This Telepresence Robot from the 1800s Helps Promote Metal Shop
AR-Duo is a steampunk telepresence robot that shows off the skills and ingenuity of a school’s metal shop.
Robotics
This Week in Making: Documentaries, Droids, and Designing Rovers
This week we watched some very cool documentaries, learned how BB-8 really works, and got a closer look at JPL’s “mixed reality” initiative.
Dirk, a Life-Like Homeless Robot, Is an Interesting Social Experiment
Wandering through Maker Faire Nantes, Dirk begs for change and plays a tune for the onlookers. At a glance, people think he’s a real person.
Volt: A Traveling Companion Robot I Built with my Dad
Volt is a companion robot created by Ray Rumore (with some help from dad). He was inspired by science fiction robots.
Hacking a Star Wars AT-AT to Actually Walk
This is my remote controlled Vintage AT-AT Walker toy with an Arduino Uno, Adafruit servo shield, and Xbox 360 controller.
This 4-Foot-Tall Robot Transforms into a Car in Seconds
Did you ever think you would live to see a real life transformer? This robot turns into a car, and its creators want to build one even bigger.
This Robot Monitors Avalanche Conditions So You Don’t Have To
Currently, the only way to assess avalanche danger is to hike up a snowy mountain and look at the conditions in person. Robots would be better.
