Arduino today is shaped by four threads: embedded C/C++, sensor integration, libraries, and IoT prototyping. The Arduino experts below lead work across each.

Avatar	Name	GitHub Handle	Notable Contributions†
	Limor Fried	ladyada	Adafruit founder, many libraries
	Paul Stoffregen	PaulStoffregen	Teensy creator, audio libs
	Nathan Seidle	nseidle	SparkFun founder, shields
	Sandeep Mistry	sandeepmistry	BLE, LoRa cores
	Ivan Kravets	ivankravets	PlatformIO ecosystem
	Rob Tillaart	RobTillaart	Vast Arduino libraries
	Mathieu Carbou	mathieucarbou	Many library updates
	Andreas Spiess	SensorsIot	YouTube + code examples
	Rui Santos	RuiSantosdotme	Random Nerd Tutorials
	Hideaki Tai	hideakitai	Art-tech libraries
	Brian Lough	witnessmenow	Web API integrations
	Peter Scargill	scargill	MQTT / home automation tips
	Luis Llamas	luisllamasbinaburo	Tutorials & sensor libs
	Cristian Maglie	cmaglie	IDE features, SPI, library manager
	Ken Shirriff	shirriff	IRremote lib, deep explorations
	arkypita	arkypita	Arduino developer and practitioner
	Gustavo Henrique	MrPowerUp82	Arduino practitioner in Morro Agudo, SP

† Note: this is not a ranking; the order doesn't imply quality or seniority.

Together, these Arduino experts shape the project's roadmap and surrounding ecosystem.

Specialized & IoT: Appium · Discord · Raspberry Pi · Quantum Computing · Augmented Reality · GraphQL · Unreal Engine

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