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!
Here’s a build of Mousey the Junkbot where the builder reused more of the mouse by creating wheels out of scroll wheels and using the cord as a tail on the power switch. At this year’s Bay Area Faire, several people asked me, in the spirit of the “junkbot,” why I didn’t try using more […]
I remember when it was all about which robot could run or ride a bicycle, now it’s which one can play the violin… – Toyota Motor Corp.’s new violin robot performs during a press unveiling in Tokyo Thursday, Dec. 6, 2007. Compared to a virtuoso, its rendition was a trifle stilted and, well, robotic. But […]
A simple balancing robot build out of a GyroMax R/C car. Botka, The Barely Standing Robot – [via] Link
From Robots.net: Robocommunity, the official user community for WowWee robot owners, is offering classes in the Java programming language. The classes are based on the popular programming book “Head First Java” by Kathy Sierra and Bert Bates. They have also written some instructions for downloading and installing the Netbeans software too. The classes are open […]
MP4 | Hi-Def | Blip | Youtube | PDF | Subscribe In this Weekend Projects podcast I’ll walk you through the different parts of the hardware on the reprap. You’ll want to take a look at the pdf for parts lists and more detailed info to get started on the hardware for this project. The […]
Geegdad segment of Wired Science on a father and son who build competition humanoid robots. Wired Science Geek Dad: Nao Maru & King Kizer – Link
Chris writes – This project is a robotic arm made mostly from Wood. It cost less than $50 to make and has alot of the functionality that any normal robotic arm would have. It is controlled by a PIC MicroController and cloned PS1 controller. The Wooden menace – Robotic arm – Link.
