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Robots and Communication, with Eleanor Sandry

Ron Vanderkley 21 Aug 2015

Transcript included. In this episode, Ron Vanderkley speaks with Dr. Eleanor Sandry of Curtin University about her new book Robots and Communication. In the interview, we explore human to anim...

Where to place fuses and how to protect your robot and motors

Robots for Roboticists 02 Aug 2015

When you design a system it is often tempting to place a fuse on every component. This idea is fine for most batteries, sensors, and computers. However this can really cause destruction when you are w...

Book Review: ‘Practical Field Robotics’ by Robert Sturges

Robots for Roboticists 07 Jul 2015

Practical Field Robotics: A Systems Approach by Robert H. Sturges, Jr. from Virginia Tech is an interesting book about how to design a field robot from a high level systems approach, and how to build ...

Jade Robot: Hands on STEM for kids and classrooms

Myke Predko 18 Jun 2015

The Jade Robot is a fully-developed educational robot designed to engage and excite the next generation of scientists and engineers. It has just completed six months of in-classroom testing with st...

How to convert Linux into an embedded system

Robots for Roboticists 12 Jun 2015

Running Linux on your embedded system can be great for giving you a stable base, lots of tools, and you can often solve problems with a quick Google search....

Learning robotics using Python

Lentin Joseph 09 Jun 2015

[clear] A new book, Learning Robotics using Python, takes a different approach to teaching the Robotics Operating System (ROS). Written by Lentin Joseph, founder and CEO of Indian robotics start...

Simulating in MapleSim

Clearpath Robotics 19 May 2015

By Ilia Baranov Robots are expensive and they usually depend on batteries. What if you want to run an experiment with 100 robots, running for 10 hours? To help answer this question, ROS has built ...

Muribot: Bringing university level robotics to consumers of all abilities

Michael Stone 06 May 2015

Muribot is an affordable, compact robot kit, designed to make coding and robotics easily accessible to people of all ages and skill levels. It packs in quality hardware, usually seen only at universit...

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bStem, with Todd Hylton

Audrow Nash 01 May 2015

[clear] In this episode, Audrow Nash interviews Todd Hylton, Senior Vice President at Brain Corporation, about neuromorphic computers. They discuss the robotics development board bStem, which appro...

Robots 101: Lasers

Clearpath Robotics 29 Apr 2015

By Ilia Baranov In this new Robots 101 series, we will be taking a look at how robots work, what makes designing them challenging, and how engineers at Clearpath Robotics tackle these problems. To ...

Teaching tykes to program robots

the National Science Foundation (NSF) 21 Apr 2015

Playgrounds are popular spaces for young children to play and learn. They promote exploration of the physical environment and motor and social skill development, allowing young children to be autonomo...

Software engineering principles

Robots for Roboticists 15 Apr 2015

I have often thought about what the proper software methodology should be for the various robots that I build. My thoughts have evolved over time as I have seen these tool work. While I do not have an...

Arduino for Makers #2: Deconstructing Arduino programs

Myke Predko 09 Apr 2015

In this new tutorial series, robotics educator and author Myke Predko introduces you to the basics of Arduino with simple projects that can be created in just a few minutes with inexpensive and easy-...

Hacking your 3D printer to make an air hockey robot

JJRobots 02 Apr 2015

[clear] I love hacking - i.e. modifying everyday items you already have at home or that can be purchased easily. And my daughter loves air hockey! This fun project combines standard RepRap 3D...

Clearpath and Christie demo 3D video game with robots

Clearpath Robotics 31 Mar 2015

[clear] By Ryan Gariepy For our recent “hack week” we teamed up with one of the most innovative visual technology companies in the world, Christie, to make a 3D video game with robots. H...

Dry vs wet, oil vs grease: Choosing the right lubrication for your robot

Robots for Roboticists 27 Mar 2015

In 2008, the Mars Science Laboratory's launch was delayed, in large part due to issues with lubrication. Lubrication can dramatically impact the performance of your system: improper lubrication ca...

MATLAB Robotics System Toolbox and ROS

Clearpath Robotics 26 Mar 2015

By Ilia Baranov Recently, Mathworks released a new toolbox for Matlab. This is exciting for a number of reasons: it includes everything from data analysis to coordination of multiple robots. In tod...

Toughbook: The super rugged laptop teardown

Robots for Roboticists 25 Mar 2015

In this post I tear down a Panasonic Toughbook CF-18 to see just what makes these computers so rugged....

ROS101: Creating your own RQT Dashboard

Clearpath Robotics 18 Mar 2015

By Martin Cote After working in the terminal, gazebo and RViz, it’s time for a change of pace. For this ROS101 tutorial we’ll be detailing the basics of creating your own rqt dashboard! A dash...

Ringo: An Arduino-powered robot bug for kids

Kevin King 13 Mar 2015

Ringo is a friendly pet robot bug based on the Arduino UNO that was inspired and co-designed by my 1st grade daughter Hailey and my 3rd grade son Parker, who are both already writing C code. We star...

Qualcomm to power high school robotics with Snapdragon

Andra Keay 13 Mar 2015

On March 11, FIRST® announced that its worldwide high school robotics competition, FIRST® Tech Challenge (FTC®), will be using the Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ processor as the platform for its robo...

Jibo’s coordinated expression mechanisms: Behind the scenes

Jibo 11 Mar 2015

In this development video, hosted by Jesse Gray & Matt Berlin of Team Jibo and the MIT Media Lab, we’ll discuss how Jibo uses movement, sound, LEDs, and screen graphics to communicate with peopl...

Arduino for Makers #1: Setting up a development station

Myke Predko 09 Mar 2015

In this new tutorial series, robotics educator and author Myke Predko will introduce you to the basics of Arduino with simple projects that can be created in just a few minutes with inexpensive and ea...

Developing trust in autonomous robots: Seminar with Michael Wagner

Robots for Roboticists 06 Mar 2015

I recently had the opportunity to hear a talk from a colleague that I have worked with many times over the years. The talk was all about how to build safe and robust systems - a critical topic that ...

New open source Turtlebot tutorial aims to bring robotic development to the masses

Mark Silliman 05 Mar 2015

Critical mass is required to start any revolution and robotics will be no different. The newly published open-source project learn.turtlebot.com is designed to introduce high school students and the w...

Selecting a camera and lens for your robot

Robots for Roboticists 26 Feb 2015

Choosing a camera can be confusing. It is important to determine your requirements, and then figure out how these can be achieved between the camera and the optics....

Arduino for Makers #0: Introduction to the series

Myke Predko 25 Feb 2015

New Master of Advanced Studies (MAS) in architecture and digital fabrication at ETHZ

NCCR Digital Fabrication (DFAB) 19 Feb 2015

In September a new Master of Advanced Studies (MAS) ETH in Architecture and Digital Fabrication will be offered by the Gramazio Kohler Research chair at ETH Zurich. This one-year, full-time program f...

Last chance to register for QUT’s ‘Intro to Robotics’ MOOC

EdCast 13 Feb 2015

Introduction to Robotics, taught by Professor Peter Corke of Queensland University of Technology, is an introduction to the exciting world of robotics and the mathematics and algorithms that underpin ...

Video: A day in the life of BeatBots’ Marek Michalowski

ConnectEd Studios 09 Feb 2015

At ConnectEd Studios we had the pleasure of visiting the workshop of Marek Michalowski, a co-founder of BeatBots. BeatBots is the robotic design studio behind the Keepon, and creates dynamic robotic ...

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