September 11, 2014

Make a motion-controlled lamp base with Arduino

With some simple sensors and imagination you can create all sorts of devices with an Arduino as the central controller. One example of this has been created by Instructables member gigafide and their motion-controlled desk lamp. 

By using three ultrasonic distance sensors and the data they generate when an object such as a hand passes by, the Arduino can determine the movement of the hand and then control servos inside a lamp arm. And thus the lamp's direction and rotation can be controlled by the wave of a hand. This is demonstrated in the following video:

That's a great project, and could become the framework for all sorts of hands-free control systems, so visit the Instructable page to get started. And for more, we're on facebookGoogle+, and twitter - so follow us for news and product updates as well. 

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