Weekend Watch: Engineering a TrotBot to Climb Stairs and Rugged Terrain
To test his skills as a roboticist, Ben Vagle decided to test how his Lego TrotBot robots performed on 1/3-scale stairs.
Robotics
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!
Build Cardboard Combat Bots This Weekend at San Diego’s North County Mini Maker Faire
This weekend, Maker Faire comes to North County San Diego. If you love fighting robots, you’ll want to check out San Diego Maker’s Guild’s Cardboard Combat Bots.
8 Lessons from Building the Strandbeest-Style ClearWalker
Here are a few things Jeremy Cook learned (or relearned) while building a ClearWalker Strandbeest and filming it in action.
The Evezor Robot Arm Is an Open Source Artist, Bartender, and More
The Evezor open source robotic arm just went live on Kickstarter. This SCARA style arm has a nearly 3 foot reach.
This Week in Making: Putting Your Face in a Video Game, Being a Cosplayer, and More
Jordan attended GTC 2017 and Make: announced the winner of their April Fool’s Day Contest. A cosplay video also became popular.
Exploring the World of Pixar, Holographic Cars, Intelligent AI, and More at GTC 2017
Nvidia’s GTC conference was full of creative minds that were putting different pieces of Nvidia tech through its paces.
Hebocon Is a Crappy Robot Competition That Celebrates Failure
Hebocon is an event where people with no robot building skills gather with their robots and make them fight.
