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New Project: Smart Remote Control

Combine the Arduino Yún with a simple solderless breadboard circuit to create a homemade 'universal' remote control that you can navigate with your laptop or smartphone.

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Better Tea Brewing with DIY Robotics

I’m surprised that I haven’t already seen a tea-brewing robot in an issue of Skymall, because I think it’s just the sort of luxury item that would really appeal to someone on their second or third bloody mary. Luckily, you can just go ahead a make yourself one in less […]

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New Project: S.M.A.R.T. Alarm Clock

Combine the Arduino Yún with a TFT Touch Shield to assemble a homemade alarm clock that automatically sets alarms based on calendar events and even emails with the correct code word. And it looks cool too!

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New Project: “Didn’t Wash Hands” Alarm

A simple alarm that will tell you (and everyone else in the room) whenever someone forgets to wash their hands.

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Arduino-Controlled LED Chandelier Made With Mini Jars

Could your humble abode use a little microcontrolled LED pizzaz? Why not class up the joint with a stunning arduino-controlled chandelier made from jars using this brilliant tutorial?

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MAKE » Arduino 10 Jul 15:01

Making Fun: Kid’s Room Spacecraft

I built a spaceship for my four-year-old's room. It has a control panel full of interesting displays and whiz-bang space sounds. A joystick controls lights and sounds for the engine and thrusters. The payload bay has a motorized hatch and and contains a robot arm for deploying payloads like toy satellites. Headsets provide an audio link between the spacecraft and the Mission Control desk in the other son's room.

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Sentry Robot will Stalk your Driveway

A team of students from Marin County Day School built a mobile robot with a sentry gun that responds to its environment.

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MAKE » Arduino 24 May 16:20

Smart Smoker, the Better Barbecue

Simple modifications that make a better barbeque

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New Project: Controlling a Lock with an Arduino and Bluetooth LE

Open a solenoid lock using the Bluetooth Serial Plugin and a Bluetooth LE board.

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