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!
Gary Gipson was inspired by the Magbot Pendulum project in Dave Hrynkiw’s wonderful Junkbots, Bugbots & Bots on Wheels. Greg made a few changes. He put the electronics package on a little swinging bot and made the permanent magnet stationary to the base. The bot’s LED eyes light up when he first starts out over […]
When I look for gifts for a lot of my friends, the most important thing on my mind is finding things that are hackable. Is the gift modifiable, open source, and fuel for future projects? Does it teach you something? These are essential qualities in a hacker gift. In this guide, you’ll find a collection […]
“Drawing Machine” is a robotic device that uses the physicality of sound vibrations to influence a pen rotating on a robotic arm. Check out the video to see this thing in action. via
This video demonstrates several life-like “cyborg insects” that may potentially be future “spies” with onboard cameras and surveillance equipment. Check out the video to see how lifelike these “bugs” really are. via New Scientist
Congrats qubix you won the CYBER MONDAY “Maker’s – Three laws of robotics contest!! – Please email me and we’ll send you out your prize! The Co-Robot kit from Japan! qubix on December 1, 2008 at 5:15 AM 3 laws of Homemade Robotics A robot will work perfectly until you try and show it to […]
There are only a few hours left to enter our CYBER MONDAY contest (and to also get 10% off our robot kits)… we were able to do up a quick code/sale for all our robot kits for today so have at it. It starts at 12:01 am PST 12/1/2008 and ends today at 11:59 pm […]
More robot fun from Mario Caicedo Langer. Here’s an interesting take on my Mousey the Junkbot AND Jérôme Demer’s BeetleBot. Mario built Jérôme’s bot and then used a Mac mouse as a shell on top, turning it into a Mousebot, or a different kind of BeetleBot, anyway. It’s a robot mash-up! MacBUG! More: Weekend Projects: […]
