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!
Howard Gordon, of Surveyor Corp, sent us this announcement about a new, affordable stereo vision camera system for robots. I checked out the video with my 3D glasses. Pretty cool. This past week, we introduced a new open source 3D stereo vision system for robotics and remote monitoring called Surveyor SVS. It features dual processors, […]
This humanoid soccer robot leg was built from foamboard and old servo motors. Check out the video to see the total flexibility of this simple creation. Studio469
These two videos of robotic projects by artist Michael Kontopoulos show examples of his work that feature machines with obvious flaws. “Machine that Tries to Draw Circles” is a machine that exhibits a chaotic attempt at drawing a circle by failing miserably. The other video of “Machines that Almost Fall Over” shows hammers programmed to […]
Our pal Robert Oschler sent us this message: The first videos by actual owners of the long-awaited Spykee robot have just surfaced on the Web. In the video, the open source Spykee WiFi robot made by Meccano is put through its paces by biker blogger Sven. He shows the robot in unassembled form, then cuts […]
These “Sexed Robots” by artist Paul Granjon are autonomous wheeled platforms with anatomically correct male and female sex organs and are programmed to find each other through an “in heat” mode where they then attempt to mate. The bots were a commission for the Welsh Pavillion at the 2005 Venice Biennale. Sexed Robots via AITDW
This version of Hasbro’s TMB lazer missle launcher uses a hand pump to launch a single IR emitting grenade. It also has a four round removable magazine and an on board 3,000 psi high pressure air supply. Check out the link for pictures of the finished version. Launcher
MAKE Flickr Pool member Rory Nugent, a resident researcher at NYU’s Interactive Telecommunications Program, posted some cool BEAM-like robo-critters he created as part of his thesis. You can see his thesis presentation on the link below. In it, he explains his exploration of how to imbue machines, robots, with the characteristics of life. Through this […]
