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Robots and such...
Divided he ad:
A very talented robot too :thumbup:
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.... Erm I would think so too.
Only a few years ago they were ecstatic to be balanced let alone walking... Now they do a full martial arts display :jaw:
Does robotics exceed Moore's law? It seems that way!
I think that this is probably a few members style? &feature=related
Some may have seen this before? He doesn't make the components but certainly puts then together well :borg:
Ralph.
one_rod:
To take it a few steps up from the bristlebot idea, I can seriously recommend this book.
http://www.amazon.com/JunkBots-Bugbots-Bots-Wheels-Technology/dp/0072226013/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1293486832&sr=8-1
Everything is made from salvaged electronic junk, and they all actually do things. Line followers, racers, walkers, sumo-bots etc.
A bit complex for a 3 year old to get too involved in the construction, but with dad there to do the dirty work the results can be fascinating. My youngest son was about 12 and we had hours of fun working through some of the projects. They are very much "open source" designs and you need to tinker and fine-tune the finished beasties, which just adds to the challenge, and the sense of satisfaction.
As has been said, this stuff gets fearsomely addictive. It's been a while since I made any, but even now I can't throw dead electronic items away without wondering if they have any usable relays, motors or IC's inside.......:borg:
one_rod.
j45on:
how about a reasonably simple line following robot
http://www.pyroelectro.com/projects/mini_tank/index.html
JimM:
If you're feeling a bit more adventurous, how about one of these
http://www.strandbeest.com/ :bugeye:
MrFluffy:
I picked up a whole series of some diy robotics magazine with all the parts to make the actual robots featured week by week still, me and son will be making a start on going through and building them this year, since at 6 he's getting his head round the concepts needed properly to understand it fully. Ive seen the same series on ebay for not a bad price when you consider how much they were in the day!
I can find the name of the mag out if you want.
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