Making a robot can be an incredibly rewarding experience. It’s the perfect combination of creativity, engineering and problem solving. However, if you’re just getting started in robotics, it can also be overwhelming. To make things easier for those who are just starting out, we’ve put together some tips and tricks to help makers bring robots to life! From the basics of assembling your robot to software implementation, these pointers will give you everything you need to get started on your robotic adventure!
With the Robotic Arm “Edge” kit, you command the gripper to open and close, and control wrist motion of 120 degrees, an extensive elbow range of 300°, base rotation of 270°, base motion of 180°, vertical reach of 15″, horizontal reach of 12.6″, and lifting capacity of 100g.
The 3pi robotics bundle from the Maker Shed includes all the major componensts and parts needed to get started on your robotic adventure.
One of my fave websites at the moment is Hizook, Travis Deyle’s robot news portal. Here’s a snippet from a piece he posted about the University of Stuttgart and University of Karlsruhe’s open source swarm robot project: I’m a huge fan of so-called micro robots — those with cm length scales, thus μ m3. I’ve […]
Most of the iPhone controller hacks I’ve seen tend to use the accelerometer along with on on-board camera. Walky is a bipedal walking robot that’s controlled using a natural gestural interface.
Very cool High voltage line robot from HIBOT… High-voltage power-line inspection has always been a dangerous job for humans, so a handful of companies are sending in the robots. One such company, the Tokyo-based HiBot, is working with western Japan’s Kansai Electric Power Co. to field a new robot next year that can inspect several […]
The Pololu 3pi robot is a high-performance mobile platform based on the ATmega 168 micro-controller. This fully assembled robot features two micro motors, five reflectance sensors, LCD display, buzzer, and 3 user push buttons.
For just $1500 you can have your very own remote controlled bowling ball! Maybe this is worthy of a remake, not sure?
