Arduino kits include everything you need to build your own gadgets — with minimal coding knowledge.

The kit (typically priced at $150) includes an Arduino sensor board, which lets students conduct basic coding experiments and collect data through small, commercial satellites.

Arduino is making an Internet of Things kit with your help ESLOV's plug-in modules let even first-timers build clever devices.

The Arduino team, known for providing various electronic and microcontroller components for do-it-yourself electronic hobbyists since 2005, has announced its new product, the Plug and Make Kit.

Technically, the extras in the Arduino Basic Kit aren't anything a savvy consumer couldn't order piecemeal, but there's something nice about having everything ready for you in one place.

In addition to electronics knowledge and the coding skills necessary to bring an Arduino project to fruition, you also need the appropriate tools.