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!
Society of Robots has a great video of a robot arm-clocks – The robot arm is probably the most mathematically complex robot you could ever build. As such, this tutorial cant tell you everything you need to know. Instead, I will take shortcuts and just talk about the bear minimum you need to know to […]
Here’s a nifty MINDSTORMS NXT-based bot that can sort gumballs by their color, using the HiTechnic NXT Color Sensor. LEGO Mindstorms Gumball Sorter [via] Link
An industrial robot turned into a bowling ball-heaving catapult. RoboPult – [via] Link
Those mad hatters over at Evil Mad Scientist Labs have been at it again. After Windell wowed us with his simple but surprisingly motile “Bristlebot,” Lenore has taken it in a whole different direction with a snail plushie that moves by the directional motion of its velvet fibers. A Velvet Bristlebot Racing Snail – Link […]
Pleodream writes – Since the previous two videos have proven to be so popular we have decided to make a series. Starting with this weekend’s episode “Bonez and his Thorocotomy”, we will shoot a weekly episode and detail each piece of the Pleo dinosaur. So far we have discovered 1 of Pleo’s 6 processors. I […]
Frankie writes – I found this new book in a bookstore in Shibuya. Omnibot Fan Book, published by Mycom, has been written by Techn’o’taku (a famous Japanese otaku who loves design, techno and toys). The book covers the history of toy robots from the early sixties to the just released i-Sobot (that’s the natural evolution […]
A variation of EMS Lab’s Bristlebot, with a variable resistor added to it. And behold!: Mega Bristlebot! Toothbrush bot – Link Mega Bristlebot – Link Related: HOW TO – Make a Bristlebot a tiny directional vibrobot made from a toothbrush! – Link
