After getting a knife from Lowe's, I was able to cut the plastic for the HomeBot. However, I didn't stop there. I got a hairdryer and then powered it up on full heat, and this enabled me to bend the plastic to any shape. After I bent the plastic pieces with pliers, I used cold water so they wouldn't bend back to it's original shape. The photo below shows the two pieces that I'm talking about. These are going to house the motors for the brush roll. Thanks for reading and the video above shows the progress being made!
HomeBot update
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Category domestic
fpsrussia shows off new quadrotor with a mounted machine gun
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Military warfare is obviously going to change after being introduced to robots. In the video above, it shows fpsrussia controlling a quadrotor with a machine gun attached to it. However, if you have an expensive amount in robotics then you can probably tell this is fake. First off, universities are still experimenting with these robots. It's also hard to believe that this is able to be stable while carrying the gun, let alone firing it. Also, I think we would have seen this on the military channel before seeing it by a YouTuber posing to be a Russian. Overall, I think the concept is awesome, but realistically this is just CGI and animation.
Warning: video contains some language so be advised
Category military
President Obama gives the Sphero robotic ball a try
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Today, on YouTube I found a new video uploaded by gosphero. It's simply called, "President Obama Drives Sphero the Robotic Ball." Literally, but don't take my word for it, see for yourself!
SimpleBotics Domestic Robot is Currently in Progress
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When people think of robots, they tend to think of machines doing there work. Well, I don't blame them. Who wouldn't want that? That's exactly why we have started to develop our first domestic robot. Currently we are using plastic for the body (a precise band saw will be cutting for us), and we plan on this robot to be simple, aesthetic , and analog. So far, we have come up with the sensors, how it'll clean, it's design, and the name. Thanks for reading and please comment below by recommending a good name for this robot. As of now it will be called HomeBot.
Category domestic
My Favorite Robotics Blogs
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With all those robotics blogs out there, it can be hard on picking which one to visit often to stay updated. So I have created a list. A list of ten robotics blogs (excluding mine, because that would be unfair), and I hope you find one that's suits your wants and needs.
1. http://www.botjunkie.com/
2. http://gizmodo.com/tag/robots
3. http://www.gorobotics.net/
5. http://robotzeitgeist.com/
6. http://robotgrrl.com/blog/
7. http://www.robots-dreams.com/
8. http://robots.net/
9. http://www.roboticstrends.com/
10. http://www.robotcafe.com/
Category robots related
New "Robo-Cops" in Korea will help guard prisons
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We've all dreamed of it, and yes I mean robots doing our work. Well, at least some work. As a result of this, Korean robots will be guarding curtain prisons in South Korea next spring. There job will obviously be to patrol the area and be sure that no prisoners escape. However that's not all they will be doing according to BBC news. With with a range of cameras and sensors, these bots will be able to detect inmate violence an conflict. There are also five feet tall and have four wheels that help them get around with ease. This is to ensure that no one, in any way, will sneak past the "robo-cops." I don't think that's the official name, by that's what I call them. Thanks for reading be sure to check out, http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-15893772 for more info.
Category robots related



