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!
Justin says, “What do you get when you bring over 150 kids into a workshop and tell them they can build whatever they want? That is what we did at the Bakken Summer Science Camp and they came up with some amazing stuff. Boats, cars, robots, secret alarms, ping pong ball throwers, light up dog […]
Tempusmaster writes – “Beermat wanted have his robot try roller skating or cross country skiing. His creative solution involved hacking some cheap ($7) miniature skateboards, and fabricating a set of ski poles. The results turned out to be surprisingly good.” – Link.
The latest Forbes has a robot round up, 7 robots that will change your life, along with 25 of the greatest moments in robot history. There’s also a profile of our friends at iRobot, at the end of the article it seems like we can expect a robot lawnmower from iRobot soon, huh – “One […]
William writes – “I did a review of Microbric’s Viper Robotics Development kit. It’s a very inexpensive kit for what you get – a Basic Atom motherboard, two high quality gear motors, various sensors and building blocks” – Link. Related: Robotics archives – Link. Robotics projects Link. Kit kit kits – Link.
Microcenter has the Boe-Boe Robot Kit that uses a BASIC Stamp 2 microcontroller for $50, it’s usually $150, so it’s not a bad deal and pretty good kit for beginners – Thanks Ksmith! Link. More: In MAKE 02 we reviewed this kit – Link.
Matt (from Phidgets USA) has a new robotics store, if you’re in to robotics, go check it out – “We have worked hard to create a new retail site for the community of robotics developers and we hope that Trossen Robotics will become a valuable resource for all. We invite you to stop by and […]
MadOverlord writes in with an update – remember that combat robot, the one with the spinning blade that spells words? – “The Brightsaber made its public debut at the 2006 RFL Nationals, riding on top of the latest version of my spinner bot, Totally Offensive. The bot had some teething pains at the event, but […]
