Arduino: this hardware/software combo allows you to program chips and test them on the fly—a real advantage of open hardware. One of the wacky creations possible with Arduino, this spider-like robot ...

The Arduino platform lies somewhere between Technic Lego and the low level geek world of circuit building. It consists of two parts; the hardware and the software, and with these you can build ...

MicroPython – software to drive hardware to crawl. Just learn C already. Seriously, most projects based on RPi would run happily on either 8-bit microcontroller or 32-bit MIPS or ARM uC.

BeagleBone and Arduino, partners in open hardware. You may have noticed that Banzi spoke positively about the BeagleBone even though it's ostensibly an Arduino competitor, made by the BeagleBoard ...

Yes, you are absolutely right, using a board with several real hardware serial ports is the obvious solution. That obvious solution is named “Arduino Mega” and generally is priced at $60.

Blockduino is Arduino for the blockchain, a hardware-software solution that brings the benefits of blockchain to any device and makes hardware-as-a-service finally viable: Manufacturers are ...

There's more to Android than just hacking that app or operating system, says Google. You'll soon be able to hack Android hardware too, thanks to a new Arduino-based platform.

Arduino has unveiled a strategic alliance with Amazon Web Services (AWS), a partnership aimed at bolstering its edge hardware and cloud services. This collaboration is set to offer an expanded ...

The 30,000 businesses now using Arduino provide another example of the growing demand for Arduino PRO hardware and software technology in enterprise IIoT applications.

Brian Heater was the Hardware Editor at TechCrunch until early 2025. He has worked for a number of leading tech publications, including Engadget, PCMag, Laptop, and Tech Times, where he served as ...