Botka balancing robot
A simple balancing robot build out of a GyroMax R/C car. Botka, The Barely Standing Robot – [via] Link
Robotics
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!
WowWee’s Robocommunity offering Java classes
From Robots.net: Robocommunity, the official user community for WowWee robot owners, is offering classes in the Java programming language. The classes are based on the popular programming book “Head First Java” by Kathy Sierra and Bert Bates. They have also written some instructions for downloading and installing the Netbeans software too. The classes are open […]
Make a Repstrap (Part 2) – Weekend Projects Podcast
MP4 | Hi-Def | Blip | Youtube | PDF | Subscribe In this Weekend Projects podcast I’ll walk you through the different parts of the hardware on the reprap. You’ll want to take a look at the pdf for parts lists and more detailed info to get started on the hardware for this project. The […]
Japanese competition robot father/son team
Geegdad segment of Wired Science on a father and son who build competition humanoid robots. Wired Science Geek Dad: Nao Maru & King Kizer – Link
The Wooden menace – Robotic arm
Chris writes – This project is a robotic arm made mostly from Wood. It cost less than $50 to make and has alot of the functionality that any normal robotic arm would have. It is controlled by a PIC MicroController and cloned PS1 controller. The Wooden menace – Robotic arm – Link.
Super-symmetrical Symet
Bumped into this while poking around YouTube. An exemplary build of a Trimet BEAMbot, as covered in my BEAM projects in MAKE Volume 06. The near-perfect symmetry of the construction (often overlooked by some builders) leads to a really smooth, consistent motion. The builder used 1000 uF caps and the FLED (Flashing LED) variant of […]
Make a Reprap Robot Part 1: The Electronics – Weekend Project Podcast
MP4 | Hi-Def | Blip | Youtube | PDF | Subscribe This week, take the first step towards making your own self-replicating rapid-prototyping robot! You can order up your boards, from the Reprap foundation or make your own since the whole project is open source. Get your parts and solder these up and test them! […]
