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!
This robot by Sanyo is meant to roam underneath your floors in order to inspect the leakage of piping and general corrosion and deterioration of housing infrastructure. The robot measures 420 x 260 x 200mm and weighs as light as 9.6kg and runs on a lithium ion rechargeable battery, and can be operated continuously up […]
Submitted for your viewing pleasure – A demo video for the “beamz Music Performance System” laser-controlled preprogrammed MIDI gating device targeted @ non-musicians. I don’t think it’s possible to list all of the memorable moments seen in the above video, at the very least they’re quirky, at most borderline-offensive. (The $599 pricetag alone could raise […]
Here are some photo’s of Segway’s new RMP, debuting at RoboBusiness – there isn’t any information available about it at this time other than it “might” cost up to $50k and it can move in any direction (omnidirectional wheels, but the term was hyperdirectional?). It uses the same parts that a Segway uses but just […]
We’re here “live” from the RoboBusiness 2008 conference, I spent most of the day talking with robotics companies, part fabricators, sensor makers and more. I will be posting a video with some of highlights shortly as well as a post about one robot that debuted at the show. For now, here are more photos from […]
Some of my Dorkbot DC cohort put on this wonderful robot célèbre each year. This year, Make: DC, another org I’m involved in, will be doing workshops too (using Solarbotics parts and kits). Robot Fest 2008 will be April 26 at the Historical Electronics Museum, Linthicum, Maryland. Hope to see you there. Robot Fest
Reminder MAKE will be @ Robo Business for the next two days, we’ll have some “live” coverage and fun from the event up as we hit the floor. Pittsburgh area makers hit me up on email if you’re going to be there, oh – here’s a bit about the conference. Now in its fifth year, […]
This AVR-controlled autonomous robot is programmed to follow the brightest light in the room. It uses two wheels and a ping pong ball as a third wheel. Really simple components here and it runs on three AA batteries to sweeten the deal. Building an autonomous light finder robot
