In the Maker Shed: Tiny Wanderer Robot Kit
Are you interested in robotics but need a good starter kit to get you on the road to success? The Tiny Wanderer Complete Kit (available in the Maker Shed) might just be the ticket!
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!
Kinect-Equipped Humanoid Robot
Malte Ahlers of Germany os finishing up his PhD in neurobiology, and tinkering with robots on the side. He also makes robots! I would like to introduce my latest robotics project. It is a human sized humanoid robot torso called “A1”. There is still a lot of work to do but I think the direction […]
AFRON Design Challenge: An Educational Robot for $10
UC Berkeley Professor Ken Goldberg and Ayorkor Korsah Asst. Professor of Computer Science at Ashesi University in Accra, Ghana would like makers to participate in the African Robotics Network (AFRON) design challenge, which seeks to establish a new class of affordable robotics for the classroom. Existing platforms are often too expensive for students in Africa. […]
3D Printer Made With a SCARA Arm
I love Dane Kouttron’s monster 3D printer! This project documents the re-purposing of a ‘rescued’ 1980’s IBM 7575 SCARA Robot Arm, into a functional 3D ABS printer. The project features some motor upgrades [listed earlier], documentation of encoder positioned motor control feedback theory, the interminglings of EMC2 [Linux CNC], heated workspace construction and a step […]
Maker Camp: Robotics with Erin RobotGrrrl
Week 5, Tinkering Tuesday at Maker Camp. Meet RobotGrrl and her posse of robotic birds, and learn about robotics and Arduino.
Maker Camp, sponsored by MAKE magazine, was a virtual summer camp for teens, with a focus on creating, building, and discovering.From July 16th through August 24th, 2012, 30 awesome projects were made in 30 days, on Google+. Maker Camp is free and open to all.
Visit Makezine.com/maker-camp for more information.
Fijibot, an Autonomous Solar-Charging Robot
Toy vehicles from plastic bottles are pretty cool. Add an Arduino, solar panel, batteries, ultrasonic range finding, a few servos, some beefier tires, and you’ll have something like Fijibot, an autonomous, self-charging robot.
Stoney, a Jewish Mourning Robot
This grave-maintaining robot was conceptualized by Itamar Shimshony and built by Zvika Markfeld: As per Jewish customs, it places stones and flowers on the headstone, and occasionally cleans the grave with water and a cloth while patrolling around it. Hardware is based on an Arduino Mega 1280 sitting on top of a Roomba, and connected […]