Arduino projects
102 open-source builds that use an Arduino — checked, explained and honestly judged.
102 projects · most popular first
A used Google speaker becomes your private AI assistant with one swapped board
AIFor intermediate builders
You can build a laser scanning microscope from a dead Blu-ray player
ScienceFor advanced builders
OpenAstroTracker — 3D printable astrophotography tracking mount for DSLR cameras
ScienceFor advanced builders
You can turn IKEA's LED wall lamp into a display you program
DisplaysFor intermediate builders
You can build a machine that makes vinyl records at home
AudioFor advanced builders
You can build a machine that bends wire into any shape
WorkshopFor advanced builders
You can 3D print a lab centrifuge that runs on a 12V motor and a switch
ScienceFor intermediate builders
You can turn a cheap resin printer into a bioprinter for €500
ScienceFor expert builders
You can build three lab syringe pumps plus a microscope from Caltech's open design for under 400 dollars
ScienceFor intermediate builders
Flix: Build a Drone From Scratch on a Cheap ESP32
DronesFor advanced builders
You can build the sensor that reads your heart, muscles and brain at home
Open-hardwareFor intermediate builders
You can build a full-size 3D printer out of electronic waste for about 65 dollars
WorkshopFor advanced builders
PUMA: a 3D-printed benchtop microscope that takes professional optics up to 1000x oil immersion
ScienceFor advanced builders
HOSI: build a hyperspectral camera for £350 that sees UV and near-IR (commercial ones start above £20,000)
ScienceFor advanced builders
You can build the 2,500-dollar drone winch for 120 dollars, and it lifts 3 kg
RoboticsFor advanced builders
A home-built see-through coffee roaster, run on free roasting software
HomeFor advanced builders
You can build the wound therapy pump rich hospitals have, for 280 euros
HealthFor advanced builders
Open Echo: open-source sonar that maps the seabed, fish and sediment layers from an Arduino shield
ScienceFor advanced builders
A 28.9M parameter language model runs entirely on a cheap ESP32-S3 microcontroller
AIFor intermediate builders
CarCluster: a junkyard BMW instrument cluster runs on your desk and shows live data from a racing game
DisplaysFor intermediate builders
You can build the machine that grows a laser crystal on your bench
ScienceFor advanced builders
DIYNAFLUOR: a 40-dollar open-source DNA fluorometer you 3D print and assemble without soldering
ScienceFor intermediate builders
Build a spot welder from a microwave someone threw out
WorkshopFor advanced builders
You can build an oscilloscope from a Pi Pico and a phone in a drawer
WorkshopFor intermediate builders
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