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!

RoboGames!

RoboGames!

Hope to see a lot of Makers on June 16-18, 2006 in San Fran! Walking androids, soccer robots, art bots, and the best flame-throwing, high-energy, steel-crunching robots in the world come to SF for the annual robot olympics! This year robots from 20 countries return to show off the worlds’ best technology and innovation. Combat […]

8 Robosapiens and Roboraptors

There’s an eBay auction for 8 bots (Robosapiens and Roboraptors) the bidding is still at $200, not a bad deal and there are lots of hacks/projects with these little guys – Link. Related: Robosapien Dance Machine… – Link. Hack a Robosapien + kit – Link. Flame-thrower Robosapien – Link. Robosapien, Roboraptor to get new brains… […]

Flame effects

Flame effects

Wow, check it out – Mikey (who made the RFID flame trampoline) has a blog for all the things going on in fire art & effects, great photos – here’s a cannibalized EKG machine hooked up to a fire ring, it pulses with your heartbeat – Link.