Pretty Small Robot Is Capable, Nonetheless
When science fiction authors imagined robots in the 20th century, many of them were huge imposing steel automatons. [Shane]’s designs for the Pretty Small Robot are quite contrary to that,
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Robots Hacks
Musical Robot Lets You Play the Recorder Hands-Free
Although many people might remember the recorder as just a simple instrument from their introductory music classes, it can nevertheless produce rich and varied melodies in the hands of a
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Go In All The Directions With Omniwheeled ESP32 Bot
The ability to change direction without turning is the specialty of omnidirectional wheels, which [maker.moekoe] used to their full potential on a pair of ESP32-controlled robots. Video after the break.
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A Guard Bot For Your Home Assistant
While fixed sensors, relays, and cameras can be helpful in monitoring your home, there are still common scenarios you need to physically go and check something. Unfortunately, this is often
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Hackaday Prize 2023: Bolt Bot Micro Servo Droids
This Hackaday prize entry from [saul] is the beginning of a reconfigurable kit of 3D printed parts and servo motors for robotics learning. With just access to a printer, a
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Arctos Robotics: Build A Robot Arm Out Of 3D Printer Spares?
ARCTOS is a 6-DOF robot arm based upon 3D printed mechanics running a modified version of GRBL firmware. Let’s get this straight now, the firmware is open source, but the
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$60 Robot Arm is Compact
Thanks to 3D printing and inexpensive controllers, a robot arm doesn’t need to break the bank anymore. Case in point? [Build Some Stuff] did a good-looking compact arm with servos
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Air Hockey Solitaire
While air hockey is a fine amusement, it isn’t much fun if you can’t find someone to play against. Unless that is, you build a mini table with a robotic
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Retired Welding Robot Picks Up Side Hustle as CNC Router
Who says you can’t teach an old robot new tricks? Nobody, actually. That saying is about dogs. But it applies to robots too, at least judging by the way this
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Single Flex PCB Folds into a Four-Wheel Rover, Complete with Motors
You’ve got to hand it to [Carl Bugeja] — he comes up with some of the most interesting electromechanical designs we’ve seen. His latest project is right up there, too:
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