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!
What do you get when you combine a capacitor, some LEDs, and a solar cell? A B.E.A.M. Bug Bot! B.E.A.M. stands for Biology Electronics Aesthetics Mechanics which means that the robots are inspired by biology which means bugs. Vic De Leon and Stewart Tansley, explained that the solar cell doesn’t put out enough power to […]
Amit writes, “Kara and Amit shot a short video documenting what Roomba does when her owners are at work. Watch her clean up NYC streets, ride the subway, buy cupcakes at Magnolia bakery, and more!” Link.
A couple MAKE readers sent in this robot orchestra, looks great – if you’re in the DC area, check it out and let us know about it! – “LEMUR is currently engaged in its largest fabrication project to-date, creating custom robotics for George Antheil’s “Ballet mecanique,” which will be performed from March 12 to 29, […]
Douglas Irving Repetto’s amazing painting machine! – “Giant Painting Machine (Milano) is a simple electro-mechanical system built largely from found parts and scrap materials. It paints complex and dynamic abstract images on four transparent walls by tracing continuous, cycling paths across large sheets of clear mylar. Because GPM is a wiggly mechanical device, the nature […]
Our pals at ROBOT Magazine have an overview of the Parallax workshop at the Maker Faire – “If you are interested in up-close demos of robotics technology, the April 22 – 23 Maker Faire, at the San Mateo County Fairgrounds in the heart of Silicon Valley, CA, will be of interest. You’ll see a 17 […]
Robotdreams writes – “Matt Bauer took a standard Robonova-1 biped robot, taught it some neat karate and kung-fu moves, then hacked it to add grippers that could actually pickup objects like pencils from the floor. A few days later, and he has the robot literally climbing ropes, swinging from the trees, and rappelling down cliffs.” […]
Clever idea, I think you could make your our RFID reminder bot with RFID Toys too – “DNP and NICT developed a RFID-based memory assistant that alerts a person if she is leaving her house without carrying the things she will need.” – [via / via] Link (Japanese).
