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!
Hobbyists looking for an official LEGO app to control their project are in luck. LEGO just announced their official NXT control app for the Android operating system. Called MINDroid, the app is available from the Android Market and will allow you to communicate with your creation over BlueTooth from your Android handset.
Eric Gregori‘s clever robot uses a 3-axis Freescale accelerometer to balance. [Via bunnie’s blog]
Next weekend, Sparkfun is hosting the first ever Antimov Competition, which is a competitive competition for self-destructive robots.
Amanda Boxtel’s excitement is contagious. That’s because she’s been taking the recently unveiled Berkeley Bionics eLEGS exoskeleton for a walk in the park. Not the easiest thing to do if you’ve been in a wheelchair for the last 18 years.
The World Maker Faire has come and gone, but the spirit and purpose of the fair lives on. Heather Knight’s robot Nao performed a series of stand-up sketch comedy bits about NYC neighborhoods, and also helped initiate the world’s first Robot Census! Initially focused on robots on Pittsburgh’s Carnegie Mellon University campus, the census is […]
Lets Make Robots user Mazvydas built this tidy looking robot hand using some plastic tubing, thread, hobby servo motors and a picaxe microcontroller.
Brain-machine interface researchers at the University of Tokyo were apparently successful at combining rat and machine, creating the RatCar.
