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!
A MAKE reader / Maker Faire attendee writes in – I saw a booth they [Composite Labs] had with combots at the 2007 maker fair. They had a nice setup… I ordered a few of their kits, they are made flawlessly, and the best part is that I can compete with them at RoboGames and […]
The latest piece on uC Hobby explains how-to use low-amperage microcontroller signals to control high-current devices. Among other things, it explains how to use transistors to get from the logic of a MCU to the power needs of a motor. uC Meets BJT – [via] Link
I just realized that Bruce Robinson’s impressive analog robots have not been blogged here on MAKE. His articles on “The Application of Human Motor Control Theory to Robotics” and “Learning Robots” blew my mind when I first read them years ago. People are always asking me how far BEAM concepts can be taken. I point […]
How to change a Roposapien micro-controller with a Texas Instruments MSP430 – Link & PDF.
Philipp writes – Super-Yano is an interactive robot I build based on a modificated electronic doll. He is used to tell childrens stories and is capable to speak with text-to-speech, to hear with speech recognition and to see with face detection made with OpenCV. Super-Yano – Link.
Yasutaro Mitsui with his steel humanoid, circa early 1930s. Dig those crazy vacuum tubes… Robot of the day – Link
Make pal I-Wei Huang, a.k.a. Crabfu, the steambots guru, was interviewed by Bonnie Burton for the Official Star Wars Blog… How do your skills as an animator help when you make these cool creations? Being an animator, you tend to see things in a different way, and can’t help but notice subtle details of how […]
