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!
You can now pre-order the Pleo for $384 which might end up being a more affordable / hackable AIBO but in dinosaur flavor… UGOBE / Pleo – Link. Press release (PDF) – Link. Pleoworld – Link. From the pages of MAKE: I, Pleo. Can a machine have a soul? Can it think? Can it laugh […]
NASA released the first installment of their CLARAty reusable robotic software framework to the public, the modules have: math infrastructure, device drivers for motors, cameras, computer vision, image, and 3D processing… You can check out CLARAty here – Link.
Be you own City of Boston bomb squad, bidding starts at $10k – Attention, robotics enthusiasts, law enforcement agencies, or parents who are too scared to venture into your teenager’s bedroom… up for auction at LabX this week is one Bomb Squad Robot Pedsco RMI-3. Perhaps one of the top coolest items to be listed, […]
Shawn sent in these fantastic wood robots from take-g toy’s｜作å“紹介｜大ããªä½œå“, not sure if they’re available state side – [via] Link.
Pics and videos from RobotoGames – thanks Rob! photos – videos.
REMINDER: RoboGames Fri-Sun, June 15-17! If you’re in the Bay Area, don’t miss this and get tickets! Holy Heck, The International RoboGames is coming up and this year it’s going to be a doozy! At Maker Faire you saw a tiny segment of what’s going to go on at Fort Mason Center in two weeks: […]
Todbot (author of Roomba Hacking) has a review of the iRobot Create Robot, he writes – At the 2007 CES iRobot announced a robot explicitly designed for hobbyist and educational robotics experimenters called the iRobot Create. The iRobot Create is now shipping and iRobot kindly sent me one to review and verify it’s applicability to […]
