Pummer, in the wild
Spotted this nice pummer design on the BEAM Robotics Flickr pool. In the set, there’s a video of the pummer in its nocturnal mode. Pummer – sideview
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!
Monthly best of Make: en Español
Obras robóticas del artista colombiano Mario Caicedo Monstros de Mangle Verde NES para mesa de trabajo de Miltron B Sistema de monitoreo de posición y eficiencia energética automotriz GSM + GPS + OBD2 + Google Maps Versiones robóticas de los jugadores del Barcelona: Puyol y Messi More from Make: en Español.
Toyota’s running humanoid robot
Toyota’s running humanoid robot – [The video] from Toyota demonstrates the running capabilities of the new humanoid robot. The robot takes a step every 340ms and has no contact with the ground for 100ms of that. Notice in the video how the robot remains balanced even after pushed by the human We still miss the […]
Dancing meat … *burf*
Joan Healy‘s sound-activated Meat Market devices explore motions of organic materials under the control of … AGH! It’s freakin’ dancing meat, people!!! [Thanks, Eric!]
How-To: Build a BEAM solarroller
Yesterday, I posted a reprinted from my old tech site, Street Tech, of a piece I did on Zach DeBord’s solar-powered vibrobots. Here’s another piece from Street Tech, one on building solarrollers, a simple kind of solar-powered car common in beginner BEAM robotics. Like the vibrobots, this would make a perfect project for a family […]
How-To: Build BEAM vibrobots
The following article is reprinted from my old personal-tech website, Street Tech. I thought these vibrobots would make perfect family projects for the “Teach Your Family to Solder” MAKEcation. If you have kids too young to solder, you could build a mint-tin vibrobot [PDF] with them (which doesn’t require soldering) and these solar-powered vibrobots with […]
Heather Knight of JPL @ Ignite
In this Ignite talk, social roboticist Heather Knight talks about her work at JPL. The talk feels a bit rushed, but you can explore more about the projects she mentions at her website (link below). Marilyn Monrobot From MAKE magazine: In MAKE, Volume 19: Robots, Rovers, and Drones, learn how to make a model plane […]