Lessons Menu: Lesson 1 – Getting Started Lesson 2 - Choosing a Robotic Platform Lesson 3 - Making Sense of Actuators Lesson 4 - Understanding Microcontrollers Lesson 5 - Choosing a Motor Controller Lesson 6 – Controlling your Robot Lesson 7 - Using …

Hello Coleman, I’ve been stuck on an idea and can’t seem to shake it. What I want to do is build a robot that would simulate a defender (for basketball and other sporting applications) and basically stay in front of a human by tracking its movement but also follow the human shoul…

@Jesse Levi Interesting idea. For more design / concept related questions, please create a new topic on the RobotShop Forum - it allows for more discussion.

Hey, my friend and I were thinking of making a robot that can lead blind people and have a sensor attached to their feet or something to keep pace, with wireless ear buds relaying information. Any other idea would be greatly appreciated though, as we are not as experienced as we …

@Anon : This is certainly quite a reasonable project to get started with. You may want to consider using a different kind of feedback than auditory, since people who are visually impaired tend to rely heavily on sounds to understand their environment. A good solution in these case…

Hy friends,am working on a personal robot project.i call it saso16.it has a gps,visual sensor,preasure sensor,voice regnociation function.bt i want to be able to get these feed on a laptop from the robot.please any idea

@Usiosefe osaze paul Please create a new topic on the RobotShop Forum (with additional details about your project) and we would be happy to help you.

Hi, I would like to know what sensors would be best for my robot. Here are it’s basic qualities: -The robot needs to turn right or left when it sees an obstruction. It should not crash into the obstruction -What sensors are appropraite and are also not too complex to program.

@Navein Suresh A simple analog IR distance sensor should work well and is easy to use: https://www.robotshop.com/en/sharp-gp2d12-ir-range-sensor-cable.html

Hi, One part of my robot as a small mop/cleanner. What sensor would be best, so that when the robot touches carpet, the cleaner moves upwards and away, while if the robot touches a hardwood floor, the cleaner comes on and touches the floor. In addition, Mentioned by you in the pr…

Sorry for the questions, but I plan on making it start like car. So how would I make the on/off switch just turn on the system without urning on anything else such as motors and cleaners. Then after it is on, I plan on initiated or to make the robot to start its motors and drive …

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Is it possible to program the robot to move an object without actually touching the object?