Maker Faire Loves Robots
Maker Faire loves robots. Don’t you? Here are just a fraction of the robotic exhibits, presenters and performers at World Maker Faire 2013. Robots for kids! Aerial Drones, Robotic Art, Humanoid Robots, and more.
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!
Building a Better You: Makers Hack the Human Body
Aided by affordable materials, 3D printers, and open source technology, the merging of human and machine is a thriving subset of the maker community. Next week’s World Maker Faire New York will showcase a number of these projects and the makers who made them. These projects are also a testament to the best impulses of human nature: once we possess new skills and technology we look for ways to use them as a force for good and to share them with others.
Pixy — teaching micro-controller boards to see
Now in the closing few days of its Kickstarter campaign the Pixy camera board isn’t just another camera, it’s a “smart” vision sensor.
Robots Past and Present
Robots have been a big part of Maker Faire from the beginning. Check out Maker Faire robots from 2008 to today.
Building EV3RSTORM, Mindstorms’ Flagship Robot
EV3RSTORM is the name of Lego Mindstorms EV3’s signature humanoid robot… as in, the one that decorates the front of a rather pricey package. It goes without saying, then, that Lego put a lot of work into the model.
Cross it off the list: This Robot will beat you at Air Hockey
And we’ll tell you why that is important.
Grab one of the First 1,000 Origami Folded Robots
Dash Robotics launches a fundraising campaign at Dragon Innovation for their bio-inspired origami folded robot.