanted one of your own? Hell yeah! Well now you can with these fantastic projects that teach you how to make your own... |
