Hey there guys,A week earlier, our fantastic LMR member Lumi was kind enough to sponsor me a gripper arm and a pan tilt bracket (for 3DOF). I was planning to use it in a project for a local exhibition. More on that soon! Let's see how the shipping went.The goods were shipped on the 6th of March ( T…
How about a robot to massage and relax you? This little autonomous robot masseur called Tickle should please fans of relaxing Swedish massages. It wanders around on the back with its nubbed rubber caterpillar tracks and when it senses it's going to fall (near a slope) it pivots and stays on …
Some of you may have hear about Scout -- The Autonomous Transatlantic Robot. She is a 12-foot long robotic solar-powered boat designed and built by 7 college/university students from the USA. She was launched in August 2013 from Rhode Island and programmed to autonomously cross the Atlantic Ocean…
Grillbots are now available for shipment so you can start cleaning your BBQ for the beginning of the season. For those of you in cold weather, why not BBQ early and impress your friends with this new robot? We took unboxing pictures of the Grillbot for your viewing pleasure with a bonus picture …
Heli-Max new Mini's Arrival, the 1SQ and 1Si RobotShop recently received the first shipment of several new Mini UAVs / Drones. Unlike many small R/C quadcopter kits on the market, these are RTF (Ready To Fly) models, so everything needed to fly is inside the box. Charge the battery, plug it in a…
ORLANDO, Fla. – TROBO the Storytelling Robot as the company launches its Kickstarter campaign and participates in both the ABC Kids Expo in Las Vegas and Maker Faire Orlando.
Barobo Linkbot Barobo's Linkbot all-in-one smart actuators allow anyone without any knowledge of robotics to create and "program" robots. Each actuator is packed with many features including: • Atmel AVR Microcontroller: Compatible with Arduino so you can re-flash with your own firmware usin
Titan the Robot or Gitex the Robot, which I introduced to you last month, is actually an android physically and electronically manipulated from the inside by a human dancer. There, the myth has been exposed (except for those who already knew it). At times, this seemed a bit obvious because of ho…
It has been a few years since RobotShop released the original DFRobotShop Rover, and we continue to be amazed and delighted with what people are using them to do. Recently German researchers used the DFRobotShop Rover as well as additional parts (light sensor, camera, software) to mimic the simple …
M3CANUM DOG Project We're always curious what our customers do with the parts they purchased. Dimitri Dekyvere was kind enough to share a video of the versatile LEGO robot he created using the new EV3 construction system along with LEGO compatible Mecanum wheels. The M3CANUM DOG is a very co…
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is the intelligence exhibited by machines or software, and the branch of computer science that develops machines and software with intelligence. Source: Wikipedia Do you remember HAL 9000 from Stanley Kubrick's “2001: A Space Odyssey”? This supposedly infallible c
Grillbot, the star of the CES is now available for order at RobotShop. The Grillbot is the world's first robotic grill cleaning robot. It is fully automated, safe and easy to use so you can go ahead and do other things than scrub grease and grime off of your BBQ. Grillbot has a one-button operat…
Lynxmotion BH3R Hexapod Walking Robot Lynxmotion is announcing today that all Lynxmotion kits based on the Basic Atom Pro have been discontinued. Our supplier of the Basic Atom Pro microcontroller modules has notified us that they are changing their focus and the future availability of their mic…
Inspectorbots Trackbot The Trackbot by Inspectorbots is a powerful surveillance robot capable of navigating very rough terrain riddled with debris. Its small size makes it particularly suitable for crawling into small tunnels, pipes, and generally inaccessible place…
About Fischertechnik Fischertechnik computing kits come in all shapes and sizes, each allowing the exploration of modern systems controlled by computer logic and makes it easy to build a robot yourself, even walking robots!
Hey there guys. This post is outdated. Visit https://www.robotshop.com/letsmakerobots/node/39972 for the updated tutorial.Hello LMRians,In this writeup, I will try to create a tutorial for tuning your robot using PID to follow a line. This tutorial won't go deep down into the details of PID an…
