Built your very own parking sensors for the car using nothing more than an Arduino board and cheap components you can find online ...

[Andy] demonstrates building an ultrasonic anemometer using a cheap after-market parking distance sensor kit and an Arduino. Demo video after the break.

The system is controlled by a pair of sensors in the paper which serves as the parking lot. There are three sheets of heavy stock, the top and bottom both have aluminum foil on them, with the ...

With over 20 unique sensor types, and the ability to be used with several different development platforms, Tarts wireless sensors allow for endless sensing, monitoring and control possibilities.

Sure, modern paper shredders already have sensors that tell you when the bin is full, but if your machine lacks this feature, you can just build it a custom sensor with an Arduino Uno.