Buns of Steel: The Story of a Cheeseburger Shaped BattleBot
BattleBots team Poor Life Choices cooked up their Battle Royale with Cheese in just five weeks
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 Life-Size Bumblebee Transformer
Sci-fi robot engineer extraordinaire, James Bruton, attempts to build a real Transformer.
Gordon McComb, Father of Hobby Robotics, Has Passed Away
A well-known, pioneering maker, roboticist, and educator has died.
Engineering Serious Robo-Critters with the openDog Project
Crazed robot enthusiast builds an amateur’s answer to Boston Dynamics’ robo-dogs.
Let’s Robot Offers An Open Telepresence Platform For Everyone
Let’s Robot is a site where anyone from anywhere can take control of real life robots via the internet.
Robot Bartenders Compete in Mixology and Microcontrollers
The Fifth Annual DNA Lounge Cocktail Robotics Grand Challenge is this Sunday, bringing out the best competitors in the art of robotics and bartending.
Constructing A Building-Sized Draw Bot
The machine we built is large, low-res and veeerrrrryyyy slow. It is also big, bad-ass, cheap and out of control, something that can be built in a couple of afternoons