Hardware Podcasts

Ep. 23 | Arduino Co-founder Massimo Banzi on How Arduino Took the World by Storm

Moore's Lobby · 29 Apr 2021 · 52m · Episode 8

What this episode covers

Massimo Banzi, co-founder of Arduino, explains how the platform evolved from a classroom tool in Ivrea, Italy, to a global standard for prototyping and industrial automation. He details the design philosophy of lowering barriers to entry for non-engineers, the backlash from traditionalists, and the strategic pivot toward commercial applications like the Portenta H7 board for machine learning and precision agriculture. Banzi also reflects on the painful legal disputes with former co-founders and the importance of clear governance in open-source hardware companies.

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Companies
Olivetti, Google, Medtronic, GE Industrial, Apple, Bosch
Products
Arduino, Wiring, Processing, Basic Stamp, Arduino Portenta, TensorFlow, LoRa
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Massimo Banzi

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