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.
Robot Magazine has an excellent piece on their website about machining sheet metal parts for robots (obviously applicable elsewhere) using a Sherline Mill. Basics of making custom robot brackets and skeletal parts
This is a really nice example of the virtual and physical worlds merging. The bots are made from 22 pieces and are controlled from an external computer. But the real question is, are they robots? Typically when we think about a robot we automatically assume that it is self contained to some extent. It has […]
Everyone knows I am a fan of Parallax, but I am not too sure if I can justify this purchase any time soon. However, this might be a good starting point for your autonomous robot project. It would save a lot of time designing the power plant and hydraulics. Then again, it might qualify for […]
Tomotaka Takahashi demoing his robot minions bots at the recent Robotopia Rising event in Washington, DC. MANOI, FT, Chroino Robot Demos – [via] Link
Hey, elephants and chimps can do it, why not jittery little vibrobots? Vibrobot Paintings – Link
Video from the NASA/VCU FIRST robotics competition – A lot of durability and articulation seem required for this bot-bout. It’s really amazing what a group of high school students can crank out in six weeks. Get a closer look at some of the players and makers involved: NASA Langley Research Center/VCU School of Engineering FIRST […]
