Let's Make Robots!

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avoids obstacles
this was made of my little robot, blinky. he wasn't working and i wanted to make a new bot and i got new parts, so i got this. he will hopefully: make a noise when … Read more
drives and sometimes twirls with a light on it
this is my car robot. it is very simple to make all you need is the base of that "cyclones" project we worked on earlier. you need to stick the motors into the … Read more
remote control robot that drives around
i made this project with my friend Ness. we got the parts from a remote control car named "cyclones". all we needed to do is tape or glue the battery pack to the … Read more
Solar Roller:Charges capacitor(s) until sufficient charge is reached, then discharges.
I have started finished work on my second robot. It uses a FRED solar engine, and is a really simple circuit; I salvaged a belt and pulley from a cassette player, … Read more
reacts to light
Using a
Here he is, after three hours of soldering. His brain is the exact one from the "Junkbots, Bugbots, and Bots on Wheels" book. He's still a work in progress, and I … Read more
Navigate via touch sensors and sweep dog poop up into a disposable plastic shopping bag.
Using a
This project was named the Scarab not just for it's resemblence to the dung beetle but for it's functional similarity to that animal.  In principal this machine is … Read more
move forward and sense walls with it's antennas
This robot uses two SPDT (single pull, double throw) switches, antennas, motors, and a battery pack. The antennas are connected to the switches, and so when the … Read more
This robot is a free formed robot that I made, its like my symet but better. It uses a simple analog circuit that stores up electricity until there's enough to make … Read more
drives around until it hits something, then you pick it up and laugh.
Simple wirecontrolled, some stuff I had, 2 switches, batteryholder, Tamiya twin gearbox some wheels and networkcable. Screw it all together and my daughter got a … Read more
Spurt is a brainless line following Beambot. It is based on the Spurt-Mobil from the University of Rostock / Tech. University of Berlin. It is a very cheap robot … Read more
this is my first robot that walks, made in 2006, learning and testing components to participate in LARC2006, Cowbot category. truncated using two servos, motor and … Read more
Runs around bumping into stuff
One of the first ‘robots’ I built was a Beetle bug based on the intractable found … Read more
navigate around on its own using infrared and digital logic
Using a
this is my new "robot" fully designed by me , its name on-board comes from the way it was designed , its quite literally all on the single printed circuit board ! … Read more
drive around normal RC , but takes over control incase of an obstacle !
Using a
this RC car traverses around normally but takes over control in the case of an obstacle in front of it , that action drives a custom built polarity reverser to move … Read more
Joins a 5mm shaft with an 8mm lead screw
Introduction Couplings are expensive, but tubing and Shapelock (Polymorph) is cheap.  This is a cheap way to build a coupling between a 5mm stepper and an M8 … Read more
Well, its my first made out of scraps and it just spins!
It is used to Lift the Object
This is My First Robot.  It Lifts the Object using Remote .There was Problem to Drive the Robot using Motors using Gearbox.   I had used a CD Rom for Upward And … Read more
I've started on my own version of the Herbie-stlye mousebot. They are so simple and fun, I couldn't resist. So far I have the basic circuit breadboarded and … Read more
I am basically in the middle of a long-term Walking Vehicle Project, dedicated to a passed science teacher. Read more
This is a "one day" project- simple robot with two whiskers, who can avoid obstacles. This one is built around motor driver IC L293D, and some transistors and … Read more
Collect small objects and move around obstacles
  Hey Y'all,   Well, this is Sir Golden-Tail.  SIR Golden-Tail.  Not Golden-Tail, or Sir Gold, Its SIR GOLDEN-TAIL!!!!   In fact, me and my friebd had a … Read more
I know some won't consider this a "robot" because it lacks a brain, but it is still fun and worth mentioning. Anyone who is familiar with Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, or … Read more
Bipedal Human Transport
VIDEO!!! Well, video is up.  I dont show anyone sitting on it because I'm the only person who knows how to controll it and I had to shoot the video, so I just let … Read more
     (In the video,you can see ARB walking.  Watch it, its pretty neat!) Read more
Chase The Light, bumping into everything
Here is a brainless, nameless, clueless little vehicle that chases the light. It's a photovore. Well, it actually is just a photophile. It does not eat the light, … Read more
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