Robotics
Parallax “Stingray” robot platform
Parallax has a new mid-sized (13″ x 10″ x 5.5″) robot platform, called the Stingray, that looks pretty interesting, built around a Propeller multi-core: The Stingray robot from Parallax Inc. provides a mid-size platform for a wide range of robotics projects and experiments. The Propeller Robot Control Board is the brains of the system providing […]
Brazil-worthy robotic arm
I love this funky robotic arm that looks like it’s something from the set of Terry Gilliam’s Brazil. The arm is constructed of techno-junk, recycled PCB material, cassette motors, 15-gauge wire, fishing line. The “brains” for the arm is a 6502 CPU from the 1980s. Tres retro! While you’re on the site, check out some […]
Wheels that morph into tank track
Love this design of a robot/wheel chair wheel that can morph from a single wheel into a multi-wheel tank track, as terrain conditions dictate. Galileo Mobility Capabilities [via Solarbotics’ Twitter feed]
Beetleborg, certified Creep City
Cyborg insects, hybrids of insects and machines, have been under development in military R&D for a few years now (no, seriously). Now, electrical engineers at the University of California, Berkeley have developed an implantable radio-controlled neural stimulating device that allows them to control, with a fair degree of accuracy, the flight of an insect, in […]
Robot feels slighted by MAKE, Volume 19
A robot named QuietBot #1524 posted to its twitter channel about the latest issue of MAKE: No mention of me and my work, but the newest issue of @Make magazine is out, and it’s all about lots of other #robots. We’re sorry you feel left out, QuietBot #1524. We went to your site and looked […]
How-To: Build a BEAM solarroller
Yesterday, I posted a reprinted from my old tech site, Street Tech, of a piece I did on Zach DeBord’s solar-powered vibrobots. Here’s another piece from Street Tech, one on building solarrollers, a simple kind of solar-powered car common in beginner BEAM robotics. Like the vibrobots, this would make a perfect project for a family […]
