$10 Robot Challenge: Can you do It?
The AFRON Ultra Affordable Robotics Challenge is underway. What could you make for less than $10?
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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!
12 Surprising Details About Lego Mindstorms EV3
Yesterday I unboxed the new Lego Mindstorms EV3 set, and even before powering on the microcontroller brick, I’d noticed a number of interesting changes, both great and unfortunate, as compared with the previous set, called Lego Mindstorms NXT 2.0.
Supa Robot Attack Promises Hilarious Humanoid Robo Combat
Just in time for Geek Week on YouTube, UK television host Jason Bradbury has launched a channel where they’ll be featuring robot combat videos.
“Engineer the Type of World We Want to Live In” – An Interview with Inventor Saul Griffith
The brilliant inventor Dr. Saul Griffith talks about his work in soft robotics, gives ideas on how to prepare to become an engineer, and explains why he asks job applicants to draw a bicycle, in this Aug. 6, 2013 KQED radio interview. Also, see some of his soft robots in action.
Projects With Ryan Slaugh: Robot Redo Part 2
Here it is, part 2 of the robot redo! In this video we finish the design and build the final robot. The video will show the highlights of the entire process.
Lego Mindstorms EV3 Unboxing Video
This video by EV3 developer Laurens Valk shows you what you get in the box. The word on the street is that the Technic parts are mostly the same as previous sets, with the EV3 microcontroller brick showing the most changes.
Lego Mindstorms EV3 Source Code Available
Hackers are chomping at the bit to tinker around under the hood of the new Lego Mindstorms microcontroller brick, the EV3, which packs an ARM9-based processor running Linux.