Posted December 1, 2010 by Chris

The ‘PER’ is a small scale duplicate of the rovers that were sent to mars. It has similar capabilities but is mostly only for research and development purposes. The project write-up has many demonstration videos and close ups of the robot in action.

Posted November 30, 2010 by Chris

Aptly nicknamed MAR, this robot uses range finding sensors built all around itself to guide it through wherever it is. The project write-up has a longer description, some demonstration videos and technical details about how it was built and what sensors are used.

Posted November 28, 2010 by Chris

Although lacking on the technical details, here’s a nice look at Kawada’s Promet humanoid robot. It is meant to be a ‘blue collar’ robot, doing handy-work. The video shows the robot at work and gives you an idea of its capability.

Posted November 24, 2010 by Chris

If you’re a chess buff and a robotics lover here’s a project for you: Robochess. This project shows you how to build a robot that can pick up and move chess pieces giving you someone to always play against. The software knows the basic rules of chess and can put up a fight.

Posted November 21, 2010 by Chris

The rock paper scissors playing glove lets you play the game with only 1 person, you. An arduino powered brain tracks your moves and then plays against you. Look out because it will get a little smarter with each round.

Posted November 17, 2010 by Chris

Today’s project is a little write-up that shows you how to connect up a relay with some circuitry to a parallel port. This will then allow you to control any household appliance through software on your PC. The project write-up has the software, circuit diagram and explains how it all works.

Posted November 16, 2010 by Chris

The Solar Electrical Bicycle takes a giant solar panel, mounts it onto the back of a standard mountain bike and uses it to charge a battery that powers a motor which drives the front wheel. The parts are pretty straight forward and the project write-up includes a schematic and parts list.

Posted November 8, 2010 by Chris

Balancing robots are all over the place but the equibot balances by using a sharp IR proximity sensor as its feedback sensor. This is intriguing to me because its the first I have ever seen. The project write-up is a little abridged, but the software, parts list and vids of it in action are all on the website.

Posted November 7, 2010 by Chris

Text messaging has recently become mainstream and second nature. Many cell networks will now let you send text messages to a cell phone with an e-mail message. This is extremely convenient and the today’s project explains how to do it.

Posted November 6, 2010 by Chris

Straight from the project write-up: The primary purpose of this semi-autonomous robot is to allow the operator to remotely explore rooms in a home. It is a robot with a wireless camera, white-LED ring light, wireless data connection, large wheel clearance, and two rear speakers for the speech module. Don’t miss this awesome creation!