If you have visited the Arduino website lately, you may have noticed a strange circular board under "Hardware" which Arduino has simply named the "Arduino Robot". Arduino is set to release this new product in July of this year. The round shape is obviously for maneuverability (just like mos…
What is FlowBotics Studio? FlowBotics Studio is a new robotics software development platform: it boasts the powerful FlowStone graphical programming language, and includes many demo robotics projects to get you started. It can be used to control just about any robotics platform, data acqui…
À présent que vous avez choisi tous les blocs de construction de base utilisés pour fabriquer un robot, l'étape suivante consiste à concevoir et construire une structure ou un cadre qui les maintient tous ensemble et donne à votre robot une apparence…
UAVs in Haiti Drone Adventures, is exploring how to use new technology, namely drones, for humanitarian aid. As shown in the video below they are using UAVs to help map Haiti and understand the social and geographical changes in the country. Since robots aren't particularly helpful to h
This is a review of getting started in electronics. After hearing lots of talk about Forrest Mims Getting Started In Electronics, even from electronics/robotics veterans, I decided to pick up a copy. Since this book is published by Radio Shack, you can probably pick up a copy at a lo
Zac Soden details his cheap and simple microcontroller, the Pic Processing Unit or PPU.. A couple of years ago I posted an article on the PPU (see page 2) - a complete micro-sized PIC16F84 processor board for robot applications. Since then I have recieved heaps of feedback on the PPU but some re…
This article details how to build a solar powered BEAM robot, the Trimet. Tools and equipment required: - Soldering iron (about 18W with a fine bit) and solder - Safety glasses (wear them at all times) - Long nose pliers - Side cutters - Wire strippers (optional) - Hot glue gun and glue sticks (…
A short article on how to build a simple infrared proximity detector. Adapted from the Stamps In Class robotics curriculum. After setting up your robot's motors and letting it run, one of the first things you'll realize, is that most likely it will run straight into a wall.
This year (2001), my parents have assigned me the task of doing a science fair project. After many many brainstorming ideas, I've finally settled on the idea of a project about maze solving robots and algorithms. I read Robot Science and Technology's article about the C* algorithm, with …
[via Facebook] Jason Lentz has an amazing cardboard robot costume, and frequents events like Burning man and the recent Maker Fair in SF. He has quite a collection of robot suit iterations in his Flickr page, and if you're feeling envious, you can buy one of his robot arms on Etsy for a mere…
The long-awaited Lynxmotion Servo Erector Set V1.1 is now available for immediate purchase! Lynxmotion SES V1.1 Robots SES stands for "Servo Erector Set", a versatile set of servo brackets and mechanical parts used as modular building blocks for hobby servo motors. The Servo Ere
Here's a fantastic product that we've just received in store: the iRobiQ. The iRobiQ is an advanced entertainment robot which has 5 facial expressions (happy, surprised, neutral, disappointed and shy) and can move around while avoiding obstacles. It can interact and respond intelligently…
Fake Google Driverless Car F.A.T. played a practical joke on Manhattan residents recently by creating a fake Google driverless / autonomous car and "autonomously" roaming the streets. They displayed terrible driving skills (even staged some accidents), and acted as offensively as they could. See…
Ecovacs Robots We are happy to announce the availability of the Ecovacs product line at RobotShop. This innovative manufacturer currently produces three different robots: the Atmobot, the Deebot and the WinBot. Atmobot is an air-purifying robot that roams the house seeking pollutants in the
Liam's Robohand Richard Van As, a master carpenter from Johannesburg, South Africa, decided to make a set of mechanical fingers. He’d lost four of the fingers on his right hand in an unfortunate work accident. As a tradesman, having a disabled hand is a big professional detriment, so he decided
RobotShop Rover This article is a follow-up to the RobotShop Grand Tutorial Series and includes all the hardware chosen in the "Practical Example" at the bottom of each lesson. The RobotShop Rover for Arduino is a small tracked platform designed around the popular Arduino USB microcont…
