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5 Linear Actuators to Get Your Robot Moving

By Andrew Terranova

Andrew Terranova

Andrew Terranova is an electrical engineer, writer and author of How Things Are Made: From Automobiles to Zippers. Andrew is also an electronics and robotics enthusiast and has created and curated robotics exhibits for the Children's Museum of Somerset County, NJ and taught robotics classes for the Kaleidoscope Enrichment in Blairstown, NJ and for a public primary school. Andrew is always looking for ways to engage makers and educators.

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There are lots of types of actuators on robots. You know, the things that make the robot move and allow it to interact physically with the world … grippers, arms, legs, wheels, etc. Unlike wheels or servo-driven arms, linear actuators operate by pushing or pulling along a straight line. There are many potential uses for this, from […]

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RobotGrrl Rulz!

RobotGrrl Rulz!

By Andrew Terranova

Andrew Terranova

Andrew Terranova is an electrical engineer, writer and author of How Things Are Made: From Automobiles to Zippers. Andrew is also an electronics and robotics enthusiast and has created and curated robotics exhibits for the Children's Museum of Somerset County, NJ and taught robotics classes for the Kaleidoscope Enrichment in Blairstown, NJ and for a public primary school. Andrew is always looking for ways to engage makers and educators.

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Erin Kennedy (aka RobotGrrl) is a very talented person whose creative energy has brought to life many fun and quirky robots. Erin also has a real talent for sharing her knowledge and encouraging others to share and grow together.

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Connected Home Contest: We Have a Winner!

Connected Home Contest: We Have a Winner!

By Stett Holbrook

Stett Holbrook

Stett Holbrook is editor of the Bohemian, an alternative weekly in Santa Rosa, California. He is a former senior editor at Maker Media.

He is also the co-creator of Food Forward, a documentary TV series for PBS about the innovators and pioneers changing our food system.

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The competition was tough, but one project in our Connected Home contest rose the to the top: Erin Robotgrrl’s “nutrition monitor for the elderly.”

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RobotGrrl Offering Tentacle Bot Kits

RobotGrrl Offering Tentacle Bot Kits

By John Baichtal

John Baichtal

My interests include writing, electronics, RPGs, scifi, hackers & hackerspaces, 3D printing, building sets & toys. @johnbaichtal nerdage.net

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Maker Faire staple Erin “RobotGrrl” Kennedy has a sweet new kit, called Botbait. It’s a servo-controlled tentacle equipped with RGB LEDs, and the whole thing is laser-cut, 3D printed, and molded out of Sugru. Currently she’s offering a kit of just the tentacle pieces, a kit with electronics, and a pre-assembled and customized tentacle.

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