Georgia Tech physicist Daniel Goldman (left) and graduate student Jeffrey Aguilar examine
a simple robot built to study the dynamics of jumping.
Not exact matches
His own description for himself is
simpler: «I'm just a guy who likes to
build robots.»
In particular, Google's Maker Camp encourages students to engage in practical but fun activities, like
building small
robots or coding
simple programs.
Our
robot is literally a molecular
robot constructed of atoms just like you can
build a very
simple robot out of Lego bricks.
To start, mechanical engineering grad student Jeffrey Aguilar
built a
simple hopping
robot.
With that in mind, Full teamed up with Stanford University's Center for Design Research to
build Sprawl, a small six - legged
robot with a sensor antenna and a
simple course - correcting algorithm.
«You can get really far with
simple robots,» says Kirstin Petersen, who designed and
built them as part of Harvard University's termite - inspired TERMES project.
Collaborating with the Institute for Human and Machine Cognition in Florida, Buffinton's team has
built a partial bipedal
robot (torso, legs, and feet) that could soon walk over
simple obstacles, allegedly with better balance than a person.
Armed with that
simple concept, the team
built a one - legged
robot capable of crawling, and moved up in complexity as they added a second and then a third leg, allowing the
robot to stand on its own.
Instead, the computer scientists created blueprints for the
buildings they designed and then worked backward to translate it into
simple, specialized traffic rules that the
robots could use.
Daffy Duck, he ain't; in fact, he's a boy
robot of few words and
simple ideas, but he has pluck, and cannons
built into his chest and butt.
You don't have to
build really elaborate
robots, they're very
simple, but you use the sensors quite a bit.
Lego Mindstorms is a great tool to teach robotics, as it involves the familiar format of
building with Legos and is paired with a
simple computer software that young students can use to program a
robot.
«
Building blocky
robots, using
simple textures, and going with an arena format was a conscious, strategic decision,» James says.
With programmable
robot arms you'll
build alchemy machines that are more or less efficient at the transmutation task put before you, and there's an amazing number of ways to succeed —
simple parts and
simple instructions can produce some not - so -
simple machines.
UBTech's Jimu
robot kits are among the best, thanks to their fantastic
build quality, powerful mobile app and dead -
simple build instructions.