The Arduino is an amazing piece of technology that can be used to power all kinds of gadgets, often using nothing more than a battery and various components that don’t cost more than a few bucks.

An Arduino is a microcontroller — a single board designed to control something and perform a specific task. Unlike a Raspberry Pi, you won't find anything resembling an operating system here; instead, ...

Electronic Throttle Bodies are used in traditional internal combustion engines to control the speed of the motor. This device consists of a valve attached to a spring and driven by a motor. This ...

Many beginners have a notion that programming an Arduino makes them embedded engineers. But real skills start much deeper.

The Arduino development board has grown in popularity over the last few years and has spawned a myriad of interesting projects such as auto-lacing shoes, The EyeWriter 2.0, and the Mobile Dance Stage.

I'm a fan of Lego robotics. I've written over half a dozen books on the Lego Mindstorms NXT robotic system, and tinkering and prototyping with the NXT just never gets old. (And there's a NEW system ...

Raspberry Pi has received the lion’s share of attention devoted to cheap, single-board computers in the past year. But long before the Pi was a gleam in its creators’ eyes, there was the Arduino.

Over the last decade, the open-source movement has not only transformed the world of software, but also catalyzed a sweeping revolution in hardware tinkering. At the heart of this shift lies a ...

Arduino enthusiasts or those looking to just get started programming the awesome micro controller may be interested in a new smart TFT display called the CleO which has been specifically designed for ...