Stretch out your servo connections with this flexible servo extension cord. It has a 3 pin shrouded "male" connection to plug your servo into and then, 50cm later, a 3 pin female connection. It even keeps the common red/black/white color coding. A great add-on to our 16 channel PWM/Servo driver and goes with all the servos we carry.

Stretch out your servo connections with this flexible servo extension cord. It has a 3 pin shrouded "male" connection to plug your servo into and then, 30cm later, a 3 pin female connection. It even keeps the common red/black/white color coding. A great add-on to our 16 channel PWM/Servo driver and goes with all the servos we carry.

Tiny little servo can rotate approximately 180 degrees (90 in each direction), and works just like the standard kinds you're used to but smaller . You can use any servo code, hardware or library to control these servos. Good for beginners who want to make stuff move without building a motor controller with feedback & gear box, especially since it will fit in small places. Of course, its not nearly as strong as a standard servo. Works...

This high-torque standard servo can rotate approximately 180 degrees (90 in each direction). You can use any servo code, hardware or library to control these servos. Good for beginners who want to make stuff move without building a motor controller with feedback & gear box. Comes with 3 horns, as shown. They aren't the highest quality servo (which is why they are less expensive) and so are not suggested for hobby planes. We now carry the...

Add more power to your robot with this metal-geared MG90S servo. The tiny little servo can rotate approximately 90 degrees (45 in each direction), and works just like the standard kinds you're used to but smaller . You can use any servo code, hardware or library to control these servos. Good for beginners who want to make stuff move without building a motor controller with feedback & gear box, especially since it will fit in small...

Add even more power to your robot with this metal-geared servo. The tiny little servo can rotate approximately 180 degrees (~90 in each direction), and works just like the standard kinds you're used to but smaller . You can use any servo code, hardware or library to control these servos. Good for beginners who want to make stuff move without building a motor controller with feedback & gear box, especially since it will fit in small...

This servo rotates fully forward or backwards instead of moving to a position. You can use any servo code, hardware or library to control these servos. Good for making simple moving robots. Comes with four different horns, as shown. To control with an Arduino, we suggest connecting the control wire to pin 9 or 10 and using the Servo library included with the Arduino IDE (see here for an example sketch). Position "90" (1.5ms pulse)...

Plastic wheel with a cutout specially designed to allow attachment to our larger continuous rotation servo. Makes it easy to get your robot rolling. Each wheel comes with a rubber tire that is quite sturdy. To attach, just remove the horn from your servo, align the splined gear, and use the small screw that came with your servo to attach permanently You'll probably want to get 2 or more. PDF with wheel dimensions

If you bought a servo from us you probably got a bunch of plastic add-ons that you can snap onto the rotating part of the servo. These are called 'servo horns' and the standard ones you'll get are plastic pieces. They're good but often short and not very strong plastic. This Machined Aluminum Servo Arm lets you bring your A-Game to servo projects. It's strong anodized aluminum. Looks great, is easy to install and will last...

This is just about the cutest, tiniest little micro servo we could find, even smaller than the 9 gram micro servos we love so much.  It can rotate approximately 180 degrees (90 in each direction) and works just like the standard kind you're used to but  much smaller .  You can use any servo code, hardware or library to control these servos. Good for beginners who want to make stuff move without building a motor controller with...

It looks like a servo, it acts like a servo, but it's more than just a servo! We got a factory to custom-make these classic 'standard' sized hobby servos with a twist - the feedback (potentiometer wiper) line is brought out to a fourth white wire. You can read this wire with an analog input such as those on an Arduino, to get the servo's position. That information can be used in robotics to improve stability or even allow...

The original Adafruit Motorshield kit is one of our most beloved kits, which is why we decided to make something even better. We have upgraded the shield kit to make the bestest, easiest way to drive DC and Stepper motors. This shield will make quick work of your next robotics project! We kept the ability to drive up to 4 DC motors or 2 stepper motors, but added many improvements: Instead of a L293D darlington driver, we now have the TB6612...

Need to make a tiny robot? This little micro servo rotates 360 degrees fully forward or backwards, instead of moving to a single position. You can use any servo code, hardware or library to control these servos. Good for making simple moving robots. Comes with five horns and attachment screws, as shown. Good for beginners who want to make stuff move without building a motor controller with feedback & gear box, especially since it will fit in...

It looks like a micro servo, it acts like a micro servo, but it's more than just a micro servo! We got a factory to custom-make these quality metal-geared 'micro' sized hobby servos with a twist - the feedback (potentiometer wiper) line is brought out to a fourth white wire. You can read this wire with an analog input such as those on an Arduino, to get the servo's position. That information can be used in robotics to improve...

It looks like a micro servo, it acts like a micro servo, but it's more than just a micro servo! We got a factory to custom-make these classic 'micro' sized hobby servos with a twist - the feedback (potentiometer wiper) line is brought out to a fourth white wire. You can read this wire with an analog input such as those on an Arduino, to get the servo's position. That information can be used in robotics to improve stability or...

This tiny  DC Motor in Micro Servo Body is an interesting motor - it's the same size and shape as our micro servo but it isn't a servo. It's more like a DC motor + plastic gear-train in a box. It's not a super powerful motor, it would do well as a little robot wheel. It's also a lot less expensive than a micro servo (continuous or non-continuous) because there is no control board inside. Controlling speed is done by...

The Raspberry Pi is a wonderful little computer, but one thing it isn't very good at is controlling DC Servo Motors - these motors need very specific and repetitive timing pulses to set the position. Instead of asking the Pi Linux kernel to send these signals, pop on this handy HAT! It adds the capability to control 16 Servos with perfect timing. It can also do PWM up to 1.6 KHz with 12 bit precision, all completely free-running. For use...

A Feather board without ambition is a Feather board without FeatherWings! This is the 8-Channel PWM or Servo​ FeatherWing , you can add 8 x 12-bit PWM outputs to your Feather board. Using our Feather Stacking Headers or Feather Female Headers you can connect a FeatherWing on top or bottom of your Feather board and let the board take flight! You want to make a cool robot, maybe a hexapod walker, or maybe just a piece of...

The Raspberry Pi is a wonderful little computer, but one thing it isn't very good at is controlling Servo Motors - these motors need very specific and repetitive timing pulses to set the position. Instead of asking the Pi Linux kernel to send these signals, pop on this handy bonnet! It adds the capability to control 16 Servos with perfect timing. It can also do PWM up to 1.6 KHz with 12 bit precision, all completely free-running. For use...

You want to make a cool robot, maybe a hexapod walker, or maybe just a piece of art with a lot of moving parts. Or maybe you want to drive a lot of LEDs with precise PWM output. Then you realize that your microcontroller has a limited number of PWM outputs! What now? You could give up OR you could just get this handy PWM and Servo driver breakout. When we saw this chip, we quickly realized what an excellent add-on this would be. Using only two...

We're keepin' it  wheel with this one! Need a great drive solution for your little robotic friends ? This black plastic  Micro Continuos Rotation Servo Wheel  is equipped with a silicone tire and a press-fit design to make connecting to your FS90R Micro Servo super quick and easy. Make cute robots today with a couple of these wheels! Continuous-rotation micro Servo not included,...

This high-torque standard servo now comes in a metal-gear flavor, for extra-high torque (10 kg*cm!) and reliability! It can rotate at least 120 degrees (60 in each direction) with a classic 1.5-2.5ms pulse, but if you can extend your pulses it can go up to about 170 degrees - it varies a bit servo-to-servo. You can use any servo code, hardware or library to control these servos. Good for beginners who want to make stuff move without building a...

You want to make a cool Arduino robot, maybe a hexapod walker, or maybe just a piece of art with a lot of moving parts. Or maybe you want to drive a lot of LEDs with precise PWM output. Then you realize that the Arduino has only a few PWM outputs, and maybe those outputs are conflicting with another shield! What now? You could give up OR you could just get our handy PWM and Servo driver shield. It's just like our popular PWM/Servo Breakout...

This fully-assembled pan-tilt kit is the perfect way to give your project full range motion with two micro servos. The pan-tilt can rotate roughly 180° from side-to-side and can tilt up&downwards around 150°.  It also comes fully assembled with two Micro Servos (SG-90 or SG-92 type) included and a 38mm x 36mm space to mount a camera or sensor or whatever you like. Since the motors are plain, every-day analog servos, you can...

Harder, better, faster, stronger!  All the control and customization for your robot project. The Parallax Feedback 360° High Speed Servo has the functionality of a light-duty servo, continuous rotation servo, high-speed servo, and encoder in one convenient package - what a triple threat! Like most continuous rotation servos, this is controlled by a standard 50 Hz pulse-width-modulation signal. But it adds a little extra - a...

This unassembled pan-tilt kit is the perfect way to give your project customized full range motion! The pan-tilt can rotate roughly 180° from side-to-side and can tilt downwards roughly 150° (it may be less depending on the servos you use, of course).   This version comes in kit form without any servos , unlike our fully assembled version so if you have a bunch of servos already, or want to customize with one of...

The Adafruit Trinket M0 may be small, but do not be fooled by its size! It's a tiny microcontroller board, built around the Atmel ATSAMD21, a little chip with a lot of power. We wanted to design a microcontroller board that was small enough to fit into any project, and low cost enough to use without hesitation. Perfect for when you don't want to give up your expensive dev-board and you aren't willing to take apart the project...

It's what you've been waiting for, the Feather M4 Express featuring ATSAMD51. This Feather is fast like a swift, smart like an owl, strong like a ox-bird (it's half ox, half bird, OK?) This feather is powered by our new favorite chip, the ATSAMD51J19 -  with its 120MHz Cortex M4 with floating point support and 512KB Flash and 192KB RAM . Your code will zig and zag and zoom, and with a bunch of extra peripherals for support, this...

What's smaller than a Feather but larger than a Trinket? It's an Adafruit ItsyBitsy M4 Express featuring the Microchip ATSAMD51 ! Small, powerful, with a ultra fast ATSAMD51 Cortex M4 processor running at 120 MHz - this microcontroller board is perfect when you want something very compact, with a ton of horsepower and a bunch of pins. This Itsy is like a bullet train, with it's 120MHz Cortex M4 with floating point support and 512KB...

Sometimes we wonder if robotics engineers ever watch movies. If they did, they'd know that making robots into slaves always ends up in a robot rebellion. Why even go down that path? Here at Adafruit, we believe in making robots our  friends! So if you find yourself wanting a companion, consider the robot. They're fun to program, and you can get creative with decorations. With that in mind, we designed Crickit - That's our C...

Interested in making neat stuff with an Arduino-compatible board but not sure where to start? This kit includes all the pieces needed to complete over 20 different circuit and projects. Basically everything you need to be playing within minutes of its arrival. No soldering required, works with Mac, Windows and Linux! This item is the same exact kit as https://www.adafruit.com/product/170 This pack includes the Adafruit Metro. METRO is the...

The Adafruit Gemma M0 is a super small microcontroller board, with just enough built-in to create many simple projects. It may look small and cute: round, about the size of a quarter, with friendly alligator-clip sew pads. But do not be fooled! The Gemma M0 is incredibly powerful! We've taken the same form factor we used for the original ATtiny85-based Gemma and gave it an upgrade. The Gemma M0 has swapped out the lightweight...

What's smaller than a Feather but larger than a Trinket? It's an Adafruit ItsyBitsy M0 Express ! Small, powerful, with a rockin' ATSAMD21 Cortex M0 processor running at 48 MHz - this microcontroller board is perfect when you want something very compact, but still with a bunch of pins. ItsyBitsy M0 Express is only 1.4" long by 0.7" wide, but has 6 power pins, 23 digital GPIO pins (12 of which can be analog in, 1x analog out,...

Interested in making neat stuff with an Arduino-compatible board but not sure where to start? This kit includes all the pieces needed to complete over 20 different circuit and projects. Basically everything you need to be playing within minutes of its arrival. No soldering required, works with Mac, Windows and Linux! New! As of March 28, 2018 we've done a big refresh on this kit, to add more stuff like a character LCD, Infrared remote and...

What's smaller than a Feather but larger than a Trinket? It's an ItsyBitsy! Small, powerful, Arduino-compatible - this microcontroller board is perfect when you want something very compact, but still with a bunch of pins. ItsyBitsy is only 1.4" long by 0.7" wide, but has 6 power pins, 6 analog & digital pins and 17 digital pins. It packs much of the same capability as an Arduino UNO. So it's great once you've...

Circuit Playground Express  is the next step towards a perfect introduction to electronics and programming. We've taken the original Circuit Playground Classic and made it even better! Not only did we pack even more sensors in, we also made it even easier to program. You can now start your journey with  Microsoft MakeCode  block-based or Javascript programming. If you're in a classroom following Code.org's CS...

A Feather board without ambition is a Feather board without FeatherWings! This is the  DC Motor + Stepper FeatherWing which will let you use 2 x bi-polar stepper motors or 4 x brushed DC motors (or 1 stepper and 2 DC motors). Using our Feather Stacking Headers or Feather Female Headers you can connect a FeatherWing on top or bottom of your Feather board and let the board take flight! The original Adafruit Motorshield Kit...

Sometimes we wonder if robotics engineers ever watch movies. If they did, they'd know that making robots into slaves always ends up in a robot rebellion. Why even go down that path? Here at Adafruit, we believe in making robots our  friends! So if you find yourself wanting a companion, consider the robot. They're fun to program, and you can get creative with decorations. With that in mind, we designed  Crickit  -...

Plastic gear-box motors (also known as 'TT' motors) are an easy and low cost way to get your projects moving. But we've noticed that there are not a lot of nice TT motor wheels to go along with them. This TT DC Motor Wheel is solid, but thin, so it won't make your robot bulky. It even comes in Adafruit black! Each order comes with one wheel, one silicone tire, and a small Phillips screw to make connecting...

Sometimes I dream of having a miniature pet dragon that would sit on my shoulder, while I write code and build projects. Maybe its little snorts of fire could even heat up my soldering iron after I turn it on? An adorable fantasy, I know... So while we're all waiting for genetic engineering to catch up with our desires, this DragonTail breakout will have to do! The BBC micro:bit is a cute, all-in-one learning board, with LEDs, sensors, and...

This Big Freaking Capacitor is just the trick when you have a lot of current sloshing around your project. They'll help smooth out voltage spikes by providing a little buffering. We use these to help stabilize solar panels on our solar Lipoly charger kit, but they'd also be great with our servo driver boards or on the power connection to our 5V 10A power supply 4700uF capacitance for up to 10V power supplies. 4700uF 10v Electrolytic...

Paper Signals is an open source project that lets you make little voice-controlled objects that track simple things, like the weather. You can build any of the example Paper Signals Google has on g.co/papersignals. Or, grab the code on GitHub and create something of your own. To make one, you’ll need the parts in this bundle, along with a few other items you might have at home like scotch tape or glue, a printer and some paper. Included in...

We're keepin' it  wheel with this one! Plastic gear-box motors (also known as 'TT' motors) are an easy and low cost way to get your projects moving. But we've noticed that there are not a lot of nice TT motor  wheels  to go along with them. This  Thin White Wheel has solid heft, but it won't make your robot bulky. Despite looking a lot like our continuous rotation servo wheel, this wheel is ...

Three rows in a right angle header!? Yes! These chunks of 0.1" header has yet-another-row - handy for when you want to connect cables that come in sets of three, like perhaps sensors, or servos. These plug into any standard 0.1" spacing perf-boards or other PCBs and work nicely with our female-ended wire sets. Comes in a set of four pieces, each piece is 3 rows by 4 rows. You can stack these next to each other in any direction. We...

For all of you out there who want to control 24 channels of PWM, we salute you! We also would like you to check out this breakout board for the TLC5947 PWM driver chip. This chip can control 24 separate channels of 12-bit PWM output. Designed (and ideal) for LED control, this board is not good for driving servos. If you need to drive servos, we have a controller for that over here. Only three "SPI" pins are required to send data (our...

AdaBox006 – CircuitPython is the perfect gift for folks who are just getting started in the world of DIY electronics. It's an excellent addition to our family of DIY projects, plus it's a solderless pack. This is also a great way to test the waters of AdaBox before committing to a subscription. Please note! This is NOT the subscription version of AdaBox! This is  ONLY  AdaBox006 that shipped out to...

For all of you out there who want to control 12 channels of PWM, we salute you! We also would like you to check out this breakout board for the TLC59711 PWM driver chip. This chip can control 12 separate channels of 16-bit PWM output. This is the highest-resolution PWM board we've seen! Designed (and ideal) for precision LED control, this board is not good for driving servos. If you need to drive servos, we have a controller for that over...

What's smaller than a Feather but larger than a Trinket? It's an Itsy Bitsy! Small, powerful, Arduino-compatible - this microcontroller board is perfect when you want something very compact, but still with a bunch of pins. Itsy Bitsy is only 1.4" long by 0.7" wide, but has 6 power pins, 6 analog & digital pins and 17 digital pins. It packs much of the same capability as an Arduino UNO or Feather 32u4. So it's great once...

OK the name is a little...utilitarian? But this Anodized Aluminum Metal Chasis for a Mini Robot Rover does exactly what it says. You can build a very sturdy (and quite handsome!) little robot rover with this metal frame. It's made of aluminum so it's light and strong.The anodizing is quite lovely to bootCan be used to build a 2-wheel or 4-wheel robotTons of mounting holes & slots!Easy to modify because you can drill and cut...

This royal undercarriage is made for the most noble, born in the purple robots! This Aluminum Chassis in Blinka purple makes for an excellent robot body. It's a single piece of bent 2mm thick aluminum, with a variety of holes, slots and cutouts for mounting boards, sensors, and servos. The sides are notched to fit two DC Gear 'TT' motors perfectly - you'll want to get four M3 or 4-40 screws in about 24mm/1.0" to mount...

AdaBox003 – The World of IoT (Curated by Digi-Key) is the perfect gift for folks who are just getting started in the world of DIY electronics. It's an excellent introduction to our wide world of the Internet of Things and a great way to test the waters of AdaBox before committing to a subscription. Please note! This is NOT the subscription version of AdaBox! This is ONLY AdaBox003 that shipped out to...

If you're like me, you've always wanted a smaller and faster way to sense an object between 0.5 and 5 centimeters away. If you're really like me, you've wanted the sensor to come with a low current draw and on a tiny carrier board with all of the external components required to make it work. The  Pololu Carrier with Sharp GP2Y0D805Z0F Digital Distance Sensor  fits those both needs and more. it's one of...

If you're like me, you've always wanted a smaller and faster way to sense an object between 2 and 10 centimeters away. If you're really like me, you've wanted the sensor to come with a low current draw and on a tiny carrier board with all of the external components required to make it work. The Pololu Carrier with Sharp GP2Y0D810Z0F Digital Distance Sensor fits those both needs and more. it's one of Sharp's fastest...

Make your own Arduino motor party with a motor shield and a fine assortment of motors! New! we've upgraded the shield to our new version 2, with more powerful drivers, and uses fewer pins to boot! Included in this add-on pack is: Adafruit Motor Shield v2 for Arduino6 Volt DC hobby motorSmall stepper motorStandard size servoMicro size servo An Arduino is not included, and you'll need one to use the shield. The shield does take a little...

In collaboration with Microsoft, Adafruit's releasing IoT Starter Kits with boards, sensors, and components that are 'Azure Certified for IoT.' Azure is Microsoft's cloud solution for IoT projects that's a comprehensive and flexible program from the Microsoft team that they're extending into the open source hardware world.  This starter kit includes a pre-soldered Adafruit Feather HUZZAH...

OK you've signed up for Adafruit.io and you're ready to build something cool and Internet-connected. All you need is this starter kit which will get you going with lots of parts that go very well with our service and are the most common sensors and actuators you may want. Sense light, motion, humidity, temperature, and more, then send it for storage on adafruit.io! Light up LEDs, make noise, and move a motor when a trigger is detected....

Say hello to your new little friend – it might just say "hello" back! Have some fun and code your very own AI robot with TJBot, a do-it-yourself template to learn, experiment, and explore AI with IBM Watson. The project consists of open-source step-by-step recipes, or coding instructions, designed for a Raspberry PI to help you connect your TJBot to Watson developer services.   Want to chat with TJBot or teach it to...

The Pan-Tilt HAT  from Pimoroni lets you mount and control a pan-tilt module right on top of your Raspberry Pi. The HAT and its on-board microcontroller let you independently drive the two servos (pan and tilt), as well as driving up to 24 regular LED (with PWM control) or NeoPixel RGB (or RGBW) LEDs. There's also a handy slot through which you can route the servo, LED, and camera cables. The module pans and tilts through 180...

The Rainbow HAT from Pimoroni has a buffet of sensors, inputs, and displays to explore Android Things™. Use it as a weather station, a clock, a timer or stopwatch, a mood light, or endless other things. Pimoroni collaborated with the Android Things™ team at Google to create this great add-on board that features displays, sensors, sound, and lots of LEDs! It's the perfect introduction to developing Android Things applications on...

In collaboration with Google and Mongoose OS, Adafruit's releasing an IoT Core Pack based around our Feather HUZZAH32! This kit includes a pre-soldered  Adafruit Feather HUZZAH with ESP32 WiFi and some sensors and components to get you started on your IoT journey. Feather is a development board from Adafruit that, like its namesake, is thin, light and lets you fly.  We designed Feather to be a new standard for portable...

In collaboration with Microsoft and Hackster.io, Adafruit's releasing a Virtual IoT pack with boards, sensors, and quite a number of components! This kit is specifically curated for IoT Virtual Bootcamp hosted by Microsoft and Hackster.io in partnership with Adafruit. This kit includes a pre-soldered  Adafruit Feather HUZZAH with ESP8266 WiFi and some sensors and components to get you started on your IoT journey.  ...

Three rows!? Yes! These chunks of 0.1" header has yet-another-row - handy for when you want to connect cables that come in sets of three, like perhaps sensors, or servos. These plug into any standard 0.1" spacing perf-boards or other PCBs and work nicely with our female-ended wire sets. Comes in a set of four pieces, each piece is 3 rows by 8 rows. You can stack these next to each other in any direction

The MakeBlock mBot is a nice introduction to robotics. The body is sturdy, robust, and imbued with a lot of personality, which makes it a good entry-level robot for someone who wants to build a rover. No soldering is required, everything is plug-and-play! Here is an all-in-one project to enjoy the hands-on experience of programming, electronics, and robotics! One of our first impressions of this charming little robot was how easy the assembly...

In collaboration with Microsoft and Hackster.io, Adafruit's releasing a Virtual IoT pack with boards, sensors, and quite a number of components! This kit is specifically curated for IoT Virtual Bootcamp hosted by Microsoft and Hackster.io in partnership with Adafruit. This kit includes a pre-soldered  Adafruit Feather HUZZAH with ESP8266 WiFi and some sensors and components to get you started on your IoT journey.  ...

The Arm-based Internet of Things Pack for Raspberry Pi 3 is another great addition to our family of IoT packs. If you want to start using your Raspberry Pi as an IoT-enabled device, then this kit is for you. You might not know it, but Arm-based chips are everywhere . From mobile devices to supercomputer, from medical instruments to agricultural sensors, and from base stations to servers; Arm technologies each 80% of the global...

The MakeBlock mBot is a nice introduction to robotics. The body is sturdy, robust, and imbued with a lot of personality, which makes it a good entry-level robot for someone who wants to build a rover. No soldering is required, everything is plug-and-play! Here is an all-in-one project to enjoy the hands-on experience of programming, electronics, and robotics! One of our first impressions of this charming little robot was how easy the assembly...

This kit brings the excellent design and tutorials of Parallax to the Arduino world. Make your Arduino the onboard brain of a mobile robot and learn robotics, electronics, and programming with this versatile kit and its accompanying step-by-step lessons. The Board of Education Shield plugs into your own Arduino ( not included ) and mounts on the popular Boe-Bot robot chassis. With this kit and your own Arduino module, you can follow the Robotics...

Welcome to the Internet of Things with Google! Whether you are a device creator prototyping a new design for production, or a hobbyist looking for an introduction to the new Android Things API, you've come to the right place. It's time to get your Android enabled hardware working with Google services. Android Things is an Android-based OS that supports new embedded single board computer like the Raspberry Pi 3 and introduces a new set of...

The Arm-based Internet of Things Pack for Raspberry Pi 3 is another great addition to our family of IoT packs. If you want to start using your Raspberry Pi as an IoT-enabled device, then this kit is for you. You might not know it, but Arm-based chips are everywhere . From mobile devices to supercomputer, from medical instruments to agricultural sensors, and from base stations to servers; Arm technologies each 80% of the global...

ArcBotics’ Hexy the Hexapod is a fully articulated hexapod robot kit. Hexy has six legs, 19 servo motors and is powered by Arduino, while maintaining a price 4-10x less expensive than current hexapod robots. It makes complex robotics less costly, easier to learn with the tutorials and documentation, while being radically more fun (and cute!). At the same time its built with completely open source hardware and software, making discovery and...

Author Gordon Williams writes, "We humans have endless imaginations. 'Making' -- whether that's painting, designing, building, or programming -- can be one of the most satisfying human experiences. Standing back from a creation and thinking, 'I made that,' is one of the best feelings I know." Whether you're into robotics or other forms of electromechanics, Make: Making Things Smart  is a great, approachable...

In collaboration with Microsoft, Adafruit's releasing IoT Starter Kits with boards, sensors, and components that are 'Azure Certified for IoT.' Azure is Microsoft's cloud solution for IoT projects.  Azure is a comprehensive and flexible program from the Microsoft team that they're extending into the open source hardware world.  This starter kit includes a pre-soldered Adafruit Feather M0 WiFi with stacking...

Ever wanted your own Linux-based IoT computer? A small one, that can be battery powered? The Onion Omega2 is sort of in-between a microcontroller (like an Arduino/CircuitPython/MakeCode running chip) and a full-fledged microcomputer (like Raspbery Pi). What you get is a bite-sized development board that combines the power-efficiency of the Arduino and the flexibility of the Raspberry Pi! So, for example, it runs Linux, but isn't going to...

Ever wanted your own Linux-based IoT computer? A small one, that can be battery powered? The Onion Omega2 is sort of in-between a microcontroller (like an Arduino/CircuitPython/MakeCode running chip) and a full-fledged microcomputer (like Raspbery Pi). What you get is a bite-sized development board that combines the power-efficiency of the Arduino and the flexibility of the Raspberry Pi! So, for example, it runs Linux, but isn't going to...

The Eggbot is an open-source art robot that can draw on spherical or egg-shaped objects from the size of a ping pong ball to that of a small grapefruit-- roughly 1.25 to 4.25 inches in diameter (3 - 10 cm). The Eggbot is super adjustable, and is designed to draw on all kinds of things that are normally "impossible" to print on. Not just eggs but ping pong balls, light bulbs, mini pumpkins, and even things like wine glasses-- with a bit...

THE ELECTRONICS KNOW-HOW YOU NEED TO BECOME A SUCCESSFUL INVENTOR "If there is a successor to Make: Electronics, then I believe it would have to be Practical Electronics for Inventors ....perfect for an electrical engineering student or maybe a high school student with a strong aptitude for electronics....I’ve been anxiously awaiting this update, and it was well worth the wait."--GeekDad (Wired.com) Advance your electronics...

The Arm-based Internet of Things Pack for Raspberry Pi 3 is another great addition to our family of IoT packs. If you want to start using your Raspberry Pi as an IoT-enabled device, then this kit is for you. You might not know it, but Arm-based chips are everywhere . From mobile devices to supercomputer, from medical instruments to agricultural sensors, and from base stations to servers; Arm technologies each 80% of the global...

In collaboration with Microsoft and Hackster.io, Adafruit's releasing a Virtual IoT pack with boards, sensors, and quite a number of components! This kit is specifically curated for IoT Virtual Bootcamp hosted by Microsoft and Hackster.io in partnership with Adafruit. This kit includes a pre-soldered  Adafruit Feather HUZZAH with ESP8266 WiFi and some sensors and components to get you started on your IoT journey.  ...

Learning to invent is fast and fun with no code-typing or circuit-soldering to slow things down. The BlocklyProp Starter Kit has all the hardware required to fully learn the Parallax’s Blockly visual programming tool in an educational environment, providing a natural first look into the C programming language at the same time. BlocklyProp’s interlocking blocks with readable text introduce programming concepts in a visual, logical way...

The Particle Maker Kit has just about everything you need to get started with your Particle Photon.  It's the kind of no nonsense starter kit that's filled with all the components and accessories you need to build simple internet enabled projects and up your hacker level from zero to hardware hero. This kit also includes a pretty nifty carrying case that you can tidy up your projects with and keep displayed on your...

Behold! The new and improved EggBot Pro . Hatched from the brilliant minds at Evil Mad Scientist, this new and improved version of the EggBot will have you painting spherical-egglike objects in no time. The Eggbot is designed to draw on all kinds of things that are normally impossible to print on. Light bulbs, grapefruits, wine glasses, or eggs (obviously) will all work with the Egg-Bot Kit! The EggBot Pro is a total re-imagining of the...

You don't need an electrical engineering degree to start hacking electronics! This intuitive guide shows how to wire, disassemble, tweak, and re-purpose everyday devices quickly and easily. Packed with full-color illustrations, photos, and diagrams, Hacking Electronics teaches by doing--each topic features fun, easy-to-follow projects. Discover how to hack sensors, accelerometers, remote controllers, ultrasonic rangefinders, motors, stereo...

The Adafruit Feather nRF52 Bluefruit is another easy-to-use all-in-one Bluetooth Low Energy board, with a native-Bluetooth chip, the nRF52832!  It's our take on an 'all-in-one' Arduino-compatible + Bluetooth Low Energy with built in USB and battery charging. We have other boards in the Feather family, check'em out here. This chip has twice the flash, SRAM and performance of the earlier nRF51-based Bluefruit modules. Best of...

These are the easiest way possible to connect two wires - no if's, and's, or butt's! Well, actually, these are often referred to as wire butts 'cause you 'butt' two wires together (hey we didn't come up with the name!) Butt seriously folks! OK, so despite the humor, these are really handy. If you want to quickly prototype some wiring, skip the soldering and use these  2-pin Wire Joints ! These connectors are...

Oh so handy, this little lipo charger is so small and easy to use you can keep it on your desk or mount it easily into any project! Simply plug it via any MicroUSB cable into a USB port and a 3.7V/4.2V lithium polymer or lithium ion rechargeable battery into the JST plug on the other end. There are two LEDs - one red and one green. While charging, the red LED is lit. When the battery is fully charged and ready for use, the green LED turns on....

Oh so adorable, this is the tiniest little lipo charger, so handy you can keep it any project box! Its also easy to use. Simply plug in the gold plated contacts into any USB port and a 3.7V/4.2V lithium polymer or lithium ion rechargeable battery into the JST plug on the other end. There are two LEDs - one red and one green. While charging, the red LED is lit. When the battery is fully charged and ready for use, the green LED turns on....

Feather is the new development board from Adafruit, and like its namesake it is thin, light, and lets you fly! We designed Feather to be a new standard for portable microcontroller cores. This is the  Adafruit Feather 32u4 Bluefruit  - our take on an 'all-in-one' Arduino-compatible + Bluetooth Low Energy with built in USB and battery charging. Its an Adafruit Feather 32u4 with a BTLE module, ready to rock! We have other...

If you have an ItsyBitsy or Pro Trinket you probably know it's the perfect little size for a portable project. This LiPoly backpack makes it really easy to do! Instead of wiring 2 or 3 boards together to make a charging system, this little PCB sits on top of the PCB and allows a LiPoly/LiIon battery to plug in. When the Pro Trinket or ItsyBitsy USB port is powered, the battery is recharged automatically. Unplug the USB port and the...

Are you ready? Really ready? Cause here comes the fastest, most powerful Metro ever. The Adafruit Metro M4 featuring the Microchip ATSAMD51 . This Metro is like a bullet train, with it's 120MHz Cortex M4 with floating point support. Your code will zig and zag and zoom, and with a bunch of extra peripherals for support, this will for sure be your favorite new chipset. To start off our ATSAMD51 journey we decided to kick it off with the...

A new collaboration between Adafruit & Micah from Scanlime, we are excited to introduce Fadecandy, a NeoPixel driver with built in dithering, that can be controlled over USB. Fadecandy is not just hardware! It is a kit of both hardware and software parts that make LED art projects easier to build and better-looking so sculptors and makers and multimedia artists can concentrate on beautiful things instead of reinventing the wheel. It's an...

Feather is the new development board from Adafruit, and like its namesake it is thin, light, and lets you fly! We designed Feather to be a new standard for portable microcontroller cores. This is the  Adafruit Feather M0 WiFi w/ATWINC1500 - our take on an 'all-in-one' Arduino-compatible + high speed, reliable WiFi with built in USB and battery charging. Its an Adafruit Feather M0 with a WiFi module, ready to rock! We...

Would you like to add powerful and easy-to-use Bluetooth Low Energy to your robot, art or other electronics project? Heck yeah! With BLE now included in modern smart phones and tablets, its fun to add wireless connectivity. So what you really need is the new Adafruit Bluefruit LE UART Friend! The Bluefruit LE UART Friend makes it easy to add Bluetooth Low Energy connectivity to anything with a hardware or software serial port. We even have nice...

Feather is the new development board from Adafruit, and like its namesake it is thin, light, and lets you fly! We designed Feather to be a new standard for portable microcontroller cores. This is the  Adafruit Feather M0 Bluefruit LE  - our take on an 'all-in-one' Arduino-compatible + Bluetooth Low Energy with built in USB and battery charging. It's an Adafruit Feather M0 with a BTLE module, ready to rock! We have...

Would you like to add powerful and easy-to-use Bluetooth Low Energy to your robot, art or other electronics project? Heck yeah! With BLE now included in modern smart phones and tablets, its fun to add wireless connectivity. So what you really need is the new Adafruit Bluefruit LE SPI Friend! The Bluefruit LE SPI Friend makes it easy to add Bluetooth Low Energy connectivity to anything with 4 or 5 GPIO pins. With SPI, you don't have to worry...

The all-in-one Internet of Things service from Adafruit you know and love is now even better with IO+. The 'plus' stands for MORE STUFF! More feeds, dashboards, storage, speed. Power up your Adafruit IO with the $99 pass for 1 year of the IO+ subscription service, upgrade code sent via email ! IO+ unlocks more data, more storage, and more feeds than our free service. Upgrading your account to IO+ gives you: 60 data points per...

You're at New York's hottest cyberpunk club is Near Field Commune(ication), and it's got everything , Adabot & the Circuit Playground,  Collin's wondrous, mind-blowing, heart-stirring Pulse Room, and more! And you are dressed to the cyber-nine's, with wearable LEDs, EL tape, and a full manicure set of glittering  RFID/NFC Nail Stickers ! These tiny flexible PCBs have a coil, transistors and a little LED on...

Oh so handy, this little lipo charger is so small and easy to use you can keep it on your desk or mount it easily into any project! Simply plug it via any MiniUSB cable into a USB port and a 3.7V/4.2V lithium polymer or lithium ion rechargeable battery into the JST plug on the other end. There are two LEDs - one red and one green. While charging, the red LED is lit. When the battery is fully charged and ready for use, the green LED turns on....

Looking for something extra to jazz up your papercraft, cardboard or  robotics project? We spy with our little eyes these  Black and White Eye Stickers - they'll will make an excellent addition to your craft supplies!  Eye caramba, are we making a spectacle of ourselves? These puns are getting cornea and cornea . These quirky eye stickers come in six styles, so you can mix and match all sorts of googly looks,...

The Adafruit Feather nRF52 Pro is another Bluetooth Low Energy board for advanced projects and users who want to use a fully open source Bluetooth Low Energy 5.0 stack . It has a native-Bluetooth chip, the nRF52832, as well as built in USB Serial and battery charging!  We have other boards in the Feather family, check'em out here. This is a special Feather - unlike the rest of the Feather family, this board is not...

The Bluefruit LE Friend is your new BLE BFF! This USB-to-BLE board makes it easy to get your computer talking to your BLE enabled phone or tablet using a standard serial/UART connection. In it's simplest form, it works on the same principle as a common USB/Serial adapter (the FTDI Friend, for example!). Any data that you enter via your favorite terminal emulator on your development machine will be transferred over the air to the...