Build your own smart doorbell and protect your privacy – in one hour, with Massimo Banzi
Arduino Team — September 16th, 2026
Go on your favorite online shopping platform, and you’ll find any number of smart doorbell options. Click to purchase, have it delivered, install it, download some app. But where’s the fun in that? And also, don’t you wonder how that thing works?
That thing that watches you and your loved ones go in and out, learning to recognize friends and delivery people, helping you check on your home even while you are gone. If you are thinking about the security of the place where you live, why not be more hands-on about your privacy while you’re at it?
Of course, we have an easy (even fun!) solution to these concerns: just build your own smart doorbell, and have complete control – not only over who comes and goes, but also over where your data is stored and how it’s handled.
Massimo Banzi and Andrea Richetta are going to show you how to build your own smart doorbell, based on a computer vision model that can run locally on the Arduino UNO Q board.
Just click the ‘notify me’ button and follow the live build, on September 22nd at 3PM CET / 9AM ET. In one hour, we’ll see the whole project come together – and you’ll have a chance to ask questions directly to the Arduino team.
