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!

This Knife Throwing Machine Guarantees A Bullseye

This Knife Throwing Machine Guarantees A Bullseye

Knife throwing is both an art and a skill that’s difficult to master. It takes both hand-eye coordination and just the right spin to embed the knife into a target, and the longer the distance, the more power and spin are needed. While movies make it look easy, in reality, it’s a difficult concept, but […]

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Turn An Old 3D Printer Into A Robotic 4 Axis Camera Motion System

Turn An Old 3D Printer Into A Robotic 4 Axis Camera Motion System

The last year or two in 3D printing has brought us some major improvements in 3D printing. This also means that there are tons of 3d printers out there that are now feeling aged and beyond their life. Luckily, even the cheapest and slowest 3d printers out there are full of useful parts. This video […]

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AI Robots Book and its Authors

AI Robots for Kids

This episode features an interview with the authors of a new book from Make: titled “AI Robots” which includes Reade Richard, Andy Forest, Brenda Shivanandan and Denzel Edwards. The book teaches kids how to build AI-powered projects using hands-on activities and coding. Each project has four different sections that include the physical build, electronics, coding […]

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The Easiest Remote Control Animatronic Skull With Micro:Bit and Crazy Circuits

The Easiest Remote Control Animatronic Skull With Micro:Bit and Crazy Circuits

They think treat, we think trick! This DIY talking skull project can be controlled from afar so that you can prank your trick-or-treaters. They’ll think it’s a store-bought Halloween display, but then when it starts to say things that could never have been pre-recorded, they’ll think it’s possessed and run away!!!!! Talking skull projects can […]

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Building a String Art Robot Looks Difficult

Building a String Art Robot Looks Difficult

Paul’s string art robot is impressive, but the path he took to get there – as well as the persistence required – is what is really impressive

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