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!

RoboGames Fri-Sun, June 15-17

REMINDER: RoboGames Fri-Sun, June 15-17! If you’re in the Bay Area, don’t miss this and get tickets! Holy Heck, The International RoboGames is coming up and this year it’s going to be a doozy! At Maker Faire you saw a tiny segment of what’s going to go on at Fort Mason Center in two weeks: […]

iRobot Create Robot (review)

iRobot Create Robot (review)

Todbot (author of Roomba Hacking) has a review of the iRobot Create Robot, he writes – At the 2007 CES iRobot announced a robot explicitly designed for hobbyist and educational robotics experimenters called the iRobot Create. The iRobot Create is now shipping and iRobot kindly sent me one to review and verify it’s applicability to […]

RoboGames – Robot combat action!

RoboGames – Robot combat action!

Simone sent in the latest from RoboGames, Fri-Sun, June 15-17, 2007, Noon – 10pm. Fort Mason, San Francisco. She writes – What’s got all the good parts of NASCAR crammed into one 36′ by 36′ bulletproof glass arena? That’s Robot Combat my friends! Just like you see on tv in reruns, RoboGames presents the Biggest […]

The robot that sweats

The robot that sweats

Regine has a write up about this neat robot that sweats when you caress it – Alexithymia is a term that means the incapacity to verbalize emotions. When some sufferers want to talk but are unable to utter the words, they start sweating to manifest the desire to communicate. Alexitimia is also the name that […]

RoboGames Fri-Sun, June 15-17

RoboGames Fri-Sun, June 15-17

RoboGames Fri-Sun, June 15-17! If you’re in the Bay Area, don’t miss this and get tickets! Holy Heck, The International RoboGames is coming up and this year it’s going to be a doozy! At Maker Faire you saw a tiny segment of what’s going to go on at Fort Mason Center in two weeks: cocktail […]