Category Archives: robots

A ball bearing pick and place machine

Posted on January 31, 2020 by robertwilkie

The author designed and printed out a robot arm with vacuum to move ball bearings around. Neat build and is more for the classroom than practical purposes.

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Cool robot automated eye build

Posted on January 29, 2020 by robertwilkie

The author uses a couple of cheap servos, an ardiuno, and a 3D printer to make simple eyes that can move around on there own.

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Once fancy lego sorter

Posted on January 9, 2020 by robertwilkie

This one is pretty amazing. This is one big lego sorter (made of legos of course). It uses AI to id and find new lego parts to add to its category. https://www.ubergizmo.com/2019/12/lego-sorter-uses-neural-network/?utm_source=mainrss

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Update to automous R/C boat

Posted on December 5, 2019 by robertwilkie

The author that build a floating auto tote, now updated to a more modern style (but still had issues). Interesting developing build with this author.

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Servo Sock

Posted on December 5, 2019 by robertwilkie

Interesting build, basically its a box to hold a servo (the hobby servos are not exactly easy to mount) that gives you an easier way to mount and use a servo. Guess the author plans to make a commercial version … Continue reading →

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Making Strandbeest legs

Posted on December 5, 2019 by robertwilkie

Nice build, you can print out the templates to make them…me, the templates look like they could be adapted to CNC them out. https://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-Build-a-Strandbeest-Leg/

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Using expanding foam for air wings

Posted on December 2, 2019 by robertwilkie

Interesting build. The author uses the foam to make the mold and the resulting wing for a model airplane.

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Cool grafitti robot

Posted on November 28, 2019 by robertwilkie

OK kindof a robot. The author still needs to move the skateboard. Anyways the bot writes out a message in chalk dust (from chalk spray) as you skate along. Me…Would be nice to automate that bit and I wish the … Continue reading →

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Simple model airplane controller

Posted on November 8, 2019 by robertwilkie

with an ESP board. Pretty nice idea. He is using the wifi chip in the ESP to control the motors on the plane

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3D print out your own Domino Machine

Posted on September 10, 2019 by robertwilkie

Nice build, it goes thru and lays out a straight line of dominos to knock over later.

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