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Makers
Maker culture on Europa Now: workshops, tool libraries and the hands that still solder.
Makers
Formnext 2026: dates, ticket prices and start-ups (17-20 Nov)
Formnext 2026 takes place 17-20 November at Messe Frankfurt, with day passes from €109 as of 30 October. Here are the hours, prices, start-up area and how to get there.
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Six Arduino Halloween Projects to Build Before the Spooky Season Ends
From AI-powered jack-o'-lanterns to animatronic band synchronizers, here are half a dozen Arduino creations that prove there's still time to add some fright to your October.
Makers
Junction 2026 hackathon: dates, how to apply and the 25 October deadline
Applications for Junction 2026 in Espoo close on 25 October. Here is the exact cut-off, how to apply and what to expect from 13 to 15 November.
Makers
A 1970s Terminal Gets AI Smarts: Arduino UNO Q Brings Local LLM to Vintage Hardware
A maker connected a Texas Instruments paper terminal from the 1970s to an Arduino UNO Q running a local language model, proving that AI doesn't need the internet.
Makers
A maker's custom mouse droid brings Star Wars fandom to life with autonomous navigation and rave mode
Cass, a maker known for Chaos Theory, has reimagined the iconic MSE-6 droid from Star Wars as a personalized, music-blasting robot that captures how the droids might actually exist in the fictional universe.
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Nuvi: How a Maker Built an Expressive AI Companion on Arduino's Dual-Brain Board
Luca Di Lorenzo created a desktop robot that listens, talks back, and controls smart home devices—all running locally on Arduino UNO Q, inspired by a colleague's Shiba Inu.
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Build Your Own Smart Doorbell: Arduino Shows How to Keep Your Data Local
Massimo Banzi and Andrea Richetta will demonstrate how to construct a privacy-focused smart doorbell using computer vision on Arduino hardware, putting you in control of your own data.
Makers
Arduino UNO Q becomes a privacy-first 3D printer monitor
A maker's guide shows how to repurpose Arduino's latest board as a local anomaly detector for 3D printing, catching failures without cloud services or model-specific hardware.