Animatronic “Metal” Band Plays Motorhead
Details are scarce on Compressorhead, this animatronic band. All we know is that it rocks. The video shows enough detail that it appears not to be a fake. I, for one, welcome our new robotic power chords.
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!
Learning to Build a Bot
Friends Ben, Kendra, and Monsieur Tux the cat tackle the Rovera Robot.
Where’s Wall-E?
Last year, illustrator Richard Sargent created this amazing poster with just about every robot in popular culture (and hid Wall-E in the midst of it).
A Very Robotic Christmas
Autonomous Systems Lab in Zurich put together this fun video featuring their ballbot Rezero and their reindeerbot StarlETH. [via The NXT Step]
Showtime Prep at Survival Research Laboratories
Famed machine artists Survival Research Laboratories are staging a show this weekend in Los Angeles. Pictures of the Hovercraft, Mr. Satan on the Dule Mules, the Running Machine, and other SRL machines as they are being worked on and prepped for transport.
Hexapod Meets Hexacopter
I haven’t started my list of New Year resolutions yet, but I’m pretty sure learning to fly a drone quadcopter is going to make the top 10. But after seeing Mad Lab Industries’ exceptionally cool hexapod hexacopter maybe it makes more sense to walk before I fly. Says Mad Labs: So, we have been tossing […]
Chris Anderson on EconTalk
On his last day as editor-in-chief of Wired magazine Chris talked with Russ Roberts about his personal journey to becoming a manufacturer of drones, his transition to CEO of 3DRobotics, and the ideas put forth in his latest book Makers: The New Industrial Revolution. Chris brings clarity to important ideas for which pro makers have a visceral understanding. This interview is a worthwhile listen.
