A Raspberry Pi with a camera is nothing new. But the Pixy2 camera can interface with a variety of microcontrollers and has enough smarts to detect objects, follow lines, or even read barcodes without ...

Arduino and Raspberry Pi are two staples in the DIY electronics community. Both are affordable, flexible, and supported by dedicated teams, thorough documentation, and a vibrant community. While ...

An Arduino is a microcontroller — a single board designed to control something and perform a specific task. Unlike a ...

Most DIY tech enthusiasts have heard of a Raspberry Pi. But, like all things in the tech world, competition is inevitable. Arduino is a microcontroller used to control motors, LEDs, and interfacing ...

Over the last decade, the open-source movement has not only transformed the world of software, but also catalyzed a sweeping revolution in hardware tinkering. At the heart of this shift lies a ...

One of the first decisions an embedded designer is faced with is what hardware platform to use to prove out their design. The correct prototyping platform can save weeks or even months of effort if ...

Do you have a favorite Raspberry Pi or Arduino-powered robot? Choices abound; the inexpensive microcontrollers hastening the Internet of Things blitz have served as the brains of thousands of useful, ...

Walking into the newly redesigned Radio Shack in downtown Manhattan, the first thing that struck me was, where did everything go? As I walked around the minimalistic and heavily consolidated displays, ...

A Raspberry Pi Zero Shield that will connect a Zero or Zero W module to a 3.3V or 5V compatible Arduino board, is available from US-based Burgessworld Custom Electronics. The two boards are connected ...