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!
These robots are definitely awesome, even a bit creepy – This work considers two issues: snake robot locomotion and modular robot design. We achieve snake robot locomotion by designing gaits, which are cyclic internal motions that allow the mechanism to interact with the environment to propel itself forward. Our gaits enable snake robots to maneuver […]
Not only is this robot beautiful, it dispenses beer. Most of the parts were salvaged or purchased from McMaster-Carr. It’s remote controlled, and allows the operator to speak to the person being served. Do you think the bot checks ID’s? – Link
MAKE contributor Douglas Repetto writes: ArtBots is pleased to announce that the fifth international ArtBots exhibition for robotic art and art-making robots will take place at the Trinity College Science Gallery in Dublin, Ireland on September 19-21, 2008. Creators of talented robots are invited to submit their work for possible inclusion in the show. We […]
Crabfu has made another amazing steam powered vehicle. From the video, it looks like they are still in the development phase, but it works really well. I am sure the final boat will be just as amazing as the other steam-powered vehicles. – Link Related: RC controlled steam beetle – Link Maker Faire: Steam turbine […]
Windell of Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories writes: What can you do with a busted (or merely obsolete) chip? Well, you can always make a trivet or even chip bugs. But here’s a new one: Alejandro Gonzalez found that you could make a BristleBot by bending the pins of the chip. Clever! Chip bristlebot – [via] […]
“Sleep Waking” by Fernando Orellana and Brendan Burns presents a new way to look back on one’s dreams. EEG, EKG, REM, and various other physical data is logged during the subject’s sleep and then later used as the script to direct robotic action – The eye position data we simply apply to the position the […]
Wow, today is a big day for robotics, specifically for Pleo owners. UGOBE has a new developer section and a “PAWN” C-like open source scripting language to write apps for the dino-bots. They’re saying hardware “hacking” “programming” and more — good work UGOBE, it’s too bad Sony didn’t do this from the start perhaps the […]
