Making a robotic arm is a good introductory project for those wanting to get started with robotics. A simple robot arm can be straight forward to build and would require hobby servo motors to actuate each joint, a control system such as the Arduino, and a power source. Nevertheless, one of the mos
There are many ways of controlling your robot, complex computer programs, joysticks, speech, your own body motion and it can be pretty cool, but wouldn't it be nice if you could control your robots via your thoughts? NeuroSky Mindwave Controlling robots or other machines directly with your
iRobot has been working for some time now on an inexpensive (relatively speaking) military robot that would allow soldiers to explore hard-to-reach areas without risking their lives. You can see the results of their efforts in the video below, the iRobot 110 throwable robot. http://www.youtube.c
If you ever wondered how all fictional robots would look like in a single picture, see below for the answer in this beautifully rendered Where is Wally? parody (Where's Waldo? for Canada and USA). Where is WALL-E? You can click on the picture to see it full-size. While looking for WALL-E, keep a
What happens when a 14 year old Formula 1 enthusiast emails Mercedes-Benz asking for a contribution for a new 58 000 $ bionic arm? If Matthew James (from Woking , UK) serves as a reference: he gets it. Matthew was born missing part of his left arm and hand and is now the owner of a very advance
