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!
Well, we’re screwed… IBM’s Watson supercomputer won a practice round against Jeopardy champions Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter and raised a lot of questions about the capabilities of artificial intelligence. Watson, a four-year effort by IBM, was quicker on the draw, didn’t fall prey to emotion and had a voice that could be confused for […]
As cool as this superbad hexapod is, the coolest thing about it is that it’s the derivative of not one but three Thingiverse things, 5156, 5005, and 4378. The original didn’t work with the servos I had on hand, and I wanted to be able to add more articulation and improve bits without having to […]
Dig this groovy Bristlebot competition, somewhere in Germany, complete with a racetrack and starting-line GO! lights. [Via the MAKE Flickr pool]. Bristlebot-Rennen 2010 More: Bristlebot 2.0 HOW TO – Make a Bristlebot a tiny directional vibrobot made from a toothbrush!
Let’s Make Robots user adam “MiddleCreekMerchants” claflin built this Caterpillar BEAM bot, which manages to crawl along the ground and follow light without the need for a microcontroller.
Stumbling upon these photos was a strange moment for me. I’ve been playing Borderlands recently, and it had never occurred to me that the monster excavator from the video game might’ve been based on a real-world machine–a real-world machine which, just by eyeballing it, looks like it might actually be bigger than the video game version. Dark Roasted Blend has a good article with lots of deets on the monster machine.
Mauricio at MAKE Español found this neat robot that packs three servos on each of its six legs, is controlled by an Arduino and can be controlled by voice command. Sweet!
My friend, and MAKE contributor, Alden Hart created this unique holiday display for his house, using four TinyG boards controlling a total of 16 CNC axes, to animate 16 Christmas tree balls with LED throwies inside of them. As his business partner, Riley Porter, says on Flickr: “What the hey?” Riley and Alden are the […]
