After some searching, I ended up using a microcontroller and a piece of code borrowed from the web that I tweaked and adapted. The microcontroller-based concept was chosen because I wanted to scale ...

Aside from the Uno and the ultrasonic sensor, you also need a PHPoC Shield to connect the board to the internet and a power supply to power up your Arduino.

Arduino is a hobby that not only teaches you about programming, automation, and robotics, but also yields useful devices that can help in everyday life.

[Fernando] sent in a tip about a pet project he’s been working on. It’s an interesting take on a 3D scanner. He used a stepper motor to rotate the object being scanned, and an Arduino f… ...