An Elbow Joint That Can
We’re not certain whether [Paul Gould]’s kid’s prosthetic elbow joint is intended for use by a real kid or is part of a robotics project — but it caught our …read more Continue reading An Elbow Joint That Can
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A Buggy Entry in the Useless Robot Category
No one loves a useless robot more than we do here at Hackaday. But if anyone does it might be [ARC385] with her Bug Bite Bot. A true engineering marvel, …read more Continue reading A Buggy Entry in the Useless Robot Category
Fire Up The 3D Printer and Build Yourself a Spiderbot
Robots are cool, so check out [Atlin Anderson]’s Spiderbot (video, embedded below) which can be made with 3D printed parts, hobby servos, and ESP32-CAM module for control and a first-person …read more Continue reading Fire Up The 3D Printer and Build Yourself a Spiderbot
Dodge, The Weird Tripod Robot
[hannu_hell] created Dodge as a “novel design of tripod.” It’s a small robotic device quite unlike anything else we’ve seen of late. It’s intended to be a self-mobile camera platform …read more Continue reading Dodge, The Weird Tripod Robot
Vastly Improved Servo Control, Now Without Motor Surgery
Hobby servos are great, but they’re in many ways not ideal for robotic applications. The good news is that [Adam] brings the latest version of his ServoProject, providing off-the-shelf servos …read more Continue reading Vastly Improved Servo Control, Now Without Motor Surgery
TOPS, the DIY Robot Dog, Has Great Moves
We love [Aaed Musa]’s TOPS (Traverser of Planar Surfaces) which is a robot dog with custom-made actuators. The DIY is very strong with this project, and the 3D-printed parts alone …read more Continue reading TOPS, the DIY Robot Dog, Has Great Moves
A Compact SCARA Arm Plotter
If you’re unfamiliar with SCARA robots, the acronym stands for Selective Compliance Assembly Robot Arm. This refers to the fact that the arms are rigid in the Z axis but …read more Continue reading A Compact SCARA Arm Plotter
Rosie the Robot Runs for Real
On the recent 256th episode of the Hackaday podcast, [Kristina] mentioned her favorite fictional robot was Rosie from The Jetsons. [Robert Zollna] must agree since he built a reimagined Rosie …read more Continue reading Rosie the Robot Runs for Real
The $16 PCB Robot
It is a fun project to build a simple robot but, often, the hardest part these days is creating the mechanical base. [Concrete Dog] has a new open source design …read more Continue reading The $16 PCB Robot
Fail of the Week: The Little Remote-Controlled Snowblower That Couldn’t
[Punxatawny Phil]’s prognostications aside, winter isn’t over up here in the Northern Hemisphere, and the snow keeps falling. If you’re sick of shoveling the driveway and the walk and you …read more Continue reading Fail of the Week: The Little Remote-Controlled Snowblower That Couldn’t