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!

Radio Shack Robots

About a year ago I was at Radio Shack headquarters hanging out with my friend and Make pal Dave, while there I saw the now released Vex Robotic Kits in early development. The cool thing, amongst other cool things about these robotic kits is that they were specifically designed to be used in the FIRST national high-school science competition (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology). We’ll try and do a review of these here right away. I’m so thrilled to see these. PC Magazine article here, along with photos here.

Continue Reading March 23rd, 2005 Phillip Torrone

Hacking the Dog

Who says you have to spend thousands of dollars to get a cool robot? The world’s toy stores brim with cheap-ass, rough-and-ready robotic platforms just begging to be modded.

Continue Reading February 1st, 2005 Craig Couden

Made On Earth — Lego Rubik’s Cube Solving Robot

One of the top Lego builders in the world, Jonathan Brown’s most famous creation is 2001’s Cube Solver, the first robot to finish the Rubik’s Cube puzzle.