Making a robot can be an incredibly rewarding experience. Itโs the perfect combination of creativity, engineering and problem solving. However, if youโre just getting started in robotics, it can also be overwhelming. To make things easier for those who are just starting out, weโve 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!
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 […]
Nocturnal gutted and stuffed a teddy bear with a Robosapien, it’s like a DIY supertoy – “Its the Christmas season, and my little collection of toy robots seemed so cold and unmerry. So I decided to make one just a little bit more cuddly. RoboTed is the result, a cross between a Teddy Bear and […]
Todbot shows you how to use your MacBook’s built-in tilt sensors and Perl to control a Roomba – Link & more. Related: Hacking roomba book – Link. New in Roomba hacking… – Link. HOW TO – Make a Roomba Serial Interface – Link. HOW TO – Roomba Bluetooth Interface – Link.
The BBot 2.0 is a dual-axis self-balancing inverted pendulum robot that can be controlled via Bluetooth & uses high-current motor drivers. Brody has more on the site and also boards for sale… [via] – Link. Check out the baby steps video too. Related: Robotics @ MAKE – Link.
MAKE Flickr photo pool member mr_tentacle writes – “A 2-wheeled balancing robot. Balancing robots are also refered to as “Inverted Pendulum” robots, because they work on the same principal as a pendulum. The robot is dynamically unstable, e.g. left alone it will fall down. A gyro and accelerometer located near the axis of rotation (the […]
This is neat, a LEGO NXT that deals cards… [via] – Link. Related: NXT projects @ MAKE – Link.
Timbuktuchronicles writes – “It starts off with the basics of how IR sensors work, Chris has gone to the trouble of taking some IR photos to show what a typical room looks like in infrared. He spends some time talking about how to determine the beam spread of IR LEDs and what it means to […]
