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!
It’s always nice to see ‘darn cute’ & ‘genuinely interesting’ join forces – especially when it demonstrates autonomous extraction of task constraints (to the Benny Hill theme) – The Chief Cook Robot learning to cook an omelet by whipping eggs, cutting ham and grating cheese. Through the use of a probabilistic model using Gaussian Mixture […]
This robotic card dealer was made for a school project. Although it is a bit slow, it has a really nice natural “flick” to the cards. I am sure it could deal the cards faster with some tweaks. Introducing the “iDeal”. It’s the worlds best automatic poker dealer! Perfect for your home poker games and […]
This musical robot analyzes the incoming audio and tries to mimic it using a series of servos and solenoids attached to different objects. In this example it is trying to reproduce a clip from Citizen Kane. Simple automatic instruments are constructed from local materials and objects on site. The system learns the sounds it can […]
“AEE” sent in this interesting musical robot made from recycled and scavenged parts. There is a lot more information on the web site. Be sure to read the “statement” & “background” links to learn more about “Artificial stupidity”. Jazz trash robot is an experimental sound-producing entity made from recycled electro-mechanical components. It is a collection […]
These are some of the coolest junkbot sculptures I’ve seen. Really clever use of computer mice parts, windshield wiper pieces, vacuum cleaner parts, and misc. plastic trash. While most of them are merely decorative, some function as desk lamps. Mouser [Make: Flickr Pool]
This “AirJelly” floating mechanical creature is a joy to watch: AirJelly houses two lithium-ion polymer accumulator batteries rated at 8 V and 400 mA, which can be completely charged in half an hour and are AirJelly’s sole source of power. A connected central electric drive unit transmits the force to a bevel gear wheel and […]
And you thought boardroom meeting where tedious and dull before. This one takes input from the InterWeb. Sprites mods: Online whiteboard [via] Related: More whiteboard drawbots Whiteboard hektor clone
