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Arduino Uno Q unboxing & Zephyr RTOS deep dive

Arduino @officialarduino.bsky.social · 1d

Benjamin Cabé was lucky enough to get his hands on an Arduino UNO Q. Watch as he takes our new single-board computer for a spin, diving into its Linux + Zephyr RTOS capabilities and demonstrating a few interesting features.

YouTube video by Benjamin Cabé

Arduino @officialarduino.bsky.social · 1d

Leonardo Cavagnis built a fully autonomous weather station with the new Arduino UNO Q that collects environmental data, stores readings locally, and provides real-time visualization on an interactive web dashboard: projecthub.arduino.cc/Arduino_Genu...

Meet Arduino UNO Q: Qualcomm Dragonwing fueled AI in a blink

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Kevin McAleer 🤖 Robot Maker @kevsmac.bsky.social · 1d

It’s @officialarduino.bsky.social arduino Inception - the Arduino uno r3 is plugged into that Arduino Uno Q which is running the Arduino IDE to program it!

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Arduino @officialarduino.bsky.social · 1d

“Some products define a category, only a few can rewrite it.”

Our CPO Marcello Majonchi penned a post on the Qualcomm Developer Blog explaining why the Qualcomm Dragonwing-powered UNO Q is a game-changer for makers, educators, and developers everywhere.

Discover Arduino UNO Q, the latest innovation in microcontroller technology, building on the simplicity and ecosystem that made Arduino UNO a favorite among developers. Learn more about this significa...

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SoilTile turns earth into an oversized touchpad | Arduino Blog

Arduino @officialarduino.bsky.social · 2d

SoilTile is a novel system for turning patches of ground into arrays of pressure sensors, offering a sustainable solution for interactive spaces.

We’re used to interacting with electronic technology that is cold, rigid, and overwhelmingly artificial. The device you’re reading this on doesn’t resemble anything found in nature and, consciously or...

Arduino Uno Q - Unboxing | DigiKey

Arduino @officialarduino.bsky.social · 2d

DigiKey shares one of the first (of many) first looks at the Arduino UNO Q! Watch as they unbox the all-new single-board computer, and then get up and running with the Arduino App Lab weather forecast example.

YouTube video by DigiKey Product Discovery

Have you heard about the new Arduino Uno Q - the Single Board computer from Arduino. What can it do, who is it for and when can you get it? Lets find out together. https://www.arduino.cc/product-uno-...

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Kevin McAleer 🤖 Robot Maker @kevsmac.bsky.social · 4d

I'll be going live at 3pm BST to do a hands-on with the new @officialarduino.bsky.social Arduino Uno Q.

Let me know if there is anything you want me to try with it.

youtube.com/live/4HFb-FG...

This is going to be so much fun!

Arduino Uno Q - hands on

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Arduino @officialarduino.bsky.social · 2d

DigiKey shares one of the first (of many) first looks at the Arduino UNO Q! Watch as they unbox the all-new single-board computer, and then get up and running with the Arduino App Lab weather forecast example.

Arduino Uno Q - Unboxing | DigiKey

YouTube video by DigiKey Product Discovery

Arduino @officialarduino.bsky.social · 4d

Joining forces with Qualcomm Technologies will supercharge Arduino's commitment to accessibility and innovation, empowering the global community with powerful tools that make AI development intuitive, scalable, and open to everyone. Read more: www.arduino.cc/qualcomm

NutriSense - Automated Food Diary

Arduino @officialarduino.bsky.social · 4d

Meet the Arduino UNO Q, an all-in-one platform powered by a Qualcomm Dragonwing™ QRB2210 and featuring the new Arduino App Lab for a unified development experience.

Discover now: arduino.cc/product-uno-q

Arduino @officialarduino.bsky.social · 5d

Marcel Veldhuizen's NutriSense is an Arduino UNO R4 WiFi-powered food diary device that automatically tracks calories, protein, and more using NFC tags.

NutriSense - Automated Food Diary: People who watch their diet may keep a food diary. They write down what they eat throughout the day to gain insight into things like their calorie intake. But that's...

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How to Control Linear Actuators from a PLC or Microcontroller!

Arduino @officialarduino.bsky.social · 8d

Pete LeMaster has put together an informative video that covers how to wire up and control a linear actuator using relays driven by an Arduino Opta micro PLC or a microcontroller board like an UNO Rev3.

YouTube video by LeMaster Tech

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You Need an Altitude Adjustment

Arduino @officialarduino.bsky.social · 10d

EarPressure VR is an Arduino-equipped system that modulates ear canal pressure to simulates sensations like underwater depth or high-altitude environments in virtual reality.

EarPressure VR simulates air pressure changes, adding altitude and depth sensations to make virtual reality experiences more immersive.

www.hackster.io

This Arduino Nano R4-controlled hourglass simulates sand with LEDs | Arduino Blog

Arduino @officialarduino.bsky.social · 10d

Flip this Arduino Nano-controlled LED hourglass over and watch its “sand” pixels fall down from one matrix to the other.

Outside of playing board games, hourglasses are almost entirely pointless these days. And yet, they’re still incredibly satisfying. Watching the sand fall in a steady and consistent stream is downrigh...

3D-Printed Guitar [Prusacaster ==> Hackstercaster]

Arduino @officialarduino.bsky.social · 11d

Jeremy Cook's Hackstercaster is a 3D-printed electric guitar with Arduino Nano-controlled LEDs, snap-in light diffusers, and more.

The Hackstercaster builds on the legendary Prusacaster 3D-printed guitar's open-source design w/ structural improvements, lights & more! By Jeremy Cook.

www.hackster.io

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Arduino @officialarduino.bsky.social · 11d

BiotronicMaiker's project uses a TSL25911 light sensor and an Arduino UNO R4 WiFi to measure and visualize Pyrocystis fusiformis lux levels: projecthub.arduino.cc/biotronicmak...

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Arduino @officialarduino.bsky.social · 11d

YouTuber Vaclav Krejci's latest video walks through creating a custom turbo boost gauge using a round Nextion 2.1″ Edge Series HMI touch display and an Arduino UNO Rev3.

Arduino Boost Gauge, 2025 edition

YouTube video by upir

This chest contains the beating heart of Davy Jones | Arduino Blog

Arduino @officialarduino.bsky.social · 12d

Grendel Studios created an Arduino Nano R4-controlled prop from Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, complete with the beating heart of Davy Jones.

The Pirates of the Caribbean film franchise really likes to make figurative elements and metaphors quite literal, as shown in Dead Man’s Chest when the chest in question is shown to contain the actual...

Low-cost sensor system can check indoor air quality in real time

Arduino @officialarduino.bsky.social · 15d

Researchers at Concordia University and Qatar University have developed an affordable, Arduino UNO WiFi Rev2-based sensor system that's capable of continuously monitoring indoor air quality in real-time.

Humans spend about 80% of their time indoors, but keeping track of the air we breathe usually requires expensive lab-grade equipment. Researchers at Concordia and Qatar University have created a low-c...

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Arduino @officialarduino.bsky.social · 16d

Ardui-NO way you want to miss our live stream event! Join us on Tuesday, October 7th at 4PM CEST/7AM PST to find out why. 👀

Sign up now: arduino.cc/from-blink-t...

Arduino @officialarduino.bsky.social · 18d

Khaled Makshoush's Everchange is an Arduino-powered interactive tree installation made of 3D-printed branches with 70 small OLED screens displaying animated pixel art leaves, flowers, and symbolic forms: www.reddit.com/r/arduino/co...

Gathering weather telemetry with a Nano 33 BLE Sense payload | Arduino Blog

Arduino @officialarduino.bsky.social · 18d

Controlled by an Arduino Nano 33 BLE Sense Rev2, LIFT is a weather telemetry payload package for model rockets that transmits environmental data from the apex of a flight to a ground station over LoRa.

Most model rockets don’t do anything practical — they just go up really fast and then come back down more slowly to land in a field somewhere. Those launches can still be a lot of fun to watch, but th...

This mint tin radio is a fresh take on emergency communication | Arduino Blog

Arduino @officialarduino.bsky.social · 22d

Mark Donners created an Arduino Nano-controlled FM radio that's small enough to fit inside a Smint tin, providing a portable device for emergency situations.

Most of us get our news via the internet these days, which is only natural given the convenience and availability. But during an emergency, such as weather extreme enough to cause power or network out...

Arduino @officialarduino.bsky.social · 23d

The UNO R4 WiFi is the first Arduino board to support our brand-new provisioning flow on Arduino Cloud. No USB, no drivers, just power your board and let Bluetooth + the Arduino IoT Cloud app do the rest!

Learn more: blog.arduino.cc/2025/09/18/i...