http://www.meshly.com/popular/tag/robotics/ Meshly Channel feed for all Fri, 05 Dec 2008 02:15:29 +0000 http://www.meshly.com/ en http://www.meshly.com/post/radio_controlled_hamster_ball http://www.meshly.com/post/radio_controlled_hamster_ball#comments Thu, 03 Jan 2008 01:53:53 +0000 jason
"This was created as a proto-type for the Swarm Burning Man Project. It consists of an 11" hamster ball from the pet store, a Tamiya worm gear 
power unit, and standard R/C radio, servo and speed controller."

]]> http://www.meshly.com/post/8_watt_pc_ideal_for_robotics http://www.meshly.com/post/8_watt_pc_ideal_for_robotics#comments Tue, 04 Dec 2007 23:47:45 +0000 stella
]]> http://www.meshly.com/post/super_soldier_exo_skelton_reality http://www.meshly.com/post/super_soldier_exo_skelton_reality#comments Mon, 26 Nov 2007 16:31:17 +0000 dannis
]]> http://www.meshly.com/post/transforming_r2_droid_robot http://www.meshly.com/post/transforming_r2_droid_robot#comments Wed, 07 Nov 2007 20:16:38 +0000 jason
Here's a link to the video. Check out how it's able to transform to and from biped and 3 wheel mode.

]]> http://www.meshly.com/post/robot_morphs_to_look_like_anyone http://www.meshly.com/post/robot_morphs_to_look_like_anyone#comments Wed, 19 Sep 2007 02:56:24 +0000 stella
]]> http://www.meshly.com/post/google_launches_20_million_lunar_x_prize http://www.meshly.com/post/google_launches_20_million_lunar_x_prize#comments Thu, 13 Sep 2007 19:03:05 +0000 jason
See also, "How to Win $20 Million":
http://www.wired.com/special_mul...

]]> http://www.meshly.com/post/the_60_milligram_robotic_fly http://www.meshly.com/post/the_60_milligram_robotic_fly#comments Fri, 20 Jul 2007 20:30:46 +0000 jason
"A life-size, robotic fly has taken flight at Harvard University. Weighing only 60 milligrams, with a wingspan of three centimeters, the tiny robot's movements are modeled on those of a real fly. While much work remains to be done on the mechanical insect, the researchers say that such small flying machines could one day be used as spies, or for detecting harmful chemicals."

]]> http://www.meshly.com/post/mr_woos_homemade_robots http://www.meshly.com/post/mr_woos_homemade_robots#comments Thu, 31 May 2007 20:05:20 +0000 jason
]]> http://www.meshly.com/post/webcam_laser_rangefinder http://www.meshly.com/post/webcam_laser_rangefinder#comments Mon, 07 May 2007 20:31:27 +0000 jason
You adjust the laser to be parallel with the camera, but a few inches away. Then, you can measure how far the visible dot is from the camera's center to calculate the distance. Further from center = closer to object.

It's sort of like binocular distance estimation with a single camera!

]]> http://www.meshly.com/post/jeminioid_is_a_japanese_humanod_resembling_his_creator http://www.meshly.com/post/jeminioid_is_a_japanese_humanod_resembling_his_creator#comments Thu, 26 Apr 2007 19:04:28 +0000 fthiery
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