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Brand: Arduino
Build 5 real IoT devices and connect them to the internet — no experience needed
Age
14+
Batteries
1 x 9V battery (not included)
Projects
5 guided tutorials
Guide
Online tutorials only
Soldering
Not Required
Coding
Arduino IDE / Arduino IoT Cloud
The Internet of Things is one of the fastest-growing fields in tech. This bundle makes it accessible from day one.
These aren't toy circuits. Your teenager builds projects that connect to the internet, respond to real-world inputs, and do something meaningful — all from scratch.
IoT engineering jobs grew 32% in a single year. The Arduino Nano RP2040 Connect is a professional board used by engineers worldwide — skills earned here are the real deal.
From training a cat with sound to building a living digital pet, each tutorial is creative, surprising, and deeply satisfying to complete.
There's a big difference between using technology and understanding it. The IoT Bundle flips that switch — turning your teenager from a passive consumer into someone who builds the things that connect the world. These projects run on the same board used by professional makers and engineers. It's not a toy. It's a real toolkit.
Everything your teenager needs to build their first connected devices — hardware, software, and step-by-step guidance included.
The Arduino Nano RP2040 Connect has wireless connectivity on-board — no extra shields or modules to buy.
All 5 projects work with the free Arduino IoT Cloud plan. Build dashboards, monitor sensors, and control devices remotely.
Use the free Arduino IoT Remote app (iOS or Android) to interact with projects from anywhere in the house.
Safe breadboard connections throughout — no hot tools, no specialist equipment, just building.
Write actual Arduino code — the same language used in professional embedded systems and IoT products.
Every project has a complete Arduino-published tutorial with circuit diagrams, full code, and concept explanations.
Each of the five projects is supported by Arduino's official step-by-step tutorials, complete with wiring diagrams, full code, and plain-English explanations of every concept. Your teenager can work through them completely independently — no technical knowledge required on your end. Once the tutorials are done, the board and components are theirs to build anything they can imagine.
5 guided IoT projects with complete online tutorials
Each project teaches different skills — from cloud dashboards and motor control to sensor data and mobile apps.
Build a hug-sensing pillow that sends emoji messages to a loved one's device via the Arduino IoT Cloud
Learn: Capacitive sensing, IoT Cloud, real-time data
Lock a cardboard box with a servo motor and build a potentiometer combination lock with colour-coded hints
Learn: Servo motors, analog input, IoT dashboard
Train a pet to respond to a melody using a servo-powered food dispenser — track training progress in the cloud
Learn: Motor control, light sensing, cloud logging
Create a desktop electronic pet that needs food and light to survive, monitored live on an IoT dashboard
Learn: State machines, cloud variables, RGB LED
Monitor a plant's soil moisture, temperature, and light levels in real time via a cloud dashboard with alerts
Learn: Sensor calibration, data visualisation, alerting
From cloud-connected pets to smart plant monitors — all made from scratch.
| Board | Arduino Nano RP2040 Connect |
| Processor | Raspberry Pi RP2040 (dual-core Arm Cortex-M0+, 133 MHz) |
| Connectivity | Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.2 / BLE |
| Wireless Module | u-blox NINA-W102 |
| Built-in Sensors | 6-axis IMU (accelerometer + gyroscope), digital MEMS microphone |
| Memory | 264 KB SRAM, 16 MB flash |
| Digital I/O Pins | 20 (all PWM + interrupt capable) |
| Analog Inputs | 8 |
| Operating Voltage | 3.3 V DC |
| Power | Micro-USB |
| Security | Hardware authentication coprocessor (ATECC608A) |
| Software | Arduino IDE / Arduino IoT Cloud (free plan) |
| OS Compatibility | Windows, macOS, Linux (browser); iOS, Android (remote app) |
| SKU | AKX00042 |
Everything needed to build 5 real connected devices — and the skills to keep building long after.
