Robot dance party (testing video)…
Get down on it, a robot dance party.
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!
2006 APEC Micromouse competition
Steve from Robots.net has some great photos from the 2006 APEC Micromouse Competition, he writes – “The competition consists of a 10 foot by 10 foot square maze. Robots must navigate from the outside to the center of the maze in the shortest possible time” – Link & photos.
Remote-controlled implants
New Scientist’s Barry Fox digs up cool and interesting patents, like this one, a tiny remote controlled implant – “Remember Fantastic Voyage, the 1966 sci-fi movie in which a medical team is miniaturised and injected into the body of a dying man aboard a tiny submarine? No one has yet shrunk a surgeon, but Lawrence […]
Review: Microbric Viper kit
Steve from Robots.net writes – “Microbric Pty Ltd of Australia offers modular robotic kits that allow the construction of a wide range of autonomous mobile robots. The modules are solderless, interconnecting parts built up on PC boards. Microbric recently sent us one of their Viper kits along with an add-on kit containing line-following sensors. The […]
Economical Wi-Fi rover
Ken writes – “I’ve created a modular, teleprescent, WiFi rover for $103. Pictures, CAD drawing, and more on the site. The project was created with an 8-year old laptop running Slackware Linux. Hope to add some neat gadgets like GPS, thermometer, IR…. Took my project to my local science fair this weekend and won 2nd […]
Make a semi-autonomous submersible robot
Leevonk has an Instructable on making a “submersible robot (a little submarine) that can be operated in manual or semi-autonomous mode”. Link.
Mannequin robots to replace fashion models…
When I was making my own VR system, I used a mannequin and joked how it would be better to just have robots wear clothes and walk runway… – “Veteran Japanese designer Hanae Mori hates what automation has done to the industry. But bringing back her classic Chrysanthemum Dress after 40 years, she has enlisted […]
