Robotics

Build an Animatronic Raven Kit

Build an Animatronic Raven Kit

  Animatronic Raven DIY Kit $255โ€“$375, Mr. Chickenโ€™s Prop Shop, chickenprops.com Pololu Mini Maestro Servo Controllers $30โ€“$50, Pololu Robotics and Electronics, pololu.com Here’s an awesome small-batch kit that’s got all the hardware and feathers you need to assemble a well-articulated animatronic raven that would fit into any imagineerโ€™s menagerie. Includes laser-cut acrylic chassis parts, vacuum-formed […]

Bio Inspired: Many NASA Rover Concepts Evoke Living Creatures

Bio Inspired: Many NASA Rover Concepts Evoke Living Creatures

This is an excerpt from Make: Soft Robotics, A DIY Introduction to Squishy, Stretchy, and Flexible Robots. Find it at here.     As NASA-funded soft robotic and compliant system concepts begin to attract attention,ย we jokingly refer to the rover concepts as the โ€œMenagerieโ€ since so many take research inspiration directly from animals. These bioinspired […]