This Week in Making: A Robotic Painter, Unboxing Our Latest Issue, and More
Make: did a live unboxing of Make: magazine Volume 57. Also, just a weekly reminder to buy a Mother’s Day gift and your Maker Faire tickets.
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!
17 Larger-Than-Life Projects to Behold at the Biggest Maker Faire on Earth
The twelfth Maker Faire Bay Area will take place from May 19–21 at the San Mateo Fairgrounds and feature some truly impressive creations.
Get Hands-on With the Nvidia Jetson TX2 Developer Kit at GTC 2017
GTC is held specifically to help GPU developers connect, learn, discover, and innovate. It is quite the opportunity.
Leaping Robot Inspired by Bush Babies and Parkour
Introducing a tiny robot that can leap tall buildings at a single bound… or it will soon.
A Galloping Horse Inspired These Lego Mindstorms Trotbots
Instructions for two walkers designed to handle the weight of the EV3 brick: Klann’s robust Mechanical Spider and TrotBot Ver 2.
This Week in Making: ChickTech Meetup, Dark Souls Props, and Robotic Arms
This Week in Making saw the reveal of the Two Bit Circus Foundation, hand-made Dark Souls rings, some new crowd funding campaigns, and more.
The Sad Story of Walter, the Retired Industrial Arm
Walter, an older 6-axis robot who bears the distinctive 50s style of the former German Democratic Republic, has a sad story.
