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!
Named after the United States Bowling Congress’ (USBC) former testing facility employee Harry Lawrence, this computerized bowling robot is part of a two year study of bowling ball motion and how new technologies can influence and effect lane conditions and scoring in the popular sport. Pretty crazy video with details on the motion tracking aspect […]
HackedGadgets on this impressive ballet of mechanized LEGO components: There are few words about the LEGO NTX Assembly Line System that superbird28 has put together but after watching the video you can get a good sense of what it does and how it works. The mechanical timing is superb! If this thing were spray painted […]
MAKE pal Patti Schiendelman points us to this family-owned and operated online robot kit and parts store which I wan’t familiar with. It’s called Maximum Robotics and it appears to be ah… geared towards those new to robotics and electronics. Anyone dealt with them? Maximum Robotics: Robotics for Beginners and Enthusiasts – Link
“Autom”, designed by a few MIT Media Lab graduates at the company, “Intuitive Automata Inc.”, is a robot that coaches you to get into shape. Think of it as “The Biggest Loser” meets “Short Circuit 2”. Weight Loss Coach Construction – [via], Link
MAKE Flickr photo pool member Fdecomite posted up some great shots of “CAROLL” a cheap autonomous robot for on-line learning – …conception, building and programmation of a non-expensive autonomous wheeled robot, using as few electronic parts and special skills as possible. It makes use of a cheap but strong micro-controller, with enough program and data […]
Society of Robots has a great video of a robot arm-clocks – The robot arm is probably the most mathematically complex robot you could ever build. As such, this tutorial cant tell you everything you need to know. Instead, I will take shortcuts and just talk about the bear minimum you need to know to […]
Here’s a nifty MINDSTORMS NXT-based bot that can sort gumballs by their color, using the HiTechnic NXT Color Sensor. LEGO Mindstorms Gumball Sorter [via] Link
