The Leap Motion controller is a rather impressive little sensor bar that is capable of generating a massive 3D point cloud and recognizing hands and fingers to allow for gesture control based ...

In general, the cost of electronic components and the tools used to fiddle with them have been dropping steadily over the last decade or so. But there will always be bargain-hunting hackers who are ...

Arduino has found its way into yet another musical device. I came across the ‘UFO’ while in Berlin. It’s a MIDI controller that lets you compose music or control synthesizers by waving your hands ...

One of the great things about home automation is that it’s limitless. Whether you add more smart locks, toss some smart light bulbs into lamps, or add another smart thermostat to your home, it’s ...

The Raspberry Pi Pico is the new kid on the microcontroller block. How does it compare to the long-established Arduino Nano?

London-based roboticist Evangelos Georgiou wants to offer an open-source platform for helping Arduino hobbyists take their projects mobile, thanks to a remote controlled robot called the RK-1 that ...

Hardware with services lowers learning curve of adding cloud and app connections to devices. A while back, Ars took our first step into building the Internet of Extra Creepy Things (IoECT) with ...

After purchasing the Qu4tro electric skateboard and finding the controller wasn’t quite as good as the skateboard, Timo Brinschein decided to build his very own using a little Arduino hardware and ...