Do robot dinosaurs dream of electric sheep? Austin Maker Faire 2007 photos
Maker Faire photos from Steevithak including this pleo dresses in sheep’s clothing… – [via] Link.
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!
Arduino robot
Dan writes – I’ve been receiving lots of neat little packages in the mail lately full of magical trinkets. Alone, they’re totally useless, but if you take the trinkets and arrange them just so, they’ll let you tell them what to do. Naturally the first thing I thought to make was a tank. I built […]
Pleo at Maker Faire
John Sosoka, CTO of Ugobe, was at Maker Faire Austin showing off Pleo, the company’s robotic dino pet, and answering questions about the bot, especially its hackability. The video interview is rather awash in the ambient noise of a very busy Maker Store, so the transcript on RobotsRule is your best bet. [Photo by Scott […]
White Lies: the empathic robot painter
Trossen Robotics runs a monthly contest to encourage interesting and innovative robot-related projects. The winning entry this month (September) is an art piece called White Lies, a mysterious robot painting machine housed in old sewing cabinet that paints as you approach and touch it. First place winners of the contest get a $200 Trossen Robotics […]
Gbots conquer the line-following world
These line-following bots called “Gbots” also go by the culturally specific “Army of Darkness”. If you are confused and want to read more (link below), you might find out exactly how they got their name. GBot Wiki – Link
i-Sobot Fight Club
The i-Sobot, Tomy’s mini-humanoid, has barely been stacked on stores shelves and already toybot enthusiasts have been busy making silly videos with them (as has been widely done with Robosapien and other consumer robot “toys”). The above all-in-good-fun goofiness is brought to you by Robert Oschler, chief meatbot at Robots Rule. Looking at this elaborate […]
ElmoSapien!
Robert writes – He’s furry, red, and robotic! Meet ElmoSapien, the fusion of Sesame Street’s legendary Elmo puppet character and WowWee’s fantastic Robosapien RS Media robot. Like VaderSapien, ElmoSapien is out to dominate the world, but in funny, silly, way! Watch the video to see ElmoSapien in action. The costume was made from a Plush […]