Category Archives: robots

Interesting robotic boat

Posted on September 3, 2019 by robertwilkie

The author basically made this to try out some some automated rover software.

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Nice little CNC plotter

Posted on August 8, 2019 by robertwilkie

I like this build. I was doing something similar with CDROM drives, but this is easier and uses servos over steppers. https://www.instructables.com/id/Tracey-Drawing-Machine/

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Make a vacuum gripper

Posted on July 24, 2019 by robertwilkie

Nice build, these grippers use coffee grounds and a vaccum pump to “grab” objects. https://www.instructables.com/id/Vacuum-Jamming-Gripper/

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Making an Omnibot CNC plotter

Posted on June 26, 2019 by robertwilkie

First time I have seen one with 3 wheels instead of 4 and a write-up that involves the math behind it. Omni wheels have come down alot on price too…I saw some for $10 each. https://www.instructables.com/id/Omni-Wheel-CNC-Plotter-V2/

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A radio controlled wheelbarrow

Posted on June 25, 2019 by robertwilkie

The author did it to “race” the wheelbarrow. Me…interesting build and would be nice for a more practical use, like as a wheelbarrow that is motorized.

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Make a laser chaser bot for your dogs

Posted on March 22, 2019 by robertwilkie

I have thought about doing this myself. Pretty simple build to do but looks like the laser is not too random in its movement. Thought you can change the code to be more random. https://www.instructables.com/id/Arduino-Controlled-Laser-Dog-Chaser-Toy/

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Cool suction bot

Posted on March 21, 2019 by robertwilkie

Nice build for a suction based robot. Uses a controller called OpenCR (new one for me). Which looks neat, but…costs 180 dollars… So if you are thinking about this build, a RPi and an arduino combo maybe a better approach. … Continue reading →

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Making a button dispenser

Posted on March 12, 2019 by robertwilkie

Nice build, the author built a button dispenser with a touch sensor.

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Using 2 relays to control a motor

Posted on February 18, 2019 by robertwilkie

A D/C Motor that is. Interesting build especially for higher power DC motors. https://www.instructables.com/id/DC-Motor-Controller-With-Two-Relay/

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I want one of these sorting machines

Posted on February 18, 2019 by robertwilkie

Its fun to watch the video. Basically a light from the bottom lights up the parts for a camera to take a pic of and figure out what is what in shapes, then it picks them up and puts each … Continue reading →

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