I don’t know about you, but although I like reading about electronics in a theoretical sort of way, there’s nothing I enjoy more than the hands-on building of something and then watching that thing ...

IN OUR previous 10-week “How to be a maker” series, we went on a tour of the basics, culminating in building an autonomous biscuit-fetching robot. If you missed it, you can catch up online at the ...

Arduino boards are one of the best ways to get involved in DIY electronics and programming. With Arduino, the possibilities are practically limitless. You can build your own working robotics and tools ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Simple projects like this winking rabbit are a great way to start ...

Some of the best DIY projects use microcontrollers or cheap single board computers to automate awesome stuff. But Between the Arduino, the Raspberry Pi, and the BeagleBone, it's hard to figure out ...

These e-drum sets let novice drummers get good without getting too loud, going broke, or taking up an entire bedroom. By Markkus Rovito Updated Jun 21, 2023 5:00 PM EDT We may earn revenue from the ...

LAST week, our plants learned to tell us they are thirsty. Now we are going to expand their repertoire. Spider plants are happiest at between 20 and 30°C. That range suits me too, so it may seem that ...

As usual, let’s start with links to earlier installments in this mega-mini-series (see Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, and Part 5) because it always irks me when I run across someone else’s writings ...