Frits Lyneborg is co-host of MAKE’s video series, The Latest in Hobby Robotics and runs Let’s Make Robots! the largest online community of its kind, which he started in 2008 as a forum for robot electronics, programming, and funny ideas and inspiration.
Continue ReadingDo you know how to make a robot, and could you come up with 100 inspiring ideas for cool robot projects? In this weeks episode of The Latest in Hobby Robotics, Frits is taking up the challenge, starting out with the basics of robot building, and quickly moving on to something as cool as inventing […]
Continue ReadingMulticopters is an exciting new area of hobby robotics. They are also sometimes known as UAV’s, and essentially they are “flying hobby robots.” They are made with a center that holds micro controllers, sensors, receivers, transmitters, power and payload. Pointing out from the center are a number of pins holding motors and propellers. This is […]
Continue ReadingWalking on 2 feet is not that hard… or is it? The answer is “yes,” if you are a robot. Well, at least it’s an ongoing challenge. In this week’s edition of The Latest in Hobby Robotics, Andrew and Frits are looking at some inspiring homemade biped robots. Here are links related to the show: […]
Continue ReadingIn this weeks edition of The Latest in Hobby Robotics, Andrew and Frits are looking at a big question in life: “Why build a robot?” And they have at least one fun reason: Solve a challenge. Frits’s favorite challenge is discussed in the show: Crossing the Gap Challenge Also in this show, is featured music […]
Continue ReadingIn this weeks edition of The Latest in Hobby Robotics, Frits and Andrew are looking at an interesting home made project: An environmental homemade robot, with some interesting moves, plus it’s own oxygen, hydrogen tank hooked up to a fuel cell. Finally there is a tip from OddBot on how to use the reset button […]
Continue ReadingIn this weeks episode of The Latest in Hobby Robotics, Andrew and Frits are looking at some cool designs for home made robots. Here are links related to the show: Chris The Carpenters Steampunk robot Wikipedia on steampunk Robot 2 by Axbri Ant’s robots PetToyBot by mrkiss Learn how to make a robot Subscribe to […]
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