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Yo, nerd!

You should definitely log in, that's where the fun starts. If you have never made a robot before, it's easy: Have a look at the top menu, where it says "Start here" :)
Tip/walkthrough

How to make custom and strong tank tracks for very cheap.

Gives your medium to large sized robot very good traction.

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Hi, after seeing PROTOS III here on lmr I wanted a robot with big tank tracks even more than I already did, so I made some tank tracks, with slight modifications … Read more
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amando96
Robot – work in progress

Rommel

Stimulating the right part of my brain
Using a
 
Aye! Since every recruit goes through initiation I just ordered the START HERE kit from picaxe (well most of the parts). Cool!   And then I got hands on a stash of … Read more
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DutchBot
Robot

ADET 2.1 (in Spanish "Analizador De Entornos Terrestres")

is a robot that analyzes the environment(is a robot that analyzes the environment)
Using a

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hi this is my project is a robot that is already finished but I'll upload the parts when I have time I was in the (European campus party) with the robot and … Read more
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nicko_39
Robot

IRobot Create Force Field Obstacle Avoidance

Avoid Obstacles and find free space
Using a
 
While waiting for parts to come in for SAGAR (my current robot, to be posted soon), I decided I’d kill three birds with one stone. I wanted to adapt my Irobot … Read more
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madsci1016
Robot

Autonomous Recycling Robot

Autonomously navigate, find objects, sort and store them.
Using a
 
This was my first robot since the days of Lego Mindstorms 1.0. It was built as my senior design project. It follows all the rules to the IEEE SouthEastCon 2009 … Read more
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madsci1016
Robot – work in progress

Micro Sumo Robot

It uses aggressive and angry behavior to push opponents or obstacles out of its ring
Using a

 Collected by 3 members
 
Here is the Micro-Sumo bot that I designed and built. I finished my Mini-Sumo and started looking at the next smaller size. I liked the size and decided to give it … Read more
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Robot – work in progress

Autonomous All Terrain Vehicle, aka, AATV.

right now nothing
Using a

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AATV stands for, Autonomous All Terrain Vehicle. Fully custom metal chassis, and "tank" like tracks. Electronics go inside old modem case.  Motors and drive system … Read more
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Tip/walkthrough

Quick arduino tips

Analog in = digital in and out

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This is just a quick arduino tip. Even though there are only 14 digital i/o pins, the arduino has more. Analog pins can also be used as digital. Analog pins 0-5 are … Read more
pips17
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Robot – work in progress

Rover robot

Obstacle avoidance rover
Using a
 
What every tech-nut dreams of; build your own robot! Finally I built my obstacle avoiding rover robot using; Read more
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Challenge

Blow a party horn controlled by microcontroller?

 
Just signed up on LMR. Thought I'd post this actuator challenge. Goal: Blow a party horn, controlled by microcontroller. Rules: Read more
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Robot – work in progress

Nunchuck controlled bot

Navigates with commands from a wireless nunchuck
Using a

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This is my first robot(arduino based). It is currently incomplete. I started by getting some standard hitech servos, and then modifying them by removing both the … Read more
pips17
Robot – work in progress

RGB Mixer -Processing to Picaxe (Stolen from Guibot)


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**First off yes, in the video I say "Control return" and yes, I meant "Carrage return" --I know, I know... ** Read more
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Chris the Carpenter
Robot – work in progress

Frank 0.1

Avoidance navigation
Using a
 
My first robotics project and introduction into the world of electronics in general. I was going to grab the Parallax BOE Bot but while doing my research I ran … Read more
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Tip/walkthrough

Add a 9v Battery Snap to an Arduino (Without a Jack)

Where to solder a 9v battery snap to an arduino and add a diode.

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Intro: I always used to connect my arduino to my macbook for power. However, I needed to disconnect it from the computer for use on a robot I'm working on. Because … Read more
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Blog entry

Attiny 3 channel servo controller

By Weirdo

July 15, 2010
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So, i'm too lazy to make tip or whateva so i just upload the video, code and text.
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Tip/walkthrough

How to make custom and strong tank tracks for very cheap.

Gives your medium to large sized robot very good traction.

 Collected by one member
 
Hi, after seeing PROTOS III here on lmr I wanted a robot with big tank tracks even more than I already did, so I made some tank tracks, with slight modifications … Read more
amando96's picture
amando96
Robot – work in progress

Micro Sumo Robot

It uses aggressive and angry behavior to push opponents or obstacles out of its ring
Using a

 Collected by 3 members
 
Here is the Micro-Sumo bot that I designed and built. I finished my Mini-Sumo and started looking at the next smaller size. I liked the size and decided to give it … Read more
Watch video
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