Or a Dremel with a cutting wheel? What they came up with was a DIY cable cutter that uses a pair of scissors, a pair of stepper motors, a pair of 3D printed wheels and an Arduino.

For example, you might find yourself spending many hours manually counting and cutting strips of component tape to go with the DIY electronics kit your selling on Tindie.

All modern operating systems have auto updates enabled by default, but it’s good to double-check that they’re happening. Here’s how.

What happens when an engineer builds a smart garden? This Arduino-powered system automates watering while collecting real-time data on soil moisture, temperature, and sunlight. From sensor ...

The EyeVac Touchless Vacuum Automatic Dustpan boasts over 11,000 five-star reviews on Amazon. Caroline Mullen/NYT Wirecutter The unit I tested, the EyeVac Touchless Vacuum Automatic Dustpan, has a ...

The Arduino mini lazer paper-cutter has been under development for some time by Instructables user “kokpat” whioc has now finished the project and posted its details on the Instructables website.

Automatic Gem Cutter: Fire Up the Ruby Bot Photo: Corbis Getting a perfect diamond or ruby from a raw stone has always been more art than science. Each gem must be meticulously cut and polished by ...