The Arduino development board has grown in popularity over the last few years and has spawned a myriad of interesting projects such as auto-lacing shoes, The EyeWriter 2.0, and the Mobile Dance Stage.

If you really want to show off your DIY skills, Arduino projects can be useful, beautiful, and impressive. Check out some of our favorites.

If you want to deck out your kitchen with smart gadgets on a budget and don't mind some DIY work, you can build several using a Raspberry Pi.

For those starting out in Arduino, there are tons of resources to get better acquainted with the community and the types of projects you can tinker with.

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