How-To: Drifting Robot Car (video)
Learn how to make a drifting robot car with a few cheap components and some simple code in this tutorial episode of The Latest in Hobby Robotics.
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!
A RobotGrrl and Her Bots
I was psyched to finally get a chance to meet RobotGrrl at World Maker Faire. In this video from her table, she shows Chris Connor three of the bots she’s designed. I especially love that she’s already made use of the Redpark Cable for connecting Arduino with iOS via an iPad.
MakerBot TV at Maker Faire
The latest episode of MakerBot TV is from this weekend’s Faire. As you might image, the focus in on the amazing 3D Village that we had set up there, and MakerBot’s presence at the event. They cover Spazzi, Keepon, and BreBot, and interview MakerBot/3D printing enthusiasts Tristan Juan, Forest Crossman, Luis Rodriguez, and Timmy Chao Li.
Tear It Up Off-Road with this Motorized Tread Skateboard
An off-road machine from Boston, the tread skateboard was tearing it up around World Maker Faire New York yesterday. Part snowblower, part battery, this deck can hit 20mph. It was designed, built, and ridden by Charles Guan, a member of The Miters from MIT.
MIDI Controlled Musical Art Robots
Tim Laursen presents his robot drummers at World Maker Faire New York 2011. The colorfully decorated MIDI-controlled solenoid drummers are activated by a small button panel, and Tim wears his owl drummer backpack to dance to the music.
NXT Claw Game
First Lego League team BEBO built this claw game a pre-season project. The joystick has two motors used as rotation sensors, and controls the claw via bluetooth. [Via The NXT Step]
How-To: Droide Gonk de Star Wars
Instructables user Gonzolo Rojo Aguirre shows us how to build a reproduction “Gonk” droid from the original Star Wars sand crawler scene using bits ‘n’ pieces from IKEA. Text en español, but si no habla, you can get the gist from the photos, and of course Google translate.