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!
Robert Oschler of RobotsRule writes: Jetta Company Limited, the company that manufactured the Pleo baby robot dinosaur for Ugobe, has bought the intellectual property rights and other assets at the Ugobe bankruptcy sale that occurred on May 21. Steve Ohler, the United States liaison for the company, confirmed the news saying that the company is […]
Chris Anderson demonstrates the systems of the BlimpDuino. The Blimpduino kit is a very low cost, open source, autonomous blimp kit. It consists of an Arduino-based blimp controller board with on-board infrared and ultrasonic sensors and an interface for an optional RC mode, a simple gondola with two vectoring (tilting) differential thrusters, and ground-based infrared […]
Gatito Cam P.R.M.M Sebastrón 1 Botes beliceños en Cholula Un dÃa antes de la Maker Faire
My friend and yours, Gareth Branwyn, heard I was testing the Epilog Zing laser cutter and asked if I could cut him the parts for a 4Volt Jansen Walker. Gar is a robot master and a steampunk to the core (check out his Lost Knowledge issue of MAKE magazine for more proof) so I figured […]
h+ Magazine is edited by MAKE contributor R.U. Sirius. While it’s not exactly a DIY magazine in the conventional sense, it’s about making the future and about robotics, biohacking, brain-machine interfacing, space colonization, and other topics that may be of interest to MAKE readers. They have a digital magazine edition, a downloadable PDF version, and […]
The folks from BotJunkie and OhGizmo were at Maker Faire and did a nice job of Twittering it and posting on their sites. Here’s a link to a brief gallery of robot pics on BotJunkie and a Tesla Coil video and some awesome pics on OhGizmo.
One of my personal high points at Maker Faire was being presented with this custom-made Solarbotics HexPummer Lantern by Dave Hrynkiw of Solarbotics. I was really touched. The gift encodes tons of meaning for me. I’ve known the Solarbotics folks since the “radio days” of cyberspace. They were one of the first e-commerce sites around, […]
