Making a robot can be an incredibly rewarding experience. It’s the perfect combination of creativity, engineering and problem solving. However, if you’re just getting started in robotics, it can also be overwhelming. To make things easier for those who are just starting out, we’ve put together some tips and tricks to help makers bring robots to life! From the basics of assembling your robot to software implementation, these pointers will give you everything you need to get started on your robotic adventure!
Building a robot army, one cuddly bot at a time… @ The Guardian Open Platform- Have you ever missed an important announcement from a friend because you only check Twitter late in the day and couldn’t be bothered to scroll through 8 hours of posts from your friends? Did feel guilty when your feeble “congratulations!” […]
36 amazing photos of the latest in robots from Boston.com Scientists, students and corporations continue their work around the world in the field of robotics, persistently improving and redefining their capabilities, interfaces and roles in society. Unmanned vehicles fly above war zones, telerobotics give humans a broader virtual presence and humanoid robots gain more parity […]
MAKE, Volume 19 features a special section on robots. Learn how to make a model plane with an autopilot and a small built-in robot brain. We also show you how to make a comfortable plywood chair, a bicyclist’s vest that shows how fast you’re going, and projects that introduce you to servomotors. There’s a free […]
This project uses an Arduino to play back the IR sequences that were captured form the I-Sobot’s remote control. The next step is to add some sensors, and make the robot fully autonomous. Check out the link for more information about the build, including the source code. I decoded the Tomy Isobot IR protocol and […]
The TB-007 robot is outfitted with a metal detector for locating hidden treasures on the beach. The wireless camera allows the maker to monitor the bots treasure-hunting progress from the comfort of his deck. Check out the link for a lot more information about the build. More about TB-007: Metal detecting robot
Stacey Kuznetzov made these fun robots that can traverse vertical metallic surfaces. Each bot is programmed with a unique personality and has embedded light sensors to perform some basic human interactions. She has an Instructable that explains how to make them. If you don’t have a metallic surface to infest with robots, you might want […]
Robots serving ramen… At the “Fua-men” (pronounced FOO-ah-men) ramen noodle shop in the central Japanese city of Nagoya, two robotic arms busily serve their hungry customers, doling out nearly 80 bowls of noodles on a busy day. “The benefits of using robots as ramen chefs include the accuracy of timing in boiling noodles, precise movements […]
