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!
Our friend Dug North from The Automata / Automaton Blog posted this really interesting clockwork mechanism. This is the repaired inner mechanism of a Vichy automaton made in France in 1875. The complete automaton depicts a lady who breathes, closes her eyes, turns her head, fans herself, and lifts her glasses to her eyes. More […]
Here’s a short video of a few of the neat things we ran in to (or in some cases, ran in to us) at RoboBusiness 2008. Enjoy! In this video: Stair climber robot, iRobot’s Create, Snake robot from CMU, a Korean toy bot and more… Related: Segway’s new RMP @ RoboBusiness 2008. Live from RoboBusiness […]
From the MAKE Flickr photo pool Maxster is working on a remote-controlled bristle bot prototypes. – made with wowwee dragonfly guts. on the controller the throttle controls the vibration and the left/right joystick makes a weight shift left to right to make it turn. A sharper version of this is 3rd on my project list. […]
This soft pneumatic powered exoskeleton uses electronic components to control the flow of air which transforms the burden of weight and kinetic actuation into an easier hurdle for the wearer. Unlike previous versions, this one is light, portable, and low-power and only activated when muscle assistance is needed. Pretty nice way to perform better in […]
A team of folks have developed this iRobot Create (former Roomba) project for engaging kids in learning basic programming skills and logic. Byron Lahey, Natalie Freed, Alex Kim and Camilla Jensen write: Our robot recognizes “command tiles” placed in view of its mounted camera and acts accordingly (“turn left,” “stop,” “go in the direction of […]
This robot by Sanyo is meant to roam underneath your floors in order to inspect the leakage of piping and general corrosion and deterioration of housing infrastructure. The robot measures 420 x 260 x 200mm and weighs as light as 9.6kg and runs on a lithium ion rechargeable battery, and can be operated continuously up […]
Submitted for your viewing pleasure – A demo video for the “beamz Music Performance System” laser-controlled preprogrammed MIDI gating device targeted @ non-musicians. I don’t think it’s possible to list all of the memorable moments seen in the above video, at the very least they’re quirky, at most borderline-offensive. (The $599 pricetag alone could raise […]
