Maker Faire Orlando Celebrates 10 Years Of Awesome
It’s been 10 years since Maker Faire Orlando started inspiring Florida makers to show & tell their projects, props, and passions, learn new skills, and get their robot on and cause a ruckus!
Robotics
Get Ready For Robots At Maker Faire Orange County 2022
Join makers from across Southern California at Maker Faire Orange County on Saturday, September 10th to race drones, battle robots, and share their creative know-how on everything from 3D printing to origami.
This Adorable DIY Robot Makes Clever Use of a Round Screen
Let’s just get this out of the way immediately, this thing is adorable. This little desk robot may have cool features and great design, but the first thing I thought was “aaaw, it’s so cute!” David has a real talent for design and construction. He was seeking a project to utilize this round screen and […]
The Return of FIRST Robotics: LA Regional 2022
Way back in 2020, before COVID shut down the world, there was a film crew following a few high school FRC teams heading to the LA Regional FIRST Robotics competition. If you’ve seen More than Robots on Disney+, you’ve seen what was the last in-person competition for these teams before COVID hit. Last weekend, at […]
This Surprisingly Lifelike Spider Bot Will Look You In The Eye
This project was one of my all time favorites. I saw it circulating around the web 15 years ago when it was new and I was captivated by the motion and design of this little bot. Just watch as it locks on and maintains eye contact with it’s creator, Matt Denton. The interesting thing happening […]
Maker Spotlight: Ben Davidson
Name Ben Davidson Where are you located? Plymouth, WI What is your day job? Mechanical engineer www.Grabot.Tech What kinds of stuff do you make? I make two armed robots, that can be simply controlled with RC. How did you get started making stuff? As a kid I was always playing with Legos. I have improved […]
This Clever Mechanical Approach Saves Big On DIY Flip Dot Displays
This display uses a unique mechanical method to reduce the number of motors needed, called multiplexing.