Category Archives: Robot Projects

Make a mechanical hand with plastic drinking straws : TreeHugger

Posted on July 30, 2013 by dkohn96

From: TreeHugger.com Instructable user mszymczak has let us share his project with you for building a mechanical hand with plastic drinking straws. This project is a great primer for kids to spark their interest in building more complicated gadgets. for … Continue reading →

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Modular Robots that Self-Assemble, Coordinate and Fly

Posted on July 27, 2013 by dkohn96

From: http://www.visualnews.com/2013/07/26/modular-robots-that-self-assemble-coordinate-and-fly/

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New Arduino Robot Available in the Maker Shed at Maker Faire

Posted on May 17, 2013 by dkohn96

New Arduino Robot Available in the Maker Shed at Maker Faire http://blog.makezine.com/2013/05/17/new-arduino-robot-available-in-the-maker-shed-at-maker-faire/

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One Robot Per Child? Former Googler, Apple Engineer Tackle Educational Bots.

Posted on May 15, 2013 by dkohn96

One Robot Per Child? Former Googler, Apple Engineer Tackle Educational Bots. from: All Things D by: Lauren Goode May 14, 2013 There are apps that teach kids the basics of programming. And then there are robots that get the job … Continue reading →

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Rapyuta, the cloud-based robotic brain, is now online

Posted on March 9, 2013 by dkohn96

From: Digital Trends By Mariella Moon March 8, 2013 In the future, robots might be a bit more affordable thanks to Rapyuta – a cloud-based robotic “brain” that our metallic friends can access via the Internet. Rapyuta is part of … Continue reading →

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Shakey

Posted on March 6, 2013 by dkohn96

Shakey was a robot develop at Stanford back in 1966! It was a ground-breaking robot that could navigate in a “changing” environment autonomously. When I saw this video about Shakey, I couldn’t resist putting it here:

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Coming up Short Handed

Posted on February 10, 2013 by dkohn96

A great example of the “Open Source” Community solving a real world problem! This open source project is for a artificial hand for those who need one. The project is documented at http://comingupshorthanded.com/

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Is this 3D-printed robot the first of thousands?

Posted on January 24, 2013 by dkohn96

From: cnet.com by: Tim Hornyak Jan 23, 2013 InMoov is an open-source DIY printable robot that can obey voice commands. It’s slightly creepy, but at least it’s cheap. Full details at http://inmoov.blogspot.com/

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Real Life Pixar Robotic Lamp

Posted on January 18, 2013 by dkohn96

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Webots: robot simulator

Posted on January 18, 2013 by dkohn96

Here is a link to a mobile robot simulation program. it has a 30 day free trial then it costs. See http://www.cyberbotics.com/

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