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How to build a robot by johl

"Our first robot, yay!"

How I did it: It was a simply weekend project with the daughter. We used tins for espresso and cough drops, some LEDs and an Arduino microcontroller for making the LEDs blink. We expect this critter to be the first member of our robotic zoo at home.


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May 26, 03:11AM PDT | 2 comments | 3 cheers



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zeplin912 It's party time:)

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How I did it: Well the entry I wrote below a while ago basically explains it, but I started using a kit for making a robot, and it was easy to put the pieces together. It took me about an hour and a half and I was enjoying the simple design in no time! Read how I did it…

Jul 03, 08:58PM PDT | 0 comments


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How I did it: The western canadian robotics society showed me how to build my own robots at their workshops.  The workshops were a few hours at a time and I always learned something new including soldering. Read how I did it…

Dec 31, 2008, 09:23AM PST | 1 comment | 1 cheer


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    anastasia23

    Untitled 4 weeks ago

    This idea popped into my head, out of the blue, while I was at work. Can’t let it go now. I’ve been studdying blogs and how-to books on the subject, and it seems like a lot of fun. Right now I’m merely gathering info. But soon… :)

    Oct 06, 03:59PM PDT | 0 comments


    tinysarah is keeping her options open.

    Kilobots! 3 months ago

    I work in a science environment, and many of my co-workers have hilarious/awesome/nerdtastical hobbies – this past weekend, I went to check out the Saskatoon Combat Robotics Club. The club presented ‘Kilobots XIV’, where 1-6 pound robots battled to the “death”. I wish I had some awesome photos to share, but the robots battle behind a plexiglass cage for safety purposes! Still, really neat to see – check out their website at http://www.kilobots.com/...

    Jul 27, 09:09PM PDT | 0 comments


    flameNebula

    going to build one... 3 months ago

    Sorry, I just gotta do it. if it takes over the world and enslaves the entire human race I’m really, really sorry.

    Jul 24, 03:10PM PDT | 3 cheers | 1 comment


    robobob

    robobob 4 months ago

    i really want to make a robot.

    Jul 03, 05:08PM PDT | 0 comments


    Wandaha

    Untitled 8 months ago

    I don’t even want it to be a functional robot or anything. I just want to make something cool that LOOKS like a robot.

    Feb 17, 01:05AM PST | 0 comments


    terryn1 is back online after 8 weeks off

    Easy beginner kits 10 months ago

    I completed this goal using an easy beginner kit, but I’d really like to be able to do more. Maybe later.

    Dec 23, 2008, 02:49PM PST | 0 comments


    melissagirl

    I'm actually in the middle of doing this 13 months ago

    So far I took an RC vehicle and completely replaced the components inside in a modular fashion so I could get a main controller board to control it all. I have a 6-channel aircraft remote that controls it currently and an arduino diecimila that I’m using for a main board. I’m also building a custom interface board to read the channels from the receiver and communicate the values to the arduino via I2C. For the most part I have everything necessary, I just need to get it all fashioned together.

    I’ve actually built robots before (including a robotic arm that I designed and built in high school), but this will be my most advanced robot yet.

    Sep 30, 2008, 02:51PM PDT | 2 cheers | 2 comments


    zeplin912 It's party time:)

    Untitled 13 months ago

    My first model’s purpose it to scoop things up. It has a mouth made of cardboard.

    I built it from a kit, but I used a battery, copper tape, and some wires.. A good start, I think.

    :)

    Sep 21, 2008, 02:46PM PDT | 0 comments


    swbluto is swbluto

    Untitled 14 months ago

    I’m planning on starting with the VEX starter kit once I get the money. :/

    Aug 30, 2008, 10:56AM PDT | 0 comments


    adougher9 is working on posithon.org

    Robotic book scanner 15 months ago

    Built a robotic book scanner. Surprisingly only took 2 days to build:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OonuSWi9gTE

    Used the LEGO::NXT perl module to control it. Unfortunately, it was destroyed in an accident. We are working on developing a better one:

    http://frdcsa.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/roboticbookscanner

    Jul 29, 2008, 01:25PM PDT | 0 comments


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