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Connect your Flipper Zero to Ethernet networks with Electronic Cats' ENC28J60-equipped expansion board and explore devices, services, and network communication.

In this episode of In the Prototype Lab, Frank Aloe and Shishir Malav build a modern wireless telemetry system for model rockets with a WBZ451 Curiosity Board to replace manual measurement methods used in traditional science fair projects.

Bring the wonders of the cosmos to your desktop! Bob Hammell's PyPortal Galaxy Viewer transforms a SAM D51-powered Adafruit PyPortal into a mesmerizing window to the universe, slowly scrolling across massive astronomical images to reveal the beauty of distant galaxies and cosmic structures.

Who says you need powerful hardware to play classic games Scott Porter's custom game engine is bringing retro gaming to the Arduino UNO, running Manic Miner, Scramble, Space Invaders, and Pac-Man on its 8-bit ATmega328!

Inspired by the discontinued Spotify Car Thing, CHWTT built an ATmega32U4-based media control console for Windows PCs that allows you to skip, pause, and rewind music, adjust the volume, and see what song is playing on its OLED display.

Ivan Miranda's Marble Scroller is an automated machine that uses black and white marbles to draw letters and symbols on a rotating wheel.

Aleksei Tertychnyi turned a Seeed Studio XIAO SAMD21 and a MOSFET into an adjustable low-side linear regulator, with no op-amp in the loop.

Wells Riley's AirWriter is a small dongle that adds AirPrint and AppleTalk to the Apple ImageWriter II.

Simone Carriero's PolarPlot is a 3D-printable, ATmega328-controlled SCARA parallel plotter (and laser engraver) for your desk.

MattKC created an ATmega32U4-based adapter that enables him to use Sega Genesis controllers with his old '90s Philips CD-i system.

Add some '80s Masters of the Universe nostalgia to your jacket, bag, or lanyard with GizmoLab's pin badge! This ATtiny13A-powered PCB features Skeletor's iconic skull with bright LED eyes and custom lighting effects.

Vignesh Natarajan's TACLINK is a PIC32-powered interface board for reading and processing data from a 36-sensor high-density tactile array via I²C and SPI: github.com/vikisensorik...

Great Scott! It's Back to the Future Day! Hojadurdy Durdygylyjov's ATtiny1616-controlled Flux Capacitor Badge packs a little time travel nostalgia into a pocket-sized wearable device — complete with 25 animated LEDs to create the iconic “fluxing” effect.

Remember your old Palm Pilot? Bringing ’90s PDA nostalgia into the modern maker era, Mark Wilson's Palmetto-III recreates the look and feel of the classic Palm III on an ATmega328-based Arduino with a touch LCD display.

Ready to start bare-metal programming AVR® devices like the ATtiny3227 with MPLAB® Tools for VS Code? Our new video series has you covered! www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

Hannah Robertson's Birduino is an ATmega328-powered, NFC-enabled audio player that brings birdwatching to life. Just tap a card showing a bird and hear its call!

The Agency Wand will have the #badgelife community under its spell! 🪄 Designed by Brooke's Bytes for DEF CON 34, this ATtiny1616-based wand-shaped badge features five addressable LEDs with animated lighting and customizable colors, motion-controlled effects, and more.

Kacper Bizoń's 17keynumpad is an ATmega32U4-controlled numeric keypad that can also function as a standalone calculator: github.com/KacperBizon/...

Clem Mayer's Analog Bridge combines 32 channels of analog measurement with Ethernet, USB, an SCPI interface, and Python software to create a versatile logic monitor and seriously slow oscilloscope: community.element14.com/challenges-p...

Pradeeplogu0's Seeed Studio XIAO SAMD21 Plus-controlled weather station is capable of measuring and logging wind speed and direction, temperature, humidity, and pressure completely offline.

Marius M’s multi-mode 3×3 macro keypad puts workflow automation at your fingertips, with RGB backlighting, an optional rotary encoder and OLED display, all controlled by an ATmega32U4. From Photoshop to Excel, streamline repetitive tasks and customize your setup! github.com/mariusmym/Ma...

DIY GUY Chris designed a simple, budget-friendly 16-channel GPIO expander based on the MCP23017. Chain up to eight modules for 128 GPIOs controlled over I2C — perfect for hobbyist, prototyping, and educational projects!

Mr. I.C. let his creativity fly by converting a basic coaxial toy helicopter into a fully controllable three-channel RC aerial vehicle.

From balancing bots and retro games to musical vegetables and robotic arms, it was incredible to see so many makers exploring, experimenting, and sharing ideas back at Maker Faire Bay Area 2026. Let's revisit some of the best moments and the projects that inspired visitors throughout the weekend.

Aleksei Tertychnyi's RealisticPM is a SAM D21-powered, wall-mounted air quality monitor that shows PM2.5 concentration on a large, easy-to-read color display.

Ready for a blast from the past? Meet StarFighter, Questwise Ventures' decorative miniature arcade cabinet that brings retro space-shooter nostalgia to your desk! Watch tiny starships battle waves of enemies, complete with animated explosions and a classic soundtrack.

Dan Jovic's J2C Video Card is an ATmega328-based, 1"x1" board that adds video output to an MSX computer through its joystick port.

With a motorized telescope, an affordable astronomy camera, and an ATmega328-controlled, GPS-enabled LED flasher, you can help observe asteroid occultations and contribute real measurements to the scientific community.

Microchip is returning to Maker Faire Rome! Come see our MCUs and dev tools in action, with demos ranging from gesture-controlled robotic hands to facial recognition with liveness. Meet our team and discover how we're powering the next generation of innovation: microchip.com/makerfaire

Mirza Makes constructed a custom mini computer that repurposes a TV remote's existing button matrix into a functional keyboard using an MCP23017 I/O expander.

Axes: Garage transformed an ordinary coffee table into a functional, Matrix-inspired display that comes alive with the iconic green digital rain effect.

Scott Porter's custom game engine brings Pac-Man Championship Edition, Manic Miner, and Space Invaders to an ATmega328-based Arduino UNO Rev3 — complete with retro graphics, music, sound effects, and high scores: github.com/Smashcat/UNO_Manic_Miner

Will van den Bogert developed a force myography wristband that's capable of recognizing hand gestures using machine learning on a SAM D21.

Jason Winfield created a custom H-shifter for a sim racing rig using only a couple of components: an ATmega32U4-based Pro Micro and a standard joystick.

Developed by UCLA researchers, PhoneBot is a low-cost humanoid robot that repurposes old smartphones to sense its surroundings and control its movements.

An old $20 oscilloscope turned into an animated GIF display! Redditor its_me_templar created a custom CRT monitor from scratch, all running on a SAM D21: www.reddit.com/r/embedded/c...

This ENC28J60-equipped add-on board from Electronic Cats brings wired networking and LAN testing capabilities to your Flipper Zero.

#ThrowbackThursday: How much gaming can you squeeze out of an 8-bit microcontroller? Making Devices' Pic Bytes Micro is a PIC18F4550-powered PCB console for playing classics like Tetris, Snake, and Arkanoid on a 16x10 LED matrix screen: github.com/makingdevice...

"A PIC18F47K42 is perhaps not the first part you would reach for to pursue any sort of video-based project. However, with the right techniques, you can get the 8-bit microcontroller pumping out the pixels surprisingly well."

Bring your yard to life on Halloween with Brian Maine's SAM D21-controlled Axworthy Ghost Pulley! This automated prop sweeps a ghost back and forth along a line using a stepper motor-driven pulley — on a set schedule, all night long.

Martin Pollow's CCTrack is a MIDI head tracker for spatial-audio production, based on an Adafruit QT Py SAMD21 and a BNO085 IMU. Plug it in, then map yaw, pitch, and roll to anything: cctrack.org

Who needs a USB stick when you can bring the Zip disk back from the dead? Minh Danh's project reverse engineers the classic Iomega Zip 100 and turns a PIC32MZ2048EFH144 MCU into a parallel-port Zip drive emulator — letting vintage PCs talk to big disks like it’s the ’90s again.

Samuel Euzedice de Lucena designed a PIC18F4550-based development and education board complete with full schematics and MPLAB® X / XC8 firmware examples: github.com/sdelucena/PI...

Trick out your candy bowl this Halloween with @adafruit.com's SAM D51-based HalloWing M4! blog.adafruit.com/2026/09/27/h...

Smaller than a flash drive! Built around an ATSAM4S2B, itzandroidtab's temperature camera crams an MLX90642 32x24 thermal IR sensor, touchscreen, USB-C, SD storage, rechargeable battery, and USB webcam support into an impressively tiny package.

Just4Fun's 68k-MBC is a homebrew single-board computer consisting of a 68008 CPU, an SRAM chip, and a PIC18F47Q10 that acts as the ROM.

Last Christmas, Andy C designed a PIC18F67K40-controlled electronic busy board for his nephew — complete enough with buttons, switches, and LEDs to keep children (and hackers) entertained.

Seedmate is a PIC32-powered, air-gapped BIP39 calculator that enables users to generate, verify, split, and manipulate wallet seed phrases completely offline — with no USB data interface, wireless radio, or companion app.

Self-driving trains, but at 1:48 scale. Diorama111’s tiny locomotive packs its own power supply, motor controller, lighting, and infrared receiver — enabling it to autonomously shuttle back and forth along a track. AVR® under the hood!

Why buy a laser engraver when you can build your own on the cheap instead? BegMN did just that, under the control of a CNC Shield V4 and ATmega328-based Arduino Nano.