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!
I-Wei thought his SwashBot 2 was cool and all, but had lost some of the character of his original SwashBot. So, he built a third version that combines the mobility of the second with the charm and personality of his first crab bot. To build the body and the leg components, he used an amazing […]
My fellow Dorkbot DC-er Justin Sabe sent me this one. The title of the project page pretty much explains it: The 25¢ I2C Adapter: an Inexpensive Method of Interfacing I2C Devices with Personal Computers by Leveraging the Existing Display Data Channel (DDC)
This robotic installation entitled “Combiner / Disconnector” is a narrative game that explores the phenomenon of the “Combine Demolition Derby”, a contest where owners of large agricultural vehicles smash them into each other while inside a dirt-track grandstand. Not sure if I would want to witness or take part in such a thing, but the […]
OK, this isn’t exactly a complicated robot. I really like the simplicity of the build. It would be very easy to change things around or add sensors, since the breadboard is right there on top and it has a lot of extra room. Read a little more information on Simple Arduino Robot Related: Another Arduino […]
Fun photos from Scott Beale / Laughing Squid of Roboexotica USA, the perfect blend of robots and cocktails!
Combat robots, warring battleships @ Maker Faire with Boing Boing TV. Boing Boing tv’s embedded robo-combat reporter Xeni Jardin witnesses warfare inside Robogames and Combots at Bay Area Maker Faire 2008, where robots battle until death — or at least ’til one competitor busts a sprocket. Next, BB-gun wielding battleships go BOOM!, with the Western […]
This is an amazing robot created by David Bowen. Here is how he explains his Growth Rendering Device: This system provides light and food in the form of hydroponic solution for the plant. The plant reacts to the device by growing. The device in-turn reacts to the plant by producing a rasterized inkjet drawing of […]
