Posted April 1, 2013 by Chris

“The robot starts moving automatically each time when the reset switch is pressed, the robot itsself finds an obstacle free path using the IR SENSORS. Whenever an obstacle appears, the robot changes its direction to avoid the obstacle and continue on its path.”

Posted March 25, 2013 by Chris

“This years theme in "Sketching with Hardware" was Bionics. Consequently, the task was to rebuild or reuse a natural and biological method. Our team decided to imitate the behavior of Tetraodontidae – that’s the family of fish with the ability to inflate their body to a ball-like shape in order to defend itself. In an outburst of pure creativity, we named our prototype Blowfish!”

This might remind you of our Simple Motor Optical Encoder.

Posted March 23, 2013 by Chris

“The Parallax Color Sorter uses the BASIC Stamp 2 microcontroller to locate, retrieve, and sort colored balls. This color sorter has the ability to identify five different colored ping-pong balls using the Parallax’s color sensor, the ColorPAL. Using a prototype robotic arm, the machine sorts the balls by color and also sorts according to the scenario set by the programmer.”

Posted March 8, 2013 by Chris

“Deadly, yet adorable, this plush turret from the game Portal talks and responds when you play with it. It senses when you pick it up, knock it over, or walk in front of it. The stuffing and soft fleece skin make it super cuddly, too!”

Posted March 7, 2013 by Chris

“Are you artistic? Do you enjoy creating art? Some may think that art is something only humans can make, but what about robots: can they be artistic? They can if you build them that way. In this robotics engineering project, you will build a robot that creates art. And who knows? Someday your robot art may be worth millions!”

Posted March 5, 2013 by Chris

“This is the last project that I made during the semester holidays last february. This robot is not equipped with fire sensors, as sensors for detecting a fire is very expensive and not affordable to me. so I use the TV Remote to control the robot motion and put the fire out. to put the fire out of this robot uses a computer cooling fan.”

Posted March 4, 2013 by Chris

“Over the weekend, me and a friend of mine, cannibalized a 9 Lira RC car into line a follower. Code in this post covers everything up to [this] commit cf731aedc156f067aa221, refer to this particular commit for this project cause we plan on improving hence code will change. Stuff you will need: 3x QTR-1RC Reflectance Sensor, Ardumoto – Motor Driver Shield and A cheap RC car.”

Posted March 1, 2013 by Chris

“In this guide we will show you how to make a simple antweight R/C combat robot using a Sabertooth 2X5 R/C. The bot doesn’t necessarily have to be used in combat – it is a pretty fun toy to drive around the office too! There is a certain satisfaction you get from driving your own homemade vehicle that you can’t get from an imported Walmart toy.”

Posted February 20, 2013 by Chris

“Now the real fun begins. Even though the Hexbug’s motion is limited, with the addition of a few simple sensors and some clever programming, it can do remarkable things. For example, a right turn is accomplished by doing a reverse turn for about 2 seconds. How can it make a left turn? Simply do a right turn for 6 seconds – 3 right turns equal one left turn.”

Posted February 13, 2013 by Chris

“Last month I talk about Remote Controlled Mobile Robot using MC40SE, this month I want to use it for simple line following robot…The list of hardware needed: MC40SE board, LINIX Brushless Motor, 2 x 4” Nylon wheel, 2 x 12V battery, 4 x fiber optic sensor and a robot base which mounts with a castor and brushless motor properly.”