Ciminyjicket created a great robot costume that can be made from scrap wood, cardboard, and PVC pipe. The effect is really great. Here are the build notes… Uploaded to YouTube by criminyjicket http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHGtiRo7_gc Retrieved Tuesday 4th October 2011 9:28 am…
Tag: Robots
Robot Building for Beginners (Book)
Robot Building for Beginners, Second Edition continues on the tradition and the sales success of original first edition. Written by David Cook, this book will get any hobbyist – from alpha geek to consumer hobbyist and explorer – started in…
Hard to Believe this Robot Is not Human (Video)
This is from the first test of the Geminoid. The first hint of a smile triggers immediate response. The people laughing in the background are the designers, who at this point have worked on the robot for months, and here…
Robotic Snake Climbs a Tree
Researchers at Carnegie Mellon’s Biorobotics Lab have designed and built a robotic snake that can crawl, roll, wind and even climb like a real snake. Watching the video, it is hard to believe that the robot is not alive.