Make: Live is Tonight! Episode 12: Robots
Make: Live airs tonight! Ep12 is all about robots! to celebrate the upcoming release of MAKE Volume 27.
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!
Plick, a Kid-Friendly Robotics Set
This prototype, which consists of an Arduino Pro Mini and associated sensors and motors, is the work of Gabriel Paciornik, a student at Shenkar College of Engineering and Design in Israel. Plick is an interactive building toy. It is made of different robotic parts that are connected through elastic wiring. The behavior of the toy […]
MAKE Volume 27: Robots!
The Robots have returned in MAKE Volume 27!
MAKE Volume 27 features a special package with robotics projects for every age and skill level. They play music; they outwit your pets; they learn from their mistakes! In addition, we’ll show you how to build a special aquarium to keep jellyfish, create pre-Edison incandescent lighting, spy via the internet, and make a go-anywhere digital message board! All this and much, much more, in MAKE Volume 27.
Quadrotor Roundup
In the last couple of years quadrotors have become a leading platform for aerial robotics. Precision control, maneuverability, and the ability to pack on a payload make quadrotors the choice when designing an aerial robot.
Lego Omniwheel Clusters
Shown here is a later-stage prototype in engineer and hobby roboticist Xander Soldaat’s development of a Lego holonomic drive platform using native Lego system components for the omnidirectional wheels.
Make: Live Episode 12: Robots (preview video)
Join us Wednesday evening for the next episode of Make: Live, our streaming show and tell! Episode 12 is all about DIY robots to celebrate the upcoming release of MAKE Volume 27.
The Latest In Hobby Robotics 13
In this weeks edition of The Latest in Hobby Robotics, Andrew and Frits are looking at a big question in life: “Why build a robot?”
And they have at least one fun reason: Solve a challenge.
Frits’s favorite challenge is discussed in the show:
Crossing the Gap Challenge: http://letsmakerobots.com/taxonomy/term/8954
Also in this show, is featured music made with aid of the Yellow Drum Machine, a robot that you can learn how to make in Make Magazine volume 27, scheduled to hit the stands on July 26th.
The Yellow Drum Machine (hit!) single “Dandelion pop” is out on iTunes and similar music stores: href=”http://itunes.apple.com/dk/artist/yellow-drum-machine/id436799216
Yes. It’s a robot with its own single on iTunes, and you can learn how to make one ;)