Arduino is an open-source electronic platform based on easy-to-use hardware and software. Arduino boards are able to read inputs and turn them into an output by sending a set of instructions to the microcontroller on the board. To do this, the Arduino programming language (based on Wiring) and the Arduino Software (IDE), based on Processing are used.

A worldwide community of creators uses this open-source platform, it has many free resources that can be used by beginners and experts alike.