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!
Art meets machine September 19-21 – What: ArtBots: The Robot Talent Show Where: Science Gallery, Trinity College, Dublin Friday, 19, noon-11pm: show open Friday, 19, 7pm & 8pm: Robotic musical performances by Ray Lee as part of Fringe Fest/Dublin Culture Night Saturday, 20, noon-8pm: show open Sunday, 21, noon-8pm: show open Sunday, 21, 6pm: ArtBots […]
The “Robot Partner” by artist John Nussey is an autonomous robot that attempts to connect humans and machines in a creative approach to automated systems through a “living” table that can move small objects around on its surface. Check out the video and look closely to see the moving object. Robot Partner on Vimeo
The next gathering of Make: DC is tomorrow night (Sept 16). We’ll be meeting at Greater Goods again (at 8pm) and we’ll be working on our Make: DC robot project. Our goal is to create the cheapest fully-programmable, Arduino-based robot development platform possible. You can see our progress so far, the six-dollar motor driver board, […]
I wish there was more information about the artwork by Derk Wolmuth. I really like the way technology and nature are both incorporated into this piece. A kinetic hat rack was conceived in conjunction with research into a mood reading/recording hat. Several servos, a geared motor, and a Querk microprocessor contort a branch in various […]
This little robot can navigate around the room based on what it sees on the CMU cam. I have always wanted a CMU cam, and now I want one even more. Check out the web site for a lot more information on this build. This is my first real robot. It is an “never-ending” project, […]
This robot uses a Lego RCX CPU for processing and marks all areas of a space that exhibit high EMF noise. A second robot moves around as well but attempts to avoid everything that was marked by the first robot. As a lesson in avoidance, their activities mirror the typical human mating pattern Automous Behavior
This interesting robot uses an Arduino and motor shield with one servo for steering and a standard DC motor for moevement. The bot is called “baratinha” which means “little cockroach” in Portuguese since it uses two micro-switches to detect if it has bumped into any obstacles. Watch the video for the full effect. Guilherme Martins […]
