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Robotics
h+ Summer issue
h+ Magazine is edited by MAKE contributor R.U. Sirius. While it’s not exactly a DIY magazine in the conventional sense, it’s about making the future and about robotics, biohacking, brain-machine interfacing, space colonization, and other topics that may be of interest to MAKE readers. They have a digital magazine edition, a downloadable PDF version, and […]
Bots at the Faire via BotJunkie
The folks from BotJunkie and OhGizmo were at Maker Faire and did a nice job of Twittering it and posting on their sites. Here’s a link to a brief gallery of robot pics on BotJunkie and a Tesla Coil video and some awesome pics on OhGizmo.
CNet coverage of Maker Faire robotics
Daniel Terdiman, of CNet, has put together a nice package of pieces on Maker Faire, centered on the DIY robotics movement that annually finds expression here. Photos: DIY bringing robotics to the masses In search of a do-it-yourself Wall-E Photos: Getting ready at Maker Faire Snapshots from the 2009 Maker Faire Behind the scenes as […]
Quick n’ dirty pan-tilt camera mount
Using little more than some PCBs from Sparkfun, two micro servos, some right angle headers and screws left over from a junked Gameboy, Jose Torres from RampageRobotics built this pan-tilt robot camera rig (with the help of a Dremel and a soldering iron). The CMOS camera module is from Electronics123.com. Clever use of the bent […]
Jesuit High School Robotics team at Maker Faire
One of the robotics groups we’re going to have at Maker Faire this year is the Jesuit High School Robotics team, from Sacramento, CA. They’ll be showing off their underwater ROVs. Here’s a teaser vid they did. Jesuit High School Robotics
Beginning robot walker
ArduinoFun has a how-to on building this simple two-servo Arduino walker that’s a great starter robot project for kids. The body and legs were ordered from Ponoko. Shawn of ArduinoFun writes: My son is 11 and daughter is 5 and they really enjoyed doing this. I was amazed at my daughter already thinking of new […]
