Fighting fire with robots may take jobs away from humans, but it can also save lives. [Mell Bell Electronics] has built a (supervised) kid-friendly version of a firefighting robot that extinguishes ...

We don’t think we’d want to trust our fire safety to a robot carrying a few ounces of water, but as a demonstration or science project, [Tinker Guru’s] firefighting robot was an entertaining answer to ...

In the microcontroller era today, Arduino is more than just a tool to accomplish hobby tasks. There is actually a close relationship between microcontroller technology and home security, since you can ...

If you need inspiration for your next Arduino project, this rapid-fire Nerf sentry gun might be worth more investigation. Built by maker and 3D printing master, James Bruton, the Arduino-powered Nerf ...

Rock music and fire go hand in hand–something about a burning flame makes that guitar solo just that little bit more epic. In the case of Guitar Hero, while your virtual character may be surrounded by ...

A crafty Guitar Hero DIY-er has built a little project with possibly startling implications. The includes ambient light sensors in front of the television which are triggered by the light of the notes ...