iRobot – Photos and video of the PackBot!
We visited iRobot last week and took a ton of photos of the evolution of their bots, from the Roomba robot vacuum (with its open interface) to the PackBot – Photo set and MP4 video.
Robotics
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!
Flame throwing Robosapien
Here are a few hacks, mods and projects for the Robosapien (version 2) robot – including… a preview of a flame throwing one – [via] – Link. Related: More flame throwing Robosapiens – awesome. Other Robosapien hacks, mods and more – Link. Hack A Robosapien – This maker-friendly bot begs to be opened up. MAKE […]
Servo robot cat
Tempusmaster writes “Sugiura-san, the designer of Dynamizer – one of the top ROBO-ONE robots in Japan, created a very simple and cute robot cat design that only requires five servos.” – Link.
RoboGames!
Hope to see a lot of Makers on June 16-18, 2006 in San Fran! Walking androids, soccer robots, art bots, and the best flame-throwing, high-energy, steel-crunching robots in the world come to SF for the annual robot olympics! This year robots from 20 countries return to show off the worlds’ best technology and innovation. Combat […]
Home robotics – what do you want?
The MAKE team is going to visit the folks from iRobot (Makers of the Roomba) – so, Makers – what types of robots do you want to see in homes, business, etc? What features, access, specs, docs are important? Recently, iRobot released a SCI (Serial control interface) for their new vacuuming bots, and since then […]
8 Robosapiens and Roboraptors
There’s an eBay auction for 8 bots (Robosapiens and Roboraptors) the bidding is still at $200, not a bad deal and there are lots of hacks/projects with these little guys – Link. Related: Robosapien Dance Machine… – Link. Hack a Robosapien + kit – Link. Flame-thrower Robosapien – Link. Robosapien, Roboraptor to get new brains… […]
‘Fly Electric’ – CD-ROM motors
Here’s how to make brushless motors from CD-ROM parts and use them as small model airplane motors – [via] – Link.