{"id":17850,"date":"2014-08-14T12:31:45","date_gmt":"2014-08-14T18:31:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress-367309-1145705.cloudwaysapps.com\/?p=17850"},"modified":"2014-08-14T12:31:45","modified_gmt":"2014-08-14T18:31:45","slug":"upcycling-arduino-7-projects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/articles\/upcycling-arduino-7-projects\/","title":{"rendered":"Upcycling with Arduino: 7 Projects"},"content":{"rendered":"
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I had so much fun putting together last week’s post of upcycling projects involving the Raspberry Pi computer<\/a> that I decided to keep digging. This time, I focused on projects featuring Arduino<\/a>. This “open-source electronics platform” isn’t a computer per se; it’s more like the electronic “brains” inside appliances that control their functioning. Its purpose: to give makers\/hackers the tools needed to add interactivity to their projects.<\/p>\n

Arduino’s been around longer than Raspberry Pi, so there’s been more time for tinkerers to explore its possibilities. And, as I’ve seen while searching, it’s become the go-to platform for taking old, often obsolete objects and giving them new life. While most of the upcycling<\/a> with\u00a0Arduino has involved electronic waste of various kinds, there are also some pretty cool projects featuring more traditional crafting. Check out the examples I’ve found here…<\/p>\n

7 Upcycling Projects Featuring Arduino Electronics<\/h3>\n

1. The “Blinky Bike Bag”:<\/strong> Rear blinking lights are a must-have for bicyclists,\u00a0so “fabric hacker” and upcycler Agy took a broken umbrella, added an Arduino board, and after some sewing and such, created this unique bag\u00a0with built-in blinkers. She’s got complete instructions, with lots of pictures, on her blog<\/a>. via Arduino blog<\/a><\/p>\n