Balloon Survival
So you got a robot, but don’t know what to do with it? Play games! In this game, played at the second Wonderful Robot Carnival, you try and pop the balloons on other robot’s backs while protecting your own! – 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!
AVR based Tux droid – Linux robot
Huh – it’s not clear the status of this project but, here’s an interesting AVR based bot you can control/program/hack on… “Tux Droid is a first generation 2.4 GHz wireless robot specially built for Linux. Tux Droid will be your favorite smart companion. Connect him to your PC and make him flap his wings, dance […]
iRobot Create, projects and (more) photos…
Tom just sent over his review of the new iRobot Create, complete with tons of photos and projects, he writes – “iRobot, a pioneering robot company that has sold millions of iRobot Roomba vacuuming robots, has introduced a remarkable robot platform that fills a major gap. The iRobot Create is a dependable, rugged and versatile […]
iRobot “Create” – Educational robot
News.com’s Michael Kanellos has the scoop on the latest bot from iRobot, an educational, programmable bot… “At the Consumer Electronics Show, iRobot will publicly release its latest product, the iRobot Create, a programmable robot for entertainment and education. The base of the Create is similar to the Scooba, the company’s floor-mopping robot, and the carpet-vacuuming […]
The First Kyosho Athlete Humanoid Cup!
MAKE pal Tom from BotMag writes – “We just posted an expansive article, with video, on the inaugural Kyosho Athlete Humanoid Cup at www.botmag.com. There’s not a lot of diy how-to but there is a lot of humanoid robot eye-candy from Japan and some discussion of MANOI robot hop-ups, and a video, so it may […]
Zeke the balancing Snowbot
Gary writes – “Hi! I recognize you’ve had a couple balancing robot entries in the past few weeks, so you may be looking for something else. But I finally got around to posting some pictures of my balancing robot since it dressed up as a snowman for this year’s Christmas party at work. It was […]
Roombas go caroling
Tod and his bots send some seasons greetings, he writes – “The Roomba family was out caroling. They stopped by and sang a few songs. I caught a few on tape. I think they were a little tipsy on mulled 30W or something. This was a demo of RoombaMidi2, a Mac OS X program to […]
