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!
Animatronics are tricky You want your puppet to look natural, when it is really a robot. When you need them big, you’ve got to use hydraulics, which are powerful enough to wreck you. Check out this video that shows the making of some giant animatronic dinosaurs. Keep an eye out for the controls which look […]
Most of the time all you see are slick videos of the new bipedal robots flawlessly trotting about, but we like this one, when things go a little wrong… – Link. The action starts 58 seconds in.
This little bot cuts and servers cake… Birthday from the future [via] – Link.
Here’s a car seat with a 5 point racing harness welded to a robotic arm [via] – Link.
Mike writes – “MiniMechadon was designed/constructed from Nov ’02 to Dec ’03. Currently, the mechanics and electrical hardware are complete. I have written some test code to exercise the servos and demonstrate the flexibility of the robot and for basic walking. The main goal of the project is to experiment with learning algorithms that will […]
Here’s an interesting project which aims to create a low-cost digital servo for robotics – “OpenServo is an open community-based project started by Mike Thompson with the goal of creating a low-cost digital servo for robotics. The hardware and software design of the OpenServo is free for anyone to use and modify to meet their […]
Intense, here’s how to build a sword-wielding, tennis-playing, WiiMote-controlled, friendly robot – Link.
