The AI Ascent: How Artificial Intelligence is Reshaping America’s Future
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Discover Smart Servos with the Oxocard Connect
RAS2026-03-25T16:00:00+00:00Servomotors are indispensable in the world of robotics, R/C model making, and automation, because of their ability to execute precise rotary movements. Traditionally they’re controlled via pulse-width modulation (PWM) — a method that works well in many cases, but reaches its limits in more complex projects. That’s where serial servos come into play. In this article, we’ll take a closer look at these special servos. Serial servos are also called smart servos — and indeed, they are equipped with their...
Flashforge AD5X Is a Best-Selling Printer for a Reason
RAS2026-03-23T16:00:00+00:00Manufacturer: Flashforge Price: $550 Link: flashforge.com/products/flashforge-ad5x-3d-printer “Multicolor Is Hot!” proclaimed the cover of Make: Volume 88, highlighting the Bambu Lab X1 Carbon AMS system that finally broke multi-material printing through to the masses. But with its original price of almost $1,500, a large swath of the maker audience was excluded from the multi-material mania by cost. That’s why I was excited to learn about the Flashforge AD5X at RAPID + TCT 2025 in Detroit (you...
March 23, 2026RASUncategorized3d printer, 3D Printing & Imaging, Digital Fabrication, make96, Review, Tools0 Comments
Last call and first details for Arduino Days 2026!
RAS2026-03-23T11:10:19+00:00The countdown is on! Arduino Days 2026 kicks off on March 27th with a packed two-day online celebration of everything that makes this community amazing. We’re bringing you product deep dives, inspiring projects, insights from incredible creators, and – of course! – some exciting announcements you won’t want to miss. All of it is completely free, accessible worldwide, and happening right from the comfort of your screen.
Products: a deep dive on Arduino® VENTUNO™ Q boards
...March 23, 2026RASUncategorizedAnnouncements, Arduino, Arduino Day, arduino days, Arduino Days 2026, Featured0 Comments
Newsbytes: Resident Evil 2: Arcade On Test In Japan; Texas Pinball Festival; Konami Rhythm Games Come To America; More
RAS2026-03-22T22:42:16+00:00Welcome to Newsbytes, the series of posts here at Arcade Heroes that runs down “byte-sized” pieces of news from around the world of arcades and pinball. There’s still a lot to get through with Amusement Expo 2026, and this week we’ll have a full review featuring all the videos and info from what took place. Until then, here’s a look at everything that’s been going on outside of Vegas. This includes a ton of pinball announcements, and some more coverage...
Episode #829 – Imperial Records, Pt. 2 – 1950-51
RAS2026-03-22T17:19:33+00:00Air Week: March 23-29, 2026
Imperial Records, Pt. 2 – 1950-51
Imperial Records was a major player among the indie labels of the late 1940s and the entirety of the 1950s. Started in Los Angels in 1946 by Lew Chudd, a Canadian raised in Harlem, Imperial began filling the ethnic and cultural voids left by the majors at the time. Chudd knew there was a large market for Latino Music in America, so he headed to Mexico...March 22, 2026RASUncategorized1950s, blues, instrumentals, Jump Blues, Los Angeles, New Orleans, R&B, Rhythm & Blues, Uncategorized0 Comments
Adrenaline Amusements Brings Gameloft’s Disney Speedstorm Into Arcades
RAS2026-03-21T01:23:02+00:00Going into Amusement Expo 2026, we had a good idea of what most companies were bringing arcade-wise, but one that held their cards close to their chests like usual was Adrenaline Amusements. They have often turned up at trade shows with new games that have had no prior announcement or marketing, and this time was no different. Let’s take a look at their latest surprise in Disney Speedstorm Arcade:
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First, if the Disney Speedstorm name...Review: Liene PixCut S1 Sticker Printer
RAS2026-03-20T17:00:00+00:00Manufacturer: Liene Price as tested: $299 Link: liene-life.com/products/pixcut-s1-photo-sticker-printer-and-cutter At a previous Maker Faire, I shared a booth with someone who brought a thermal label printer. They churned out designs during the event as inspiration struck, and sold a bunch of stickers that hadn’t existed before the show. It worked out great, and that was just printing in black and white. The PixCut S1 is perfect for that scenario. It’s a portable sticker maker that prints and cuts out 4″×7″ sheets (or 4″×6″...
Alan-1 Introduces New “MirrorFX” Cabinets With Latest Atari Recharged Titles
RAS2026-03-20T04:01:38+00:00Amusement Expo 2026 has now wrapped up and with it, I’m back home and able to start distilling the news. We already covered a few new announcements and now we take a look at Alan-1 and their big reveals at the show.
MirrorFX Brings An Old Idea Back To Life
When I first made a visit to Alan-1 to see Asteroids Recharged (as their factory is in my backyard, so to speak), I suggested that they...Use an Arduino UNO R4’s DAC as a signal generator
RAS2026-03-19T22:13:39+00:00Arduino Team — March 19th, 2026 Signal generators are useful for testing and evaluating electronic components and devices. If you do a lot of that kind of work, you’ll probably want to go buy a decent signal generator. But you can easily spend hundreds or even thousands of dollars on one. If, however, you’re on a budget or need to generate a signal right now, you can check out RonFrtek’s Instructables tutorial to use your...
