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!

The Latest In Hobby Robotics 14

The Latest In Hobby Robotics 14

Walking on 2 feet is not that hard… or is it? The answer is “yes,” if you are a robot. Well, at least it’s an ongoing challenge. In this weeks edition of The Latest in Hobby Robotics, Andrew and Frits are looking at some inspiring home made biped robots.

Here are links related to the show:

List of some bipeds: http://letsmakerobots.com/taxonomy/term/936
Red Dragon: http://letsmakerobots.com/node/27414
conVERSE BiPed: http://letsmakerobots.com/node/27343
Humanoid Robot D-100: http://letsmakerobots.com/node/24284
Arduino Robot BiPed: http://letsmakerobots.com/node/23479
Biped: http://letsmakerobots.com/node/15158

-And finally “Lieutenant Dan”, a robot without legs: http://letsmakerobots.com/node/5732

Learn how to make a robot:
http://letsmakerobots.com/start

http://twitter.com/letsmakerobots

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Make: Live 7/13/11 — Robots (video)

Make: Live episode 12 is all about robots, celebrating the release of MAKE v27. Our guests Simone Davalos, Andrew Terranova, and Tim Laursen brought the house down! Tim Laursen performs in-studio with his incredible Robot Drummers, and Andrew Terranova from Let’s Make Robots shows off his impressive collection of homemade bots. Catch up on video […]

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DON’T MISS IT! Make: Live Episode 12: Robots

Make: Live is broadcasting shortly! Don’t miss our robots show where robot hobbyist Andrew Terranova will show off some of his own homemade ‘bots and Tim Laursen will perform with three of his incredible Robot Drummers. RoboGames’ Simone Davalos drops by, and don’t miss our robot countdown, celebrating our favorite robots. We also give away […]

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Robotics in Space

Robotics in Space

I was at Kennedy Space Center last week for the launch of STS-135, and had the opportunity to talk with former astronaut John Grunsfeld about the RRM. It turns out that Grunsfeld is a big fan of MAKE, and he described the RRM as being a very “MAKE” project. He gave me a tour of a full-sized mockup of the RRM in the KSC newsroom…

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