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Institute of Science Tokyo researchers developed a system that uses LEDs to wirelessly power indoor IoT devices, both in dark and bright lighting conditions.
Stable and versatile optical wireless power transmission for sustainable IoT | Science Tokyo
www.isct.ac.jp
November 21, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Institute of Science Tokyo researchers developed a system that uses LEDs to wirelessly power indoor IoT devices, both in dark and bright lighting conditions.
Sander van de Bor's Duonacci Pendant merges engineering and mathematics into a bicolor LED necklace that features a dazzling display of color and customizable patterns driven by an AVR32DA48.
Duonacci Pendant: Green and Blue LED Necklace by California STEAM on Tindie
The Duonacci Pendant: Where Engineering Meets Elegant Mathematics
www.tindie.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Sander van de Bor's Duonacci Pendant merges engineering and mathematics into a bicolor LED necklace that features a dazzling display of color and customizable patterns driven by an AVR32DA48.
Nelson Rossi Bittencourt's PicArd is an ultra-low-cost, Arduino-based USB programmer for PIC® MCUs.
Ultra Low Cost PIC Programmer With Arduino Uno
Ultra Low Cost PIC Programmer With Arduino Uno: As my projects became increasingly complex (and required more discrete components), I decided to migrate several of them from "discrete" electronics to ...
www.instructables.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Nelson Rossi Bittencourt's PicArd is an ultra-low-cost, Arduino-based USB programmer for PIC® MCUs.
Nova Radio Labs' Novaduino Environmental Sensor Kit is an Arduino-programmable air quality and weather monitoring solution.
Arduino-programmable environmental and air quality sensor kit features ENS160 and BME280 sensors - CNX Software
Designed by Nova Radio Labs in the US, the Novaduino Environmental Sensor Kit is an Arduino-programmable air quality and weather monitoring solution built
www.cnx-software.com
November 21, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Nova Radio Labs' Novaduino Environmental Sensor Kit is an Arduino-programmable air quality and weather monitoring solution.
MIT researchers have developed a robotic system that builds large structures from voxel blocks: blog.adafruit.com/2025/11/19/r...
November 20, 2025 at 9:27 PM
MIT researchers have developed a robotic system that builds large structures from voxel blocks: blog.adafruit.com/2025/11/19/r...
Mark Wilson's AMeagreBall recreates the iconic Amiga Boing Ball demo using an ATmega328-based Arduino UNO with a touch LCD shield.
Amiga? Arduino? AMeagerBall Gets The Uno Bouncing
When the iconic “Boing Ball” first debuted 40 years ago, it was a wonder to behold. There was nothing like it in the home compuing world upto that time, and it showed that CommodoreR…
hackaday.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Mark Wilson's AMeagreBall recreates the iconic Amiga Boing Ball demo using an ATmega328-based Arduino UNO with a touch LCD shield.
Developed by Northwestern University engineers, VoxeLite is an ultra-thin, lightweight, flexible wearable device that brings "human resolution" touch sensations to screens.
Bandage-like device brings texture to touchscreens
Soft, stretchable VoxeLite wraps around a fingertip to let users feel the digital world
news.northwestern.edu
November 20, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Developed by Northwestern University engineers, VoxeLite is an ultra-thin, lightweight, flexible wearable device that brings "human resolution" touch sensations to screens.
Phil Weasel's YUKARI V2 is an AVR® DA-based, DIY Bus Pirate-like tool designed for makers.
USB Bus Portal - YUKARI V2
Isnt it just a bus pirate? Kinda. But different. Yukari V1 was a USB-SPI bridge controlled by serial ascii-commands used to test SPI devices. I thougt. Why not also using the other hardware on the AVR...
hackaday.io
November 20, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Phil Weasel's YUKARI V2 is an AVR® DA-based, DIY Bus Pirate-like tool designed for makers.
Want to keep better track of your surrounding environment? Randy Durrant's device uses an SAM D21-based Adafruit Feather, an ENS160 and a BME280 sensor, and a color display to show air quality, temperature, humidity, and pressure.
Environmental Sensor Using Arduino Feather
Using a Novaduino color display, an ENS160 sensor and a BME280 sensor, you can see your air quality (TVOCs, eCO2), temperature, humidity, and barometric pressure. Keep track of your surroundings using...
hackaday.io
November 20, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Want to keep better track of your surrounding environment? Randy Durrant's device uses an SAM D21-based Adafruit Feather, an ENS160 and a BME280 sensor, and a color display to show air quality, temperature, humidity, and pressure.
Pradeep transformed the SAM D51-based Seeed Studio Wio Terminal into a self-contained live web dashboard.
Building a Live Web Dashboard on Wio Terminal
You’ve built a self‑contained IoT dashboard that makes the Wio Terminal interactive and visually engaging over Wi‑Fi. By Pradeep and CETECH11.
www.hackster.io
November 20, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Pradeep transformed the SAM D51-based Seeed Studio Wio Terminal into a self-contained live web dashboard.
UC San Diego engineers developed a wearable system that enables people to control machines and robots with everyday gestures — even while on the move.
Wearable Lets Users Control Machines and Robots While on the Move
Engineers have developed a next-generation wearable system that enables people to control machines using everyday gestures — even while running, riding in a car or floating on turbulent ocean waves.
today.ucsd.edu
November 19, 2025 at 5:32 PM
UC San Diego engineers developed a wearable system that enables people to control machines and robots with everyday gestures — even while on the move.
'Tis the season to reuse! Patrice Godard repurposed incandescent bulbs scavenged from old holiday garland into an ATmega32U4-driven luminous star circuit sculpture.
Luminous Christmas Star With Old Incandescent Bulbs - Circtuit-Sculpture Style
Luminous Christmas Star With Old Incandescent Bulbs - Circtuit-Sculpture Style: I wanted to reuse incandescent bulbs scavenged from an old Chrismas garland.
I wanted to make something Christmas-relate...
www.instructables.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:15 PM
'Tis the season to reuse! Patrice Godard repurposed incandescent bulbs scavenged from old holiday garland into an ATmega32U4-driven luminous star circuit sculpture.
Markus Loeffler designed a sound-reactive bracelet that embeds 15 WS2812 LEDs in a soft TPU band, all controlled by an ATtiny85 running custom firmware that processes incoming audio and drives animations.
A Sound-Reactive LED Bracelet
The bracelet features 15x WS2812 addressable LEDs embedded in a soft TPU band. At its heart is an ATtiny85 microcontroller running custom firmware that processes incoming audio and drives dynamic LED ...
hackaday.io
November 18, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Markus Loeffler designed a sound-reactive bracelet that embeds 15 WS2812 LEDs in a soft TPU band, all controlled by an ATtiny85 running custom firmware that processes incoming audio and drives animations.
Marcus Dunn created a SAM D21-controlled, Nintendo Game & Watch-inspired handheld device to play Conway's Game of Life along with four alternative cellular automata games.
Conway's Game of Life - Handheld Version, Powered by Adafruit Trinket M0
Conway's Game of Life - Handheld Version, Powered by Adafruit Trinket M0: I’ve been fascinated with Conway’s Game of Life ever since I read ‘The Recursive Universe’ way back in 2012. Since then, I wan...
www.instructables.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Marcus Dunn created a SAM D21-controlled, Nintendo Game & Watch-inspired handheld device to play Conway's Game of Life along with four alternative cellular automata games.
LunchtimeRetro created a 3D-printed handheld clamshell gaming console that runs swappable ATtiny85 "cartridges:" youtube.com/shorts/SwyJs...
November 17, 2025 at 9:19 PM
LunchtimeRetro created a 3D-printed handheld clamshell gaming console that runs swappable ATtiny85 "cartridges:" youtube.com/shorts/SwyJs...
Alastair Roberts built an ATmega328-controlled portable step-sequencer synthesizer for his daughter’s third birthday.
I Built a Synth for My Daughter
How I built a portable synthesizer for my three year old daughter.
bitsnpieces.dev
November 17, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Alastair Roberts built an ATmega328-controlled portable step-sequencer synthesizer for his daughter’s third birthday.
David Hayward's ATmega32U4-powered QMKeybox turns almost anything into a single-key keyboard — including old Morse keys.
David Hayward's QMKeybox Turns Almost Anything Into a Single-Key Keyboard — Including Old Morse Keys
Designed primarily with a Morse code-driven game in mind, the QMkeybox makes hooking switches up to USB a cinch.
www.hackster.io
November 17, 2025 at 8:06 PM
David Hayward's ATmega32U4-powered QMKeybox turns almost anything into a single-key keyboard — including old Morse keys.
This ATtiny1616-equipped 1:64 scale model truck became a full-featured RC vehicle with lights, steering, and Bluetooth control.
This Tiny RC Car Has Got It All
This tiny 1:64 scale model truck became a full-featured RC vehicle with lights, steering, and Bluetooth control.
www.hackster.io
November 17, 2025 at 3:40 PM
This ATtiny1616-equipped 1:64 scale model truck became a full-featured RC vehicle with lights, steering, and Bluetooth control.
Stefan Warnke's HexDisplayController is an ATmega328-controlled hexadecimal display module for TTL designs.
HexDisplayController
A hexadecimal display module for TTL designs
hackaday.io
November 17, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Stefan Warnke's HexDisplayController is an ATmega328-controlled hexadecimal display module for TTL designs.
Questwise Ventures' Mini PET Prompt is a palm-sized homage to the classic Commodore PET.
Mini PET Prompt: Tribute to the Classic Commodore by Questwise Ventures on Tindie
A palm-sized retro computer replica with glowing green prompt, CRT-style screen, and authentically worn keyboard for true vintage vibes.
www.tindie.com
November 15, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Questwise Ventures' Mini PET Prompt is a palm-sized homage to the classic Commodore PET.
David Hayward's QMKeybox is a small, ATmega32U4-based USB-C interface that can make almost any conductive object act as a one-button keyboard.
QMKeybox - Anything Can Be a One Button Keyboard
QMKeybox - Anything Can Be a One Button Keyboard: QMKeybox is a small USB-C interface based on the Pro Micro, that can make almost any conductive object act as USB keyboard. It's also VIA compatible, ...
www.instructables.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:51 PM
David Hayward's QMKeybox is a small, ATmega32U4-based USB-C interface that can make almost any conductive object act as a one-button keyboard.
Streamline your video editing workflow on the cheap with Tidelite's ATmega32U4-controlled DIY macropad.
Fabriquer un MacroPad Arduino pour (vraiment) Pas cher!
YouTube video by Tidelite
youtu.be
November 14, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Streamline your video editing workflow on the cheap with Tidelite's ATmega32U4-controlled DIY macropad.
Electro Empire made an incredibly accurate pulse induction metal detector using an ATmega8 MCU.
💥 They Said It Can’t Be Done — Until ATmega8 Built This PI Metal Detector!
YouTube video by Electro Empire
youtu.be
November 13, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Electro Empire made an incredibly accurate pulse induction metal detector using an ATmega8 MCU.
Ever wished you could have a bowling lane in your home? Now you can in miniature form, thanks to Danny Lum's automatic tabletop system. 🎳
Mini Tabletop Bowling - 3D Printed Automatic Pinsetter
1.5 years of obsessive design packed into one project — print, build, bowl. Learn how a full bowling system works in miniature.
www.kickstarter.com
November 12, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Ever wished you could have a bowling lane in your home? Now you can in miniature form, thanks to Danny Lum's automatic tabletop system. 🎳
Your turn on game night just got a whole lot cooler thanks to Redditor amaurer3210's AVR®-powered digital dice with 3D POV displays: www.reddit.com/r/embedded/c...
November 12, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Your turn on game night just got a whole lot cooler thanks to Redditor amaurer3210's AVR®-powered digital dice with 3D POV displays: www.reddit.com/r/embedded/c...