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With laser cutters and 3D printers in our arsenal as well as the global toy shop of mass-produced parts and single-board computers, building a robotic project has almost never been …read more Continue reading How Home Made Robot Arms Used To Be Made
A major challenge of robotic arms is the weight of the actuators, especially closer to the end of the arm. The long lever arm means more torque is required from …read more Continue reading 3-DOF Robot Arm Wrist Without The Motor Weight
In a straight fight between a houseplant and a human, you might expect the plant to be at a significant disadvantage. So [David Bowen] has decided to even the odds …read more Continue reading (Mostly) Harmless Houseplant Wields Machete
Most of the robot arms we see are cool but little more than toys. Usually, they use RC servos to do motion and that’s great for making some basic motion, …read more Continue reading Real Robot One is… Real
Sisyphus is an art installation by [Kachi Chan] featuring two scales of robots engaged in endless cyclic interaction. Smaller robots build brick arches while a giant robot pushes them down. …read more Continue reading Robot Repeatedly Rearranges Remnants in the Round
[Maurizio] built a robot arm, which is always a great accomplishment. But his project includes a very cool touch interface for an Android device that sets it apart from many …read more Continue reading Robot Arm Has the Touch
You’ve built a robot crammed full of servos and now you settle down for the fun part, programming your new dancing animatronic bear! The pain in your life is just …read more Continue reading Animate Your Robot In Blender
Today, we shall talk about how [Adam Bäckström] took a DS3225 servo and rebuilt it to improve its accuracy, then built a high-precision robot arm with those modified servos to …read more Continue reading Servo Surgery Teaches Us DIY Encoder Implants
Often used to make rugs, tufting is a process wherein a hollow needle is used to cram thread or yarn into fabric in some kind of pattern. This can be …read more Continue reading Robotic Tufting Gun Fires Off CNC Textiles
[Zhihui Jun] is a name you’re going to want to remember because this Chinese maker has created quite probably one of the most complete open-source robot arms (video in Chinese …read more Continue reading Dummy The Robot Arm Is Not So Dumb