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!
Every other week, MAKE’s awesome interns tell about the projects they’re building in the Make: Labs, the trouble they’ve gotten into, and what they’ll make next. By Kris Magri, engineering intern Part I: The First Design This summer I was given a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to make a robot for the pages of MAKE Magazine (Volume […]
And you thought the Neverwas Haul was cool. Here’s a giant elephant vehicle/movingbuilding/animatronic thingy, from Nantes, France. Mechanical elephant in Nantes, France
Cool video from the folks at MonkeyBasic.com who are selling an add-on to Brookshire’s Visual Show Automation (VSA) package. The software is tracking the head movements of an operator wearing a special IR-active headpiece, and translating them into real-time motions of an animatronic skull.
Here’s a video of the impressive micro aerial vehicle (like a UAV, but smaller) by the MIT Micro Aerial Vehicle Team.
DASH hexapedal cockroach-inspired robot survives large falls, dashes off… could be a fun remake… The Dynamic Autonomous Sprawled Hexapod, aptly abbreviated DASH, really moves. It’s a high-speed six-legged runner that can be built in an hour using basically cardboard and polymer sheets for its frame. Created by Paul Birkmeyer and Prof. Ronald Fearing at the […]
The people over at RepRap have uploaded all the design files needed to build you own “Mendel” 3D printer, including the mechanics, electronics, firmware, and software.
Wow! iRobot’s soft, shape-shifting robot blob can roll around and change shape, and it will be able to squeeze through tiny cracks in a wall when the project is finished…. via jwz.
