Robotics

Making a robot can be an incredibly rewarding experience. Itโ€™s the perfect combination of creativity, engineering and problem solving. However, if youโ€™re just getting started in robotics, it can also be overwhelming. To make things easier for those who are just starting out, weโ€™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!

Bare Essentials for Robotics: Simple Bots

Bare Essentials for Robotics: Simple Bots

Randy Sarafan started Simple Bots on a bet. A coworker wanted a simple introduction to robotics, so Randy set out to prove that he could build a functioning robot in ten minutes. This was the impetus for a family of bots shown at Maker Faire Bay Area 2011 that can be easily made from a variety of parts that are on hand for the average diy enthusiast.

http://www.randysarafan.com/
http://makerfaire.com/pub/e/5079

BeagleBot – a Beagle Board robotics project

Congratulations to Antti Seppรƒยคnen, whose Beagle Board-based robot is the winner of the first Beagle Board design contest. What’s more, Antti also created a very cool expansion board for the Beagle Board, and made the design available under a CC license: My Beagle bot required building an expansion board. Some requirements for expansion board: Wide […]