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!
In this weeks episode of The Latest in Hobby Robotics, Andrew and Frits are looking at some cool designs for home made robots. Here are links related to the show: Chris The Carpenters Steampunk robot Wikipedia on steampunk Robot 2 by Axbri Ant’s robots PetToyBot by mrkiss Learn how to make a robot Subscribe to […]
This robot was designed, manufactured and programmed for a design competition (as part of the curriculum) held amongst first year Mechanical Engineering students at Delft university of Technology. The goal was to create a robot that could perform a delivery as quickly as possible, while also keeping as much as possible of the delivery on […]
Inspired by a Festo robot, NXT fan DiMastero built this robotic arm with a variety of Mindstorms servos, touch sensors, and even a pneumatic actuator. Also, good call on the Daft Punk. [Via Tinkernology] More: Make: Online | Festo iFab in action Make: Online | Festo CyberKite Make: Online | Festo AirJelly – robot jellyfish […]
This video from Al Jazeera shows off some of the improvised technology being developed in support of the rebel forces in Libya. Among the wares is a repurposed Power Wheels toy outfitted with a machine gun. [via /.]
MAKE perennial Steve Norris of Norris Labs built this fire fighting robot. I couldn’t find any deets on Steve’s site but it looks cool!
In this weeks edition of The Latest in Hobby Robotics, Frits and
Andrew are taking a fast tour of 10 cool hobby robot projects!
Here are links to the projects in the video:
CNC machine v2.1 – aka “Valkyrie Reloaded”
http://letsmakerobots.com/node/9006
Z-39 – made by CNC
http://letsmakerobots.com/node/25924
HXT900 Hexapod
http://letsmakerobots.com/node/19257
DAGU Robot Arm with Roboduino Control through keyboard
http://letsmakerobots.com/node/26814
LMouseR
http://letsmakerobots.com/node/26463
Phototropic Bristlebot
http://letsmakerobots.com/node/22811
Hand Of Bob – Alternative Robonova Robot Grippers
http://letsmakerobots.com/node/23113
Towers of Hanoi with Picaxe 08M
http://letsmakerobots.com/node/26793
Robot platform for various ‘bot experiments
http://letsmakerobots.com/node/25953
My First Robotic Arm
http://letsmakerobots.com/node/26873
Low-cost gripper
http://letsmakerobots.com/node/26721
What type of robot builder are you? Find out in this weeks edition of The Latest in Hobby Robotics, where Frits has Jax from California as a guest.
Here are links related to the video:
Learn how to make a robot:
http://letsmakerobots.com/start
Test yourself: Arty or Techie
http://letsmakerobots.com/node/2016
Gareth’s robot fireflies:
http://letsmakerobots.com/node/26818
