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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!
Lego Three Laws of Robotics
AFOL Simon Primordial Greeble of Toronto, ON, built this sweet depiction of Asimov’s legendary Three Laws: 1: A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm. 2: A robot must obey the orders given to it by human beings, except where such orders would conflict […]
National Robotics Week
It’s National Robotics Week — do you know where your robotic minions are? All this week, we’ll be featuring some of our favorite robots, robot technologies, and past robot projects from the magazine and online.
Print-and-Fold Robot Parts
This video has been released to promote a new university research initiative between MIT, Harvard, and the University of Pennsylvania aiming to develop a rapid manufacturing system for one-off problem-solving robots. Seems like an ambitious program, to me, but I like the idea of using fold-up papercraft chassis parts for prototyping or short operational life designs.
Micro Robot Packs an Arduino, Rolls Autonomously
This mini bot features an Arduino Pro Mini, a L293D dual H-bridge motor driver chip, and a IR proximity sensor. The bot rolls with the help of two servo-controlled wheels with a ball bearing roller on one side to keep it balanced. Micro Robot, via GRobot.gr (Google translated!)
Sand Flea Robot Leaps Thirty Feet
Boston Dynamics’ Sand Flea is an eleven pound bot equipped with a device that can launch it onto buildings, over compound walls, or through a second story window. It can jump around 25 times before it needs a recharge.
Titanoboa: A 50′ Electromechanical Snake and a Few Words on How it was Made
If you made it out to Vancouver Mini Maker Faire last year, you would have seen theTitanoboa in-progress. Man, has it come a long way!