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 dropped in toward the end of the Rhode Island FIRST Vex Challenge yesterday, and I learned something I didn’t know; my home state is the first state in the US where every public high school has the opportunity to participate in a FIRST Challenge. I realize we are the smallest state in the US, […]
Sustainable: a dynamic robotic sound installation by David Birchfield, David Lorig, Kelly Phillips – Sustainable is comprised of a network of robot water gongs that are linked together by water tubes that allow each tank to receive water from one upstream neighbor, and to pump water into one downstream neighbor. The network is a closed […]
Remember that CoilOsapien – Robosapien coilgun? Well, here’s how to make your own – [via] Link.
Robot Dreams writes – We had the opportunity to visit Jin Sato’s workshop in Tsukuba, Japan, and he was kind enough to show us many of his humanoid, and canine, robot creations, including the MIBO, a Lego Mindstorms clone of the AIBO robot. ROBOTS DREAMS: Robot Builder Profile: Jin Sato – Part 1 (Video) – […]
I-Wei writes – Another steambot (www.strenco.de), this one has been blogged before, but here it is in action! Oh I can so take it on with my steam walker in a steambot race, but I have an unfair advantage of having more legs…. anyway quite an amazing achievement! Strenco robot live steamrobot – Link.
This robot, made by Josh Bongard, Victor Zykov, and Hod Lipson, is capable of discovering its physical properties and using this discovered body model to develop a successful walking gait. The real feat comes when engineers remove a part of its leg: The robot senses a change in its structure and begins walking in a […]
John demonstates the potential for robots to improve humanity via parabolic beverage delivery. He writes: Have you ever gotten up off the couch to get a beer for the umpteenth time and thought, “What if instead of ME going to get the BEER, the BEER came to ME???” Well, that was how I first conceived […]
