Let's Make Robots!

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Collect and crosspost my blog entries and discussions about programming topics.
Introduction I started blogging about various programming topics and the community has chimed in with some good information.  I plan on continuing to blog … Read more
Given a priori knowledge of the environment and the goal position, mobile robot navigation refers to the robot’s ability to safely move towards the goal using its … Read more
it will give you air,music and light
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this robot has 3 jobs first there is a fan if you connect to the battery 2nd there is a light and it will glow when it's dark and you can can connect you iPod to … Read more
Runs over stuff, should be very snow capable, as well as most other land terrains.
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I added a video 2/2/12, Just shows how the tracks work at higher speeds. This is a work in progress ATM, my major obstacle is coming up with my own tracked driving … 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
Simple kit robot platform to start learning about robotics.
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Our goal is to learn about robotics and programming as part of our homeschool lessons.  We decided to use kits to help get us up and running faster and get into … Read more
For christmas I got a couple of robot parts. This robot consists of two continuous rotation servos, a small caster, an arduino uno and a 7.2 nimh battery. I … Read more
   Well after a long time away from this hobby I am back again.. I am trying to create a little hobby robot that will hopefully eventually be controlled by voice … Read more
This is a very simple robot using only Picaxe-08M. I can be controlled throught computer or it can walk alone. The bateries are only weight for ballance, just to … Read more
This robot is my version of keepon. It users two servos and an arduino uno to dance. I hope you enjoy and like the video. Read more
move its arms and torso
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This a robot that I made with an arduino uno and some HS-55 servos. The top is a little broken and thats why its makes that sound. I may add some sensors, and I … Read more
Hi Everyone, This is my latest robot project, a humanoid robot torso. It has servo motors for actuation and each servo has an associated potentiometer for … Read more
walk forward
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This walker robot uses two HS-55 servos to walk and it runs on an arduino uno. It also has no sensors. Hope you enjoy! Read more
It walks forward in a straight line.
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This robot runs on an arduino uno and it has 4 servos to walk. It will use a sliding counter weight to so one servo will be able to lift the other half and this … Read more
walk
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This is my first robot. I build it in a few hours and it it most mechanic. The bot is made using two servo's and a few pieces of wood and plastic.   Read more
Telepresence, obstacle avoidance, line following and can be remote controlled using a kinect
This is a bot that we’ve developed for a event called SAPO Codebits V Read more
PROYECTO DESARROLLADO EN EL COLEGIO JOHN F. KENNEDY IED DE BOGOTA, COLOMBIA.   Read more
Update: this robot has been replaced by http://letsmakerobots.com/node/29876 First step on my way to a maze solver. This roller only have one TCRT 5000 sensor, it … Read more
Bluetooth controlled Arduino robot. Send commands from a bluetooth terminal from an android phone to the arduino.   I'm using: arduino … Read more
Plays a song, checks your fingerprint and flee from light
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After I attended a beginners course held by Geir Andersen I got inspired to make a little car. So last summer at late hours between my shifts at work I made this at … Read more
This is modullo, one of my first elaborated robotic platforms. It hasn't got an actual purpose yet, I'm at the stage of adding various sensors and integrating them … Read more
6DOF movement. The basis for CNC machining or flight/driving simulators
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I wrote the software first for a rotary hexapod that used hobby servos and took that to the Vancouver Maker Fair. I then rewrote the relevant sections for simpler … Read more
CURRENT PROJECT WORK (Most recent first)   August 19, 2011 More body work, cutting and filing...and thinking about where to place the boards... Cutting an … Read more
example of Zoltberg's manufacturing manipulator completely out of polycaprolactone Read more
How to use timer and interrupts on Arduino boards.
This tutorial shows the use of timers and interrupts for Arduino boards. As Arduino programmer you will have used timers and interrupts without knowledge, bcause … Read more
Hi everyone, Oddbot recommended to post an entry here after I sent him one the videos accompanying this post. Our group at TU Darmstadt … Read more
UPDATE : I've made some changes. It's smaller but for a dumb mistake now it's unstable, working on that! For the Motor Controller I'm using a L293D with a … Read more
Drive around, stream video back to the driver.
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We are working on the software and hardware infrastructure to control vehicles (car, tank, quad-copter, etc.) over the internet. This is complete opensource project … Read more
Talks, navigates around via ultrasound
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Giving the voice to a toy always has been a dream when I was a child. There weren’t talking toys and the dream was destinated to stay a dream. With the power of … Read more