<!DOCTYPE html><html lang="en-US"><head><link rel="icon" href="images/favicon.png"><meta name="description" content="Open-source electronic prototyping platform enabling users to create interactive electronic objects."><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width,initial-scale=1,minimum-scale=1"><meta name="theme-color" content="#00979d"><meta charset="UTF-8"><title>Arduino - Home</title><link href="https://cdn.arduino.cc/homepage/styles/bundle.01ae63198bc56e870ef21c0e2fea9a59.css" rel="stylesheet"></head><body><div id="header" class="temporary"></div><div class="homepage-content"><div class="what-arduino-box"><section class="flex-wrapper"><div class="columns"><div class="single-column"><div class="illustration"><iframe width="100%" height="150" style="max-width:250px" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/UoBUXOOdLXY?rel=0&controls=2&autohide=1&showinfo=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></div><section class="text-content"><div class="title">What is Arduino?</div><div class="text">Arduino is an open-source electronics platform based on easy-to-use hardware and software. 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