NASA’s Mars Rovers are robots that have inspired many budding engineers around the world. [Nikodem Bartnik] had a particular fondness for them himself, and set out to build a miniature version of his very own. The Raspberry Pi Pico W is the brains of the operation, serving as both microcontroller and remote wireless link for control. …
With AI systems getting smarter every day, one might wonder if they might someday evolve into a sentient Skynet-like system and try to take over the world. We’re not sure how close we are to such a situation, but we do know that if the robot apocalypse were to happen, we would want to stay …
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Elephant Robotics released its latest Raspberry Pi (opens in a new tab)-powered robot, the first of its kind with dual arms. The bots six-jointed appendages move a 450g (9oz) weight through a 1/8 inches radius (280mm), and can be outfitted with hand grippers, hands with hand movements, and a suction pump. The MyBuddy 280 is …
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Most of the robot arms we see are cool but little more than toys. Usually, they use RC servos to do motion and that’s great for making some basic motion, but if you want something more industrial and capable, check out [Pavel’s] RR1 — Real Robot One. The beefy arm has six degrees of freedom powered …
I built a LEGO® Robot Pumpkin, using a Raspberry Pi and the new Build HAT that allows you to control the LEGO® Education kits. Raspberry Pi has a great tutorial for the face and you can then use an existing machine learning model to help your face recognize different objects and react to them. However …
Raspberry Pi enthusiasts or those interested in building their very own Raspberry Pi robot complete with vision arm might be interested in a new kit created by Hiwonder in the form of the MasterPi. The small robot is powered by a Raspberry Pi 4 mini PC and is equipped with mecanum wheels enabling it to manoeuvre on the spot. The open source robot features AI machine vision by OpenCV and …
High-accuracy motor commutation sensing, magnet free, total stray field immune for efficient and lightweight motor integration The new magnet-free IPS2200 inductive position sensor is featuring high accuracy and speed, total stray field immunity, and efficient motor integration in a thin and lightweight form factor. The IPS2200 is ideal for use as an absolute position sensor …
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[AndreaFavero] says that the CuboTino emphasizes simplicity and cost-savings over speed. However, solving the puzzle in about 90 seconds is still better than we can do. The plucky solver uses a Pi and a camera to understand what the cube looks like and then runs it through a solver to determine how to move. Watching the video …
If you can’t get enough of all the incredibly cool, but definitely just as creepy Boston Dynamics robot dogs, why not try to make your own? Of course, yours won’t be life-size, but with the Petoi Bittle DIY kit, you can build and code a palm-sized robot dog from scratch. Featured before, the Petoi Bittle is a Kickstarter-funded DIY kit …
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Makers and Raspberry Pi enthusiasts interested in building their very own high-tech garden might be interested to know that the latest MagPi magazine issue #117 is now available offering you ideas and inspiration on how you can build your own smart garden. The Raspberry Pi MagPi magazine is now available as a free digital download can be purchased as a print …
