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Intro: As most of you know, we are running a fundraiser to help cover costs for developing LMRv4. Visit our Donation Page for more info. Anyone who makes a … Read more
Grabs, holds, throw, point finger...
Using a
Here is "InMoov", the robot hand you can print and animate. You have a 3D printer, some building skills, This project is for you!! This is a hand builded for a job … Read more
Avoid objects, move around random, make someone smile
I was in Amsterdam for New years eve and ended up buying myself a coffee cup that came in a cool box. After I got home I put away my new cup and then thought about … Read more
This is the first prototype for a robot that can turn into a circle and roll itself around or crawl for locomotion.
  **Click the picture to show it bigger, and then click that picture again to make it big enough to read the fine print** ADDED (06MAY2012) This is the motor drive … Read more
Wander, and show signs of a programmed emotion,
Using a
I HATE THIS! I intended to have a nice clear picture and at least a short video. I got neither... I also hate to have some of my face show behind the robot. (OK … Read more
Navigate around via ultrasound avoiding obstacles
Well, finally I've started to assemble my first go at building an autonomous bot, nothing fancy, nothing original just something to learn the ropes. I'm going for a … Read more
Interacts with human beings
Using a
***Update 17/05/2012*** Fubo assembled and partly wired … Read more
This is the base of the robot, 2 acrilic circles with 4 servos attached. this is the base as you can see, it's not too large (took me a million years to cut the … Read more
MmBot (so named as she was born at Media Molecule) is designed to be a cute robot pet. The key objective is to wander around the office, interacting with people and … Read more
Avoids obstacles
my first robot finally he comes yeah!! it's a random avoiding obstacles robot,but it's my first so it is special. Now i admire my opera, after i think at a 6 legged … Read more
Assists Boy Scouts with Camping Activities
Using a
ScoutBot 1402 is a Robot Designed to take camping with Boy Scout Troop 1402. It is a rather large and heavy Robot, it stands about 5 feet tall, and weighs in at … Read more
Skitters around, loves and/or hates its own kind, communicates via light.
Using a
HiveBugs are a beginner's robot that I have been developing in order to be able to introduce people to recycling, soldering with a low obligation to the task, … Read more

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We are doing it again. Short & Sharp; Adafruit Rocks! has donated one of each item below. Click Donate on top menu, ship us USD 5 to develop LMRv4, and you are in the draw for one of the parts :D

Thanks for helping out ;)

Motor party add-on pack for Arduino Starter Pack for Arduino (Includes Arduino Uno R3) Adafruit Motor/Stepper/Servo Shield for Arduino kit MintyBoost Kit TV-B-Gone Kit




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Ant Bots--My Version of Swarm Robots on LMR

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Just browsing through LMR, I found that many people are interested in the concept of making swarm bots (the most prominent being Lumi and his team, Aaronsuper1 and warnew). After a short discussion with each of the 3 I mention via shoutbox, I decided that swarm bot is going to be my second project.

This is the first prototype for a robot that can turn into a circle and roll itself around or crawl for locomotion.
Skitters around, loves and/or hates its own kind, communicates via light.
Using a
HiveBugs are a beginner's robot that I have been developing in order to be able to introduce people to recycling, soldering with a low obligation to the task, … Read more