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1.) A diversity of devices
The range of robots goes far beyond R2-D2 to C3P0, as this year's World Maker Faire in New York City shows. The hacker-hobbyist gathering featured an eclectic mix from full-on humanoids programmed by engineering graduate students to motor-driven cardboard boxes and walking soda cans made by 4-year-olds. In between was a collection of bots, mostly costing well under $1,000, based on inexpensive electronics that are surprisingly easy to program.
2.) ArcBotics Hexy
This six-legged spider bot avoids obstacles by using a pair of ultrasonic sensors that function as its eyes. It can not only walk, but even dance. ArcBotics manufactures its own parts from laser-cut plastics and sells the kit for a modest $250. The Hexy is powered by Arduino, a circuit board favored by robot builders. It comes with a few moves (like dancing) pre-programmed, and you can add others with basic commands such as “rotate right 40 deg.” As users advance they can move on to more sophisticated programming using the Python language.
3.) Hubo
This humanoid bot, built at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, is extremely dexterous, with arms, hands and even fingers that move as freely as a human's. A half dozen are at universities in the United States as part of a learning project for developing software and hardware improvements. "You can check that your results make sense if everyone else around you has the same robot," said Ph.D. candidate Robert Ellenberg of the Drexel University Autonomous Systems Lab.
4.) AeroQuad Typhoon
While the military spends tens of thousands of dollars on robotic copters, hobbyists are building simpler models for a few hundred. This four-rotor bot starts at $450 (you must supply a battery and radio controller) and can be upgraded to six or eight propellers. Like most drones, it has a bevy of sensors to keep it level and a GPS that allows it to fly to any destination on its own. Adding $100 gets a video camera and transmitter — a no-brainer addition for the amazing footage and ability to pilot it remotely. In a competition sponsored by the U.S. military, a Typhoon flew 2 miles and landed on a roof to conduct mock surveillance
The range of robots goes far beyond R2-D2 to C3P0, as this year's World Maker Faire in New York City shows. The hacker-hobbyist gathering featured an eclectic mix from full-on humanoids programmed by engineering graduate students to motor-driven cardboard boxes and walking soda cans made by 4-year-olds. In between was a collection of bots, mostly costing well under $1,000, based on inexpensive electronics that are surprisingly easy to program.
2.) ArcBotics Hexy
This six-legged spider bot avoids obstacles by using a pair of ultrasonic sensors that function as its eyes. It can not only walk, but even dance. ArcBotics manufactures its own parts from laser-cut plastics and sells the kit for a modest $250. The Hexy is powered by Arduino, a circuit board favored by robot builders. It comes with a few moves (like dancing) pre-programmed, and you can add others with basic commands such as “rotate right 40 deg.” As users advance they can move on to more sophisticated programming using the Python language.
3.) Hubo
While the military spends tens of thousands of dollars on robotic copters, hobbyists are building simpler models for a few hundred. This four-rotor bot starts at $450 (you must supply a battery and radio controller) and can be upgraded to six or eight propellers. Like most drones, it has a bevy of sensors to keep it level and a GPS that allows it to fly to any destination on its own. Adding $100 gets a video camera and transmitter — a no-brainer addition for the amazing footage and ability to pilot it remotely. In a competition sponsored by the U.S. military, a Typhoon flew 2 miles and landed on a roof to conduct mock surveillance
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