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!
Tzywen writes – Towers of Hanoi is a game that challenges the mind. There is a version for the iPhone where you use your fingers to move the disks. Usually it takes a long time to play because with 8 disks (last level), the minimum moves that you need to make to solve the puzzle […]
The folks who make the Pleo (Ugobe) released a Valentine’s day behavior for the robo-dino, here’s a quick video of what it does (says it loves you, blows kisses, etc) & here’s where to download it. Related: I, Pleo – Link. [AiboHack] Babe the Pleo (YAPT) – Link. Hack the Pleo robotic dinosaur new dev […]
Matt Mets made this neat video about using a servo motor as an input device for keyframing a robot animation. He writes: By reading the voltage from the center pin of the the servo’s potentiometer, it can be used as an input as well as an output device. Basically, you get a bunch of extra […]
The headline is a little misleading, a robot didn’t actually hunt a cat… just looked for one GKD writes – For many years now I have searched for practical uses for my robots, including my latest research project into behavioral control software that simulates a pet’s behavior . Most of my previous projects have been […]
Here’s an incredible video from IEEE Spectrum on the new robotic arm Dean Kamen’s DEKKA group is working on, it’s inspired by robotic arm in Star Wars that Luke Skywalker had – Link. Related: Dean Kamen’s “Luke Arm” prosthesis readies for clinical trials – Link. From the pages of MAKE: Dean Kamen: The Dean of […]
These French engineering students wrote some software to control a little Pekee bot via Nintendo DS’ wi-fi. They utilize several different control methods you may recognize from DS games (such as the MarioKart steering interface). To check out the app for yourself, download the .nds file posted here. And just in case that demo was […]
From the MAKE Flickr pool: Mr. Tentacle submitted this image of his six-legged robot, Hexateuthis – “the 6-legged land squid”. The design uses 18 Lynxmotion servo motors controlled by a Pololu Orangutan board (with an Atmega168 at the helm). Throw in some sleek cabling/chassis contrast and you’ve got yourself one fine piece of machine. Hexateuthis […]
