Smartibot
A few weeks back the KickStarter for the Smartibot was fulfilled. A colourful flat box arrived with the familiar robot, teabot and unicorn on the front. The motors and driver board were very similar to those that I’d used for
Posted in: Product Reviews
Materials: Cardboard
Tags: kit, robot
Chinese New Year 2013 – Year of the Water Snake
I’d like to wish you all a Happy Chinese New Year and may your year of the water snake be a prosperous and plentiful one. Here’s some robot water snakes for your edutainment. The observant of you might have spotted
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Tags: chinese new year, robot, water snake
Dr Octopus
Dr Bonser from the University of Reading made the papers this week after being awarded £649,000 to design eight arms that mimic the dexterity and control of an Octopus. The University is part of a consortium working on the “Octopus
Metal sculpture in brass, mounted on an 1800s French Coin
