Tennibot, is a Roomba-inspired robot that scours the court targeting balls for autonomous pickup. Tennibot has some pretty hefty route planning and perception capabilities. The team first built their robot using Arduino and then Raspberry Pi boards, but quickly scaled up to a beefier board, which is when Ubuntu became the clear choice for Tennibot’s…
Dear maker Anthony DiPilato, that is forward thinking! “It’s just used for pulling the plane out of the hangar and putting back in. It’s stored in the hangar. There are some tugs small enough to put in a plane but this one weighs about 200lbs so it’s not really portable. Once the plane is out…
Developing a robot with a computer brain requires a bunch of software tools on the computer side—like software drivers, third party tools for computer vision and simulation tools. ROS framework, , the Robot Operating System, gathers all these tools and manages how you develop a code for your robot. The concept of ROS goes far…
At Geeky Gadgets Deals there’s an interesting deal for Raspberry Pi enthusiasts: the 37 Sensors Starter Kit for Raspberry Pi. You can choose between two different kits: $79.99 – 37 Sensors Starter Kit $129.99 – 37 Sensors Starter Kit + Pi 3B included The Internet of Things fun and opportunity with Raspberry Pi is virtually limitless — but…
Can a robot replace a man? Fei Liu says absolutely! After a series of brief, ill-defined, and painful relationships in New York and Germany she started to develop her private robotic boyfriend. Gabriel2052 was born to satisfy any woman’s sexual drive. “Gabriel2052’s library of motor movements will know what I’m turned on by, his fingertips…
If you ever find yourself needing someone to talk to and can’t find a confidant then the Eve chatbot by Debashish Buragohain will happily fill in. “With her, You can share your experiences, your feelings and most importantly, argue about different things; she is well-experienced at it. Because that’s the most important function of a…
It is a newborn board, but it is rapidly growing in popularity thanks to the potential we are going to show you through the project of a robot on wheel that can be controlled by a smartphone via Bluetooth. micro:bit is a small but solid and powerful prototyping board designed by no other…
If you thinks that a 3d printer or CNC equipment is absolutely necessary to build a quadruped robot…maybe you should carefully check out this project. Instructables user Raz85 has built a quadruped using a structure comprised entirely out of corrugated cardboard. “In my case I used a shoes box which I’ve cut and make the…
Medical engineering is just one of the important areas where researchers have found a use for the Pi. This stent-testing robot was designed by Dr Henry J Feldman, chief information architect at Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians. Stents are small tubes used to prop open a patient’s airway. It’s incredibly important they don’t fail because they keep…
Matthew Oswald has created Mugsy, an open source Raspberry Pi coffee robot which he unveiled at last years Maker Faire in New York and recently launched via Kickstarter. The robotic coffee machine allows you to control every aspect of the coffee brewing process from coffee bean grind size, water temperature and more. Or you can simply use…
OpenCat is a project to build a robot cat and is an interesting project that demonstrates how much you can do with not a great deal. This project has been created to provide a robot suitable for STEM education and programming, which is equipped with artificial intelligence and capable of a wide variety of different manoeuvres….
Buddy is a great companion that connects, protects, and interacts with each member of your family. It is full of personality and reacts to his environment through a range of expressions that allow him to better engage with his family. Accompanying the family in its daily tasks, Buddy protects your home, entertains kids and interacts…
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