Robotics
 
 
 
Innovation
 
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man-vs-machine
man-vs-machine

Watch a robot play Angry Birds. [Man vs Machine]

When Angry Birds for iPhone was out initially, despite all the hype and vibrations it created, I was careless about what the game can do to humans. But now, the game has reached its heights and has went ahead to entertain robot...
 
Kinect
 
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robotic-arm-movement-using-kinect
robotic-arm-movement-using-kinect

Robotic Arm movement using Microsoft Kinect

Kinect is going places. No matter what, One of the biggest innovation from Microsoft is it’s motion detection device, Kinect. We’ve seen a lot of Kinect related hacks in the past. It’s true potential is unleas...
 
Misc
 
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bacteria_nanotechnology.jpg
bacteria_nanotechnology.jpg

Bacteria powered robots are on the way!

New ways of powering robots are being designed, one of which involves the use of swimming bacteria to propel miniature gears. The shape of the gears influence the bacteria and make them move in a type of rotary motion, which ca...

 
Misc
 
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robonaut2-r2-01
robonaut2-r2-01

Robonaut 2 – The Humanoid from NASA

NASA may be facing some serious budgetary cuts on many of their projects, but their Robonaut program in partnership with General Motors is going strong 10 years after the first robot was built. The second generation Robonaut 2 ...
 
Robotics
 
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Robot Competitions!!!

Now that you are done building your own robot (My tutorial on how to build your own robot in 10 steps). Now, your robot is all set to take off for its purpose. In order to make your robot more popular, take your robot to some c...
 
How-to
 
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LineTrack
LineTrack

How to build a robot in 10 easy steps?

Making your own, customized robots have always been a dream for many. I am not an exception to this. Though I could not make robots like those with artificial intelligence in iRobots, I made one which could follow a line. “THE ...