Tiny Robot
Tiny Robot
Thursday, 3 May 2012
Tuesday, 6 March 2012
Monday, 23 January 2012
MouseBot works and seeks the light!
Jamie and Howard tested their Mousebot while at the London Model Engineering Show, Alexander Palace. The mouse worked perfectly.
We found a large open space and, managing to avoid the public, Jamie chased the Bot around the floor around a touch, and the robot responded to his commands.
We then let the Bot loose and it neatly turned towards the light at the end of the corridor and darted for the open door.
We forgot to take our camera to the event, so pictures of the MouseBot in action will have to wait until next time. Jamie tells me there is a large hall at his school. I think this would be the perfect place for some new tests.
We found a large open space and, managing to avoid the public, Jamie chased the Bot around the floor around a touch, and the robot responded to his commands.
We then let the Bot loose and it neatly turned towards the light at the end of the corridor and darted for the open door.
We forgot to take our camera to the event, so pictures of the MouseBot in action will have to wait until next time. Jamie tells me there is a large hall at his school. I think this would be the perfect place for some new tests.
Saturday, 26 November 2011
Sail Robots
There is something very exciting about the idea of launching a sail robot. A sail robot is a sail boat that crosses large expanses of water, e.g. large lakes, oceans, steering all by itself. What shore or bay might the sail robot visit? What creatures will it encounter on its journey? Where will it put down its anchor? Or will it be lost to the "Davy Jones"? We need to find out more. One day, we might build a boat like this and track it across the ocean using satellites.
Learn more here
Learn more here
Sunday, 20 November 2011
Thursday, 1 September 2011
Beanbots video presented by Bre Pettis
Bre Pettis is the founder of MakerBot Industries, the company that is bringing the exciting new field of 3D Printing to the hobbyist market. Here, he is inspiring us to build Beanbots, solar-powered minibots that move and seek out light to re-charge themselves.
Sunday, 7 August 2011
Junk Bot Mk1
Take a pile of old computers, CD drives, historic mobile phones, broken digital cameras and other e-junk. Take it all apart. Add in a couple of keen Robobuilders (Jamie and Lauren, ably assisted by cousin Oliver) and what do you get?
Junk Bot Mk1!
The wheeled base and camera support rod was designed by Jamie. Jamie and Lauren then joined PARS at the Hackspace, glue gun in hand. We think its a pretty cool robot.
Pictures from the construction of Junk Bot Mk1:
Junk Bot Mk1!
The wheeled base and camera support rod was designed by Jamie. Jamie and Lauren then joined PARS at the Hackspace, glue gun in hand. We think its a pretty cool robot.
Pictures from the construction of Junk Bot Mk1:
Saturday, 28 May 2011
Mouse Bot is ready for testing
We have built a Mouse Bot and the Mouse Bot is ready for testing.
Jamie and Howard now have to find a large flat open space in which to test the Mouse Bot ....because this robot moves fast, and we do mean fast! A school hall would be ideal, or a large living area, out of which all furniture is removed. Even that might not be big enough. The Mouse Bot responds to and follows light! So we will need a nice bright torch as well.
Jamie and Howard now have to find a large flat open space in which to test the Mouse Bot ....because this robot moves fast, and we do mean fast! A school hall would be ideal, or a large living area, out of which all furniture is removed. Even that might not be big enough. The Mouse Bot responds to and follows light! So we will need a nice bright torch as well.
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