“Blind Juggler” bounces ball without sensory input
Thanks to careful engineering, this blind juggler robot is able to keep a ball bouncing on its surface without any feedback about where the ball may or may not be.
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!
A skeleton is electrocuted on Mark Csele’s porch
Our 2008 display, pictured here, featured a skeleton in an electric chair. When a kid approaches the porch the system triggers and the skeleton rises out of the chair accompanied by fog, a strobe light, and loud sounds of an electrical arc. The front window featured a rear-projection video of a large tesla coil operating with large arcs streaming everywhere to complete the ‘mad scientist’ appearance….The electric chair has a light rope for the “wires” connecting the skeleton to the chair. Upon triggering fog is released by a fog machine behind the chair, illuminated by eerie green light and a strobe light.
Mail-E robot checks your mail for you
This Mail-E robot by Totoro Yamada is pretty neat.
Electroadhesive climber robots
MAKE reader Travis pointed out this neat technology that is being used to make robots that can climb on almost any surface. Scientists at SRI have been developing robotic climbers that attach to the wall using a technique they call electroadhesion.
Welcome — Surprising Robots
Build a Makey the Robot of your own that will follow you around the room.
Building a robot army, one cuddly bot at a time…
Building a robot army, one cuddly bot at a time… @ The Guardian Open Platform- Have you ever missed an important announcement from a friend because you only check Twitter late in the day and couldn’t be bothered to scroll through 8 hours of posts from your friends? Did feel guilty when your feeble “congratulations!” […]
The Big Picture – Robots!
36 amazing photos of the latest in robots from Boston.com Scientists, students and corporations continue their work around the world in the field of robotics, persistently improving and redefining their capabilities, interfaces and roles in society. Unmanned vehicles fly above war zones, telerobotics give humans a broader virtual presence and humanoid robots gain more parity […]