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!
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
Today is our last day at New York City FIRST Robotics Competition, thousands of kids, parents, mentors and teachers were on site for the competition and the career fair. There are a few competitions, the FIRST LEGO league is designed for young people ages 9-14, it uses uses the LEGO MindStorms System to provide creative […]
From the MAKE Flickr photo pool Flickr user Lewinski used the motor from a CD player in his symmetrical solar-powered bot. Hmmm . . . wonder how it could work with an actual CD incorporated as well. Related: Super-symmetrical Symet In the Maker store: Solarbotics Solarcell_A
We’ve blogged before about Matt Denton’s amazing spiderbot hexapod. Here he’s outfitted it with a pen and turned it into a programmable drawbot. Hexapod Robot CNC Router [via] Related: Stunning Spiderbot
