93: Regulate
Location Watch January 2026: New Arcades Opening Across The World
RAS2026-02-01T02:40:35+00:00Welcome to Location Watch, a series of posts here at Arcade Heroes that shares new arcades which have opened their doors all around the world. January is usually a pretty quiet month for new openings in most parts of the world, but we have found numerous places that have started trading in the first weeks of the year, and any shortage is made up for by a few we missed from the tail end of 2025. Thanks to our...
Particle, Digi, and the XBee That Started It All
RAS2026-01-31T01:26:48+00:00On Tuesday, Particle announced its acquisition by Digi — the very creators of the XBee — representing a full circle moment for its founder Zach Supalla. “One of my core beliefs when I started Particle,” said Zach, “was that the maker movement and professional engineering are part of the same continuum, and that we could build a business serving both by making tools that are easy to use for rapid prototyping and hardened for industrial-grade products. We’ve proven that...
Speed Rider 4DX & Mini World Are Now Available Through Bandai Namco
RAS2026-01-30T19:48:50+00:00January is finally coming to a close and with that, we have some game release news to share with you. As stated in the headline, Bandai Namco has begun shipping out two games that they debuted at IAAPA 2025 – the motorcycle racing game Speed Rider 4DX and the kid-friendly light-gun game Mini World. Let’s take a look at both of these in case you had missed the info about them previously.
Speed Rider 4DX
Starting...Best Dev Boards for Music
RAS2026-01-30T17:00:00+00:00Making something then using it to play beautiful music or find peculiar sounds is an enjoyable and rewarding experience. We have been creating music and sound for at least 40,000 years, and makers today have access to all sorts of fun tools that we can use in our quest for cool sounds. I’ve seen countless awesome audio projects from makers in every corner of the world, from vintage analog bleeps and bloops to futuristic gestural controllers. There are many different...
January 30, 2026RASUncategorizedboards, electronic music, make95, Music, Other Boards, Technology, Teensy, theremin0 Comments
This Twister-inspired coffee table controls things resting on it
RAS2026-01-29T21:32:49+00:00Arduino Team — January 29th, 2026 Smart home and IoT devices are nice and all, but controlling them always feels a bit clunky. It seems like it always comes down to trying a voice command and then, when that fails, opening an app on a smartphone and pushing a button. That’s why Unnecessary Inventions’ Matty Benedetto came up with this much more natural coffee table-based control system. This is a coffee table with several large colorful...
Community spotlight: MyEmbeddedStuff
RAS2026-01-29T14:26:38+00:00One of the things we love most about the Arduino community is the way knowledge flows freely – makers, engineers, and hobbyists sharing what they’ve learned so others can build on it. Case in point, the in-depth technical analyses coming from MyEmbeddedStuff, a blog dedicated to embedded systems written by an engineer with over seven years of professional experience and a genuine passion for understanding how things work at a low level. Since the launch of the...
January 29, 2026RASUncategorizedArduino, Arduino Projects, Arduino UNO Q, Community, Community Spotlight, MyEmbeddedStuff, UNO Q0 Comments
Review: xTool MetalFab Laser Welder/CNC Cutter
RAS2026-01-28T17:00:00+00:00Manufacturer: xTool Link: xtool.com/pages/xtool-metalfab-laser-welder-and-cnc-cutter Price: $11,998–$14,499 xTool’s MetalFab is a piece of serious production equipment designed by people with experience making easy-to-use things. It’s an incredible laser cutter/welder/cleaner designed for shops and small businesses, and although its capabilities are tremendous, the learning curve is short enough that beginners can quickly get up and running. We met with tool ambassadors Kyle Morrison and Monim Abdullah at xTool’s U.S. headquarters to try out the MetalFab. The fiber laser comes in 800W or...
January 28, 2026RASUncategorizedDigital Fabrication, laser cutters, Laser Cutting, make96, metal, metal cutting, Metalworking, Review, Tools, welding0 Comments
WireDrum forces your muscles to learn skills
RAS2026-01-27T19:48:40+00:00Arduino Team — January 27th, 2026 In a movie full of cool stuff, the most compelling fantasy in The Matrix is the ability to download and instantly learn skills. When skills take hundreds or even many thousands of hours to develop in the real world, that kind of on-demand skill access would be incredible. Designed by researchers at the University of Maryland’s Embodied Dynamics Laboratory and the Nagoya Institute of Technology, WireDrum is intriguing new...
January 27, 2026RASUncategorizedArduino, Electrical muscle stimulation, Electromyography, EMG, EMS, Nano ESP32, WireDrum0 Comments
From Shoe Box to Smart Robot: A Maker’s Journey to Autonomy
RAS2026-01-26T23:47:30+00:00Have you ever stared at a common, ordinary item and imagined a whole universe of possibilities within it? That’s exactly what maker Survy did, and he shared his journey with us at Maker Faire Bay Area. Survy demonstrates the powerful, real-world process of turning a vague idea like “I want to build an autonomous robot” into a machine that can successfully navigate a park and identify objects. The best part? He proves you do not need a fancy laboratory...
January 26, 2026RASUncategorizedCraft & Design, design, DIY Projects, Education, engineering, Maker Faire, prototype, raspberry pi, robotics, steam0 Comments
