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What is Arduino?

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An Arduino is like a tiny computer that you can program to do different things. It’s a board with a bunch of little parts on it, including a microcontroller, which is like the brain of the Arduino. This microcontroller can read inputs, like light on a sensor, a finger on a button, or a Twitter message, and turn it into an output, like activating a motor, turning on an LED, or publishing something online.

Think of it like this: You know how in video games, when you press a button on your controller, your character jumps? Well, with an Arduino, you could program it so that when you press a button, a light turns on, or a motor spins, or anything else you can think of!

The cool thing about Arduino is that it’s designed for everyone, not just engineers. So even if you’re in the 9th grade, you can start creating fun projects with it! 😊


   
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