Some of my Dorkbot DC cohort put on this wonderful robot célèbre 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
We’ve blogged before about Matt Denton’s amazing spiderbot hexapod. Here he’s outfitted it with a pen and turned it into a programmable drawbot. Hexapod Robot CNC Router [via] Related: Stunning Spiderbot
Do i hear ‘remake’? Put that CNC router project on hold – the hot dog assembly machine could simplify all our very busy days (even more than mustardayonnaise). Anyone seen plans/schematics/Arduino code for this one?
ROBO-ONE 13 just happened in Tokyo. Here are some images of the event via Robots-Dreams. ROBO-ONE 13
Jason Lane builds some very awesome mechanical sculpture from reclaimed machinery parts. He has a particular talent for animal forms and movements all rendered in an ingenious toy-like manner – in addition, his mechanical rocking chair and musical human hamster wheel are not to be missed. Be sure to check out this video to see […]
Let’s Make Robots! has a how-to on making a funky little robot, not much bigger than a 9v battery, built around the Picaxe 8. Little 8 Little 8R
Are you a little afraid of getting shot by a paintball? They do sting a bit, although it isn’t that bad. Well, fear no more, now you can send in your own paintball-firing robot to remotely unleash your fury. via – technabob – Remote controlled paintball robot Related: Make a Motion-triggered paintball gun.
