Beer Can Bot Has Devious Disguise
The diabolical “Can Bot” from YouTuber longjie0723 will wait until you’ve had one too many, then, at just the right moment…ATTACK!
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!
Robot Band with Gestural Controller
Patrick Flanagan of Minneapolis, MN, wrote in with his excellent robot ‘percussion ensemble’. [I serve] as the token human in cyborg percussion ensemble Jazari, which fuses African rhythms, algorithmic composition, computer music, and electro-mechanics into beat-driven steamfunk. Besides percussion music, Jazari is influenced by funk, house, drum n bass, jazz, academic computer music, and spectral […]
Electric Diwheel With Active Rotation Damping (EDWARD)
An honors mechanical engineering project from a group of thirteen at Australia’s University of Adelaide. Rich technical detail available at the project’s webpage.
Excellent MicroRAX/Linxmotion Robot Legs
Lynxmotion.net forum member ohbowz of Los Angeles built these beauteous limbs by combining two different building sets. Sweet! I made this biped with the intention of building a full body. I merged MicroRax parts with the Lynxmotion parts, a little bit of hacking and cheating was necessary to get everything to fit together nicely. At […]
The Latest in Hobby Robotics 08
In this weeks edition of The Latest in Hobby Robotics, Frits and
Andrew are looking at an interesting collaborative attempt for
hobbyists to get together across the globe, and build The most
advanced amateur humanoid robot. And then some inspiration to how easy
it has become to work with GPS!
Links related to the show:
The most advanced amateur humanoid robot project
http://letsmakerobots.com/node/26337
Fundamentals of a GPS guided vehicle
http://letsmakerobots.com/node/19554
aventgps UAV
http://letsmakerobots.com/node/23257
The Latest in Hobby Robotics 09
Welcome to this weeks edition of The Latest in Hobby Robotics, where 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” Z-39 – made by CNC HXT900 Hexapod DAGU Robot Arm with Roboduino Control […]
Super Simple Audio Cellbot in Make: Projects
If you’re into robots and cell phones, you’ll dig Darrell Taylor’s Super Simple Audio Cellbot build over in Make: Projects. Super Simple Audio Cellbot