Category Archives: robots

Cheap batter pack

Good idea to make cheap battery packs out of PVC. http://www.instructables.com/id/Build-a-battery-pack-using-PVC-pipes/

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Cool Snake Water Robot

This was cool, a robot snake that can swim.  All made from parts you can get at home depot and radio shack (well arduino not seeduino). http://www.instructables.com/id/Make-a-swimming-Robo-Snake/

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Printed out balancing robot

Interesting little robot that can balance itself.  The author printed the thing out on his 3D printer and built it with code from scratch. http://www.jddorweiler.appspot.com/electronics.html#robot  

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Nice cheap Jamming Gripper

For those that don’t know, the Jamming Gripper is a balloon filled with coffee grounds attached to a vaccum pump, the pump sucks in the air and causes the system to “grip” stuff.  It is very effective.  The link below … Continue reading

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TI robot walker

Simple robot walker with TI’s MSP 430.  I brought this up since the TI board is $5 and there is not much out there yet for this system.  But with Arduino’s rounding $30….this is a much cheaper solution. http://blog.vinu.co.in/2012/06/two-servo-walking-robot-using-ti.html  

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Cheap geared motor set

Nice instructable on how to take the motor with gears out of a cordless drill.  Yeah 15-20 dollars for the drill isn’t cheap.  But if you look at buying the motor with gears from a hobby shop (60 up) its … Continue reading

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