Category Archives: Robotics


DIY Soldering Robot

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The DIY Soldering Robot was an ongoing project of Brian Dorey for a while and now he has just been able to finish it and test it with some real-world soldering. The DIY soldering robot which we have been building in our spare time over the past few months is now working and we have been able to solder some test Raspberry Pi expansion board headers with the machine. Before starting on this robot we looked at the various commercial soldering systems that are available.  Wave soldering machines would have been impractical as the connector is on the top side

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Motion Sensing Pumpkin Vibrobot

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Mechanical Engineer and K-12 STEM educator, Ben Finio, has designed this kid-friendly motion sensing pumpkin Bot, which could be a fun project to make for the next Halloween. The thing I liked the most about this PumpkinBot is its simplicity and microcontroller-free design. His motion-sensing bot uses a passive infrared (PIR) sensor attached in front of the pumpkin to detect motion. Three toothbrush heads are glued underneath the PumpkinBot to give it a stable tripod. When a motion is sensed, it triggers the robot’s LED eyes and a DC motor attached on its back. A wine cork fixed to the

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3-D printed walking robot

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One of the most interesting applications of 3-D printing technology is building customized robot parts. It allows makers to design their own parts on a computer using affordable tools and convert the design into an actual physical product in just a few hours. Randy’s 3-D printed walking robot is a great example of 3-D printing robot parts for rapid prototyping and implementation of your ideas. The robot uses two standard servos for locomotion and are controlled by Arduino. The author also shares his 3-D printer design files and Arduino sketch to the public.

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Noodle: A new robotic sensing project using Raspberry Pi

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Noodle is a Raspberry Pi based prototype machine that has capabilities of sensing the surrounding space with its audio and video sensors, and of reacting to the sensed activities in the vicinity. The Noodle can respond with words, images, and sounds, and can also be programmed to take decisions, if required. The Noodle is Wifi-enabled and uses a camera and a microphone for visual and audio sensing. This instructable describes the construction of Noodle, including setting up the Raspberry Pi, connecting all the electronics, and creating the enclosure. While Noodle is currently in an early stage with the basic framework

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