Robotics Hacks

The SpiderBot: Amazing Climbing Robot

The SpiderBot: Amazing Climbing Robot

Spiderman isn’t the only one who can climb walls anymore: Crawling its way out of a robotics lab comes Spidey’s robot alter ego. Not exactly in android form yet, the robotic contraption is more of a study in motion planning but is still a cool...
KegBot – Beer Keg on Wheels

KegBot – Beer Keg on Wheels

It's a beer guzzler's dream. A beer keg on wheels that motors over to your friends and serves them from the tap. And it's all remote controlled by you. The concept is quite simple really: take a beer keg and mate it with motorized wheels and a...
Inspiration: Today’s Most Impressive Robotics Tech

Inspiration: Today's Most Impressive Robotics Tech

Technology is slowly blurring the borders between fact and fiction. It was just some 25 years back that we sat awe-inspired, watching the robotic pyrotechnics of a Terminator. In these years, the science of robotics has bustled ahead. From...
Incredible Hexapod Robot with Claws and Webcam

Incredible Hexapod Robot with Claws and Webcam

Just when you thought that Hexapod robots were the best, the guys of at the Tekkotsu lab at Carnegie Mellon University develop the Chiara robot, a fully articulated 6-legged robot, which claws and high-end webcam for precision navigating and...
Make a Remote Controlled Nerf Gun Tank

Make a Remote Controlled Nerf Gun Tank

If you were a Nerf gun warrior in your younger days, then you need to make yourself this awesome Nerf tank. Is that Nerf gun still lying around? Then all you need are some extras and a bit of handyman skills to follow this neat project. You could...
Build Your Own Airsoft Target Range

Build Your Own Airsoft Target Range

Make an airsoft shooting range for your home or office minus the frills (and cost) of a professional gallery but with all the fun. The idea of the guys at Mana Energy Potions was to reproduce the feel of a shooting gallery using commonplace...
DIY Virtual Robot Controlled By Real World Twin

DIY Virtual Robot Controlled By Real World Twin

In this cool project, learn to use a simple robot to manipulate its 3D mirror image constructed in Maya. For the physical robot, he uses 3 servos and a PicAxe 28X1 micro-controller. Each time the robot moves on its axes, movement is...
Giant Robotic Spiders Invade Japan

Giant Robotic Spiders Invade Japan

Straight out of a sci-fi thriller, this incredible mechanized spider (designed by a group of artists and technicians) walks the streets of Yokohama, Japan carrying it's victims. The creative group, La Machine is known for creating such...
How to Connect Multiple Arduino Microcontrollers with I2C

How to Connect Multiple Arduino Microcontrollers with I2C

Use I2c to connect several Arduinos together to combine their power. I2C stands for the Inter Integrated Circuits and is one of the best Multi Master Serial Computer Bus technologies used in different systems to connect the peripherals of low...
Autonomus Robotic ATV with GPS

Autonomus Robotic ATV with GPS

An ATV built with a unique pattern of engineering and a combination of both technology and power. It runs on low pressure wide tires which are one of the toughest in their kind. This power and technology is a perfect combination for UNC...