This “AirJelly” floating mechanical creature is a joy to watch: AirJelly houses two lithium-ion polymer accumulator batteries rated at 8 V and 400 mA, which can be completely charged in half an hour and are AirJelly’s sole source of power. A connected central electric drive unit transmits the force to a bevel gear wheel and […]
And you thought boardroom meeting where tedious and dull before. This one takes input from the InterWeb. Sprites mods: Online whiteboard [via] Related: More whiteboard drawbots Whiteboard hektor clone
A Guitar Hero-playing robot, with the awesome moniker “Slashbot,” created by four Texas A&M University undergrads. Slashbot: The Guitar Hero Robot [via]
It’s been a while since we’ve heard from our old pal I-Wei Huang, a.k.a. Crabfu. Behold the tripodal charms of SwashBot2! SwashBot2 Related: Say hello to the Swashbot
Justin Gray’s amazing machines are not to be overlooked – in fact, it would be near-impossible to ignore the awesomeness of Libby the flame-belching robot! – My dog libby died last year from a un-known brain disorder. I was inspired by the sadness of here death to find the resolve and courage to build my […]
From the MAKE Flickr photo pool Maxster is working on a remote-controlled bristle bot prototypes. – made with wowwee dragonfly guts. on the controller the throttle controls the vibration and the left/right joystick makes a weight shift left to right to make it turn. A sharper version of this is 3rd on my project list. […]
Some of my Dorkbot DC cohort put on this wonderful robot cรยฉlรยจbre each year. This year, Make: DC, another org I’m involved in, will be doing workshops too (using Solarbotics parts and kits). Robot Fest 2008 will be April 26 at the Historical Electronics Museum, Linthicum, Maryland. Hope to see you there. Robot Fest
