FireBot, an Extinguisher-Wielding Robot
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!
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!
The Latest in Hobby Robotics 09
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
The Latest in Hobby Robotics 10
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
Spherical Helicopter Reconnaisance Drone
This drone, reportedly a prototype for the Japan Self Defense Force, has a single rotor and is said to be capable of 40 mph flight. And as the video shows, it’s quite nimble. The catch? An 8-minute battery life. But the idea of enclosing the whole thing in a spherical frame so it can maneuver and land heedless of the orientation of the blades is pretty brilliant.
The Latest in Hobby Robotics 10
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: Test yourself: Arty or Techie Gareth’s robot fireflies Subscribe to the MAKE Podcast in iTunes, download the m4v video directly, […]
Harvard’s $14 Swarm-bot Design
If you’re interested in building real-world robot swarms, the unit cost is everything. Reportedly, most commercial swarm bots cost $100 or more, sothis innovative design from Michael Rubenstein, Nicholas Hoff, and Radhika Nagpal of the Harvard’s Self Organizing Systems Research Group represents an order-of-magnitude savings over existing platforms. They call it “Kilobot,” and besides low cost, it is designed for rapid assembly (<5 min/unit) and group charging using plates that engage the top and bottom of the entire swarm at once.
Dancing Android ADK Robot Tablet Interface
I’m crazy about this demo of direct servo control using an Android tablet and the Arduino-based ADK. Youtuber chrisjrelliot says “Build instructions are in progress and the code will be open-sourced shortly.” This is just the sort of thing that has me excited about Android ADK development.