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!
In a rather strange move, French start-up Aldebaran, and their Nao humanoid robot, has been chosen as the replacement competitor for the discontinued Sony AIBO. The two-legged Nao will replace the four-legged AIBO in the Standard Platform League (formerly the Four-Legged League) of RoboCup, the popular robotic soccer competition. It seems something of a curious […]
Dirkus writes – Edmund Scientific is running a sale on the PicoBotz robot kit. They’re knocking it down from $99 to $77, which isn’t bad. The kit, once assembled, operates in three modes: obstacle avoidance, sound control, and line following. With the addition of a Windows PC, you can use the included serial cable and […]
David writes – This tutorial will show you how to make a very simple robot that will avoid obstacles on the ground. It uses no microcontrollers, no servos, and there is no need to program. The simple design make its an ideal project for those wanting to tryout robotics and also makes a great weekend […]
It’s called “Building a Robot,” but it’s not actually about building bots, it’s a silly-cool video featuring a plastic wind-up robot toy, called The Personal Apprentice (one of which sits on my desk staring back at me while I type this), and lots of cool analog synths, some home-built. Lots of animated patch bay action. […]
Wow, the knife.hand.chop.bot is my new favorite bot. The best part of the video is the laser dot that appears on the person’s hand before it starts its chopping – 5VOLTCORE is about to build a self-fulfilling cybernetic system, that plays with the senses and perceptions of the User and the sensors and the processes […]
Today, DARPA announced the 36 semi-finalists for its Urban Challenge autonomous vehicle competition. The top 20 teams from the National Qualifying Event (to be held Oct. 26-31) will move on to the Urban Challenge final event on November 3. Teams will compete for cash prizes worth $2 million for first, $1 million for second, and […]
This is tasty, robots you can eat… – Edible Robotics represents a sea change in thinking and action regarding our relationship with our friendly robot servants. Our goal in exploring this new territory is to report back from the frontier with our discoveries and observations in the hopes that others who follow will not fall […]
