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!
We love drones here at MAKE. The growth of the recreational and commercial drone space is exciting to watch. If you’re a drone enthusiast with an eye for videography we want to see your stuff and share your POV with the world on the pages of Makezine.com and our YouTube channel.
Lee M built this sweet swinging robot for Lego Education. It’s built out a Mindstorms EV3 brick with servo-controlled legs doing the propelling, with a swingset made of a whole bunch of chassis bricks.
The Scout Transatlantic project has broken the world record for the furthest distance traveled by an autonomous unmanned boat, and it is just getting started.
Laurens Valk built this quick & dirty “most useless machine” with a Lego Mindstorms EV3 set. It consists of a touch sensor acting as a switch and a servo motor resetting the switch every time it’s pulled. It’s a machine with no purpose other than to shut itself off!
BoB the BiPed is a cute little 3D printed robot and winner of Instructables 3D Printing and Pocket Sized Electronics contests. BoB inspired a series of copies and adaptations. Come see BoB at World Maker Faire in New York.
Maker Faire staple Erin “RobotGrrl” Kennedy has a sweet new kit, called Botbait. It’s a servo-controlled tentacle equipped with RGB LEDs, and the whole thing is laser-cut, 3D printed, and molded out of Sugru. Currently she’s offering a kit of just the tentacle pieces, a kit with electronics, and a pre-assembled and customized tentacle.
How did they build that cool cosplay robot that looks like a RoboCop robot villain?
