I'm a fan of Lego robotics. I've written over half a dozen books on the Lego Mindstorms NXT robotic system, and tinkering and prototyping with the NXT just never gets old. (And there's a NEW system ...

[Photo: Paul Rea] I must have some 300-CDs and DVDs full of archived music, anime, and movies lying around. I know I should probably move the data over to hard drives before they degrade. But it’s a ...

If you enjoy using the Arduino platform and would like to create your very own self balancing robot, you might be interested in a new device called the Hippo-ADK which is Arduino based and can be used ...

Makeblocks, a company known for kid-friendly robotics and DIY hovercraft-drones, is launching a new gadget-building platform called Neuron. It's like Lego meets Littlebits-- you get over 30 blocks ...

Using the Raspberry Pi to create robots is nothing new. But a new product called BrickPi seeks to make building Pi-based robots easier than ever with an add-on board and case that connect the Pi to ...

An Italian designer has used Lego to a robot which can be wirelessly controlled with an exoskeleton;every movement Danny Benedettelli makes with his upper body, encased in the homemade exoskeleton, is ...

A cute Arduino robot has been created by Slant Robotics called the LittleBot which has been built to enable children to learn more about programming and robotics. The Arduino robot can be either ...

The world’s greatest open-source electronics platform, Arduinos are microcontrollers that make the creation of interactive electronic devices accessible to everyone. Open-source and user-friendly, ...

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