What Is An Arduino? Why Should I Choose It? What Are They Used For?

Arduinos are small electronic prototyping platforms.  Arduinos are becoming more common because of their cheap price and open accessibility. They are very simple to use because they are plugged in by a USB cord.  It also offers many analog and digital inputs.

Arduinos can be used for a variety of different reasons.  They can take inputs from switches and sensors.  They can be used to control motors or lights or any other simple machine.

Arduinos are plugged into both a computer and a "bread board".  You can put joysticks on the "bread board" and control the arduino by that joystick.