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!
Although this robot is still under development, it is able to stand on it’s own. The maker has posted several videos and the source code so you can get started on making your own. The system features a kalman filter to acquire data from the IMU and a PID controller to control the motors. The […]
The amazing Bickford, a disposable razor robot – over 8,000 hours of construction time, 219 drawings, 5 gearhead motors, 96 feet of copper wire, 2,120 disposable razors and weighing 43lbs. On display at Ripley’ in Branson, Missouri.
Dizzy – an aware kind of robot… It’s difficult to approach Dizzy without him becoming aware of it. And he’ll let you know he saw you by `talking’ to you, in a way that seems to convey emotion. If you move about, he will join the action by exploring his `terrarium’. When he gets hungry, […]
This enterprising fellow turned a lifeless Wall-E toy into an actual Wall-E robot. He’s written an Instructable documenting the process. I like the boneyard of Roomba parts in the second half of the video. Build an autonomous Wall-E Robot
TMCO manufactures metal products in Lincoln, Nebraska and had an open house where one of their robots poured beer for guests. Next time I need metal products I’m going to check these guys out first.
Kyle writes in about this simple arduino and bulldozer kit robot that follows a projected line: A regular line follower robot consists one to three photodiodes that reads brightness (usually with IR lights) on the floor. Based on the readings, we program it in a way that the center photodiode always stays on the black […]
Matt had a great idea for expanding the usefulness of a servo motor – use it as an input device allowing one to record the motors position. I thought this would be pretty fun; by reading the voltage from the center pin of the the servo’s potentiometer, it can be used as an input as […]
