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!
One of my personal high points at Maker Faire was being presented with this custom-made Solarbotics HexPummer Lantern by Dave Hrynkiw of Solarbotics. I was really touched. The gift encodes tons of meaning for me. I’ve known the Solarbotics folks since the “radio days” of cyberspace. They were one of the first e-commerce sites around, […]
Christian Ristow‘s jaw-droppingly amazing Hand of Man was ‘on hand’ at Maker Faire, crushing barrels with ease! In the above vid, he shares some details about the massive mechanical appendage and its human interface. I didn’t get a chance to actually pilot the hand but it looked like the attendees who did had a whole […]
Daniel Terdiman, of CNet, has put together a nice package of pieces on Maker Faire, centered on the DIY robotics movement that annually finds expression here. Photos: DIY bringing robotics to the masses In search of a do-it-yourself Wall-E Photos: Getting ready at Maker Faire Snapshots from the 2009 Maker Faire Behind the scenes as […]
Using little more than some PCBs from Sparkfun, two micro servos, some right angle headers and screws left over from a junked Gameboy, Jose Torres from RampageRobotics built this pan-tilt robot camera rig (with the help of a Dremel and a soldering iron). The CMOS camera module is from Electronics123.com. Clever use of the bent […]
This is a really cool robot by Patrick Adesso. It uses a MAKE Controller to communicate with a desktop application written in Flex / ActionScript. Check out the link for more information, pictures, and the source code. [Thanks Liam!] A personal project to create a mobile robotic platform, started more than a year ago. Desktop […]
One of the robotics groups we’re going to have at Maker Faire this year is the Jesuit High School Robotics team, from Sacramento, CA. They’ll be showing off their underwater ROVs. Here’s a teaser vid they did. Jesuit High School Robotics
This looks like a huge robot army of fun! Four wheel drive robot with dual h-bridges controlling four motors for differential steering. ATmega168 microcontroller running at 16mhz. Arduino shield compatible headers to allow for stackable shields and protoboards. Zigbee socket for wireless bootloading or USB for wired programming. Quadrature encoders on each side for dead […]
