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Master Morse code with Katniss Labs' AVR128DA48-controlled wireless trainer: www.reddit.com/r/electronic...

The World’s Smallest Marble Clock With Pick And Place Arm Clocks come in many styles and sizes, with perhaps the most visually pleasing ones involving marbles. Watching these little spheres obey gravity and form clearly readable numbers on a clock has str…

Jens of the Strange Inventions YouTube channel built a marble clock small enough to fit on your desk.

Robotic mice to scurry in Large Hadron Collider │ The UKAEA-CERN PipeINEER YouTube video by UKAEAofficial

Developed by researchers from the UK Atomic Energy Authority and CERN, PipeINEER is an autonomous "robotic mouse" designed to travel through and inspect narrow pipes inside the Large Hadron Collider.

My CNC Router Was Too Small. So I Fixed That. YouTube video by Modern Hobbyist

Modern Hobbyist set out to enlarge Ivan Miranda’s Tiny 3D Printed CNC MK II machine by making its entire X-axis nearly three times wider.

ArduStick: DIY clone of Arduboy FX as an Arcade bartop Homemade clone of Arduboy FX game console, in an Arcade bartop format with battery voltage monitor (8 bit dual core) By Niiico.

Nico Rouger's ATmega32U4-powered ArduStick is a DIY Arduboy FX clone as a bartop arcade.

Qron0b: A Minimalist, Low-Power BCD Wristwatch Over the decades we have seen many DIY clocks and wrist watches presented, but few are as likely to get you either drawing in the crowds, or quietly snickered at behind your back, as a binary watch…

Qewer's qron0b is a minimalist, ATtiny24A-based wristwatch that displays the time in BCD format on its 4x4 LED matrix.

Analogy Clippy Analogy Clippy: Project by: Cassie Kwok, Patricia Kuang This is an interactive smart memo system that attaches to a book holder. It can be used in different ways depending on your needs, functioning ...

Created by Cassie Kwok and Patricia Kuang, the Analogy Clippy is an interactive, ATmega328-controlled memo card system that attaches to a book holder and automatically stays visible as you flip through pages.

Man makes world’s smallest arcade machine that’s pocket-sized but filled with power Aerospace Engineer Kiran Patil (India) has created the world's smallest arcade machine.

Kiran Patil's playable Space Invaders cabinet sets the record for the world's smallest arcade machine, measuring just 0.98 x 0.6 x 0.59 inches.

Building a Multi-Toolchain Rain-Triggered Greenhouse Rain-Triggered Greenhouse Automation shows how MPLAB® for VS Code, Zephyr RTOS, and Microchip tools work together in one connected build. By Ethan Layton and Robert Perkel.

This rain-triggered automated greenhouse system demonstrates how MPLAB® for VS Code, Zephyr RTOS, and multiple Microchip tools can work in harmony to create a single, intelligent application.

This 3D-Printed Benchtop Power Supply Was Built Purely With Components Languishing in a Parts Bin An upcycled ATX PSU becomes a two-channel variable-voltage adjustable-current power supply, complete with Arduino UNO-powered UI.

J. Franklin turned a salvaged ATX PSU and a drawer full of old components into a dual-channel benchtop power supply with an ATmega328-driven user interface.

Making a 3D pen that's actually useful YouTube video by half-baked-research

YouTuber half-baked-research created a functional, ATmega328-controlled DIY 3D pen that's actually useful.

Open Source Hardware Certifications for February 2026 - Make: Our favorite open source hardware certifications for February include assistive tech, a data logger, and DIY bat detector.

A low-cost, SAM D21-controlled digital switch interface and an ATmega1284P-powered watershed datalogging board are among the latest Open Source Hardware Association certifications.

Computer-generated dream world Virtual reality for a 286 processor

Nagy Krisztián created a simulated system to bring a 286 CPU back to life without a motherboard.

WhatsUp? A GPS Keychain That Shows Overhead Planets This small circuit uses GPS and 9 RGB LEDs that light up when the eight planets (and Pluto and the Moon) are overhead By mars91.

A perfect project to celebrate this past weekend's celestial spectacle! WhatsUp? is an ATtiny3216-controlled, GPS-enabled keychain that shows overhead planets using nine RGB LEDs.

Attiny402 MiniSerialMonitor This is a serial monitor using an Attiny402 with 256 bytes of RAM and 4 kilobytes of ROM. What I didn't expect was that it works just by connecting the signal wires, no batteries required.

Jyujyun designed a pocket-sized serial monitor based on an ATtiny402.

A Piano 3 circuit (top) assembled onto its battery holder without a programming header installed. A Piano 3 circuit with an ICSP programming header for use with Microchip's PICKit programmers (bottom).

Piano 3 is controlled by a @microchip-makes.bsky.social PIC12F1840 and includes ICSP pads for easy (re-)programming. 🤓

Electromagnetic Graphics Tablet Electromagnetic Graphics Tablet: This Instructable explains how to build a simple graphics tablet using an Arduino Uno R3, two wire grids at right-angles, and an MLX90393 3D magnetic sensor module. Th...

This DIY electromagnetic graphics tablet uses an ATmega328-based Arduino UNO Rev3, two wire grids at right angles, and a 3D magnetic sensor module.

TritBits The switches allow for the input of a 5-digit binary (bit) or ternary (trit) number. A switch set in the up position represents 1, the middle position is 0, and the down position is -1. The correspond...

Jeroen Brinkman's TritBits is an ATmega328-controlled device that shows the working of binary coded numbers, binary two's complement coded negative numbers, and balanced ternary numbers.

EdemaFlex: soft-robotic glove for swelling relief | Cornell Chronicle EdemaFlex, a new glove with more than three dozen actuators across all five fingers and the palm, developed by Cornell researchers, aims to reduce swelling for people suffering from edema.

Cornell researchers have developed a new soft robotic glove that uses 37 actuators to reduce hand swelling for people suffering from edema.

DeepSleepr - USB-C Low Power Management for SBCs The power management module that saves you money. For sensors, SBCs, or anything USB-powered that runs in conditions where power is limited! By Platima Tinkers.

Platima Tinkers' DeepSleepr is a compact, ATtiny414-controlled power management module for any USB development board or single-board computer.

Convert that Old VTech “Toy” Computer Into a Z80 Hacking Station This guide from Bernhard “HotKey” Slawik explains how you can use an old VTech "PreComputer" as a Zilog Z80 hacking station.

Bernhard “HotKey” Slawik converted a '90s VTech "PreComputer" into a Z80 hardware tinkering platform.

MakerPlot: Fully 3D Printable Arduino CNC Plotter DIY KIT The first fully 3D printable Minimal CNC Plotter. No Rails. No Bearings. Just Motion.

Simone Carriero's Makerplot is a fully 3D-printable, ATmega328-controlled drawing machine that aims to be "the simplest 3D-printable plotter ever designed."

5x7 RGB led Display Here on this unit I've yet to clean off the flux, but is working very well, soldering is very difficult without a metal positioning mask, but is on my to-do list. VCC, the RX an TX serial lines, progr...

Designed for his upcoming "Radio Badge," Harold Moore's chainable 5x7 RGB display module is equipped with 2020 surface-mount addressable LEDs under the control of an ATtiny1604.

Unibody or split? Justin Lam's dabao keyboard lets you have the best of both worlds: www.reddit.com/r/ErgoMechKe...

Microchip’s New MCU: A 32-bit Upgrade That Still Fits Old 8-bit Systems - News Microchip’s PIC32CM PL10 MCUs combine 32-bit Cortex-M0+ performance with AVR pin compatibility, MVIO, and functional safety support.

Microchip's new PIC32CM PL10 MCUs combine 32-bit Cortex-M0+ performance with AVR® pin compatibility, MVIO, and functional safety support.

3D Printable EDF Blower Fan 3D Printable EDF Blower Fan: This project is a handheld blower designed for workshop and home cleaning applications, powered by Parkside 20V tool batteries. The core component is a 50mm Electric Ducte...

Konstantinos Paraskevas created a cordless handheld blower designed for workshop and DIY cleaning applications, powered by Parkside 20V batteries with variable speed control via an ATtiny85.

The "Everything" Arduino An End-game ATMEGA2560-based board with dozens of features for development, data logging and research.

Magmabow set out to design an "end-game," everyday-carry ATmega2560 board with dozens of features for development, data logging, and research.

How to Solder the Seasides 2026 Roulette Badge (Complete Guide + Stability Fix) YouTube video by C1PH3R FSOCITEY

C1PH3R FSOCITEY walks through the complete assembly for the Seasides 2026 Roulette Badge, built around the ATtiny85.

I built an Omni-Directional ONE-BALL Bike YouTube video by James Bruton

James Bruton built an omnidirectional bike that gets around on a single ball — capable of balancing forwards, backwards, and sideways.

This magazine plays Tetris — here’s how A gaming magazine you can play.

Arduboy creator Kevin Bates developed a playable, paper-thin version of Tetris embedded in the cover of Red Bull's GamePop magazine.