I'm looking to get a more precise motor control from my Legos. Currently the servo motor they provide have 90 clockwise and 90 counterclockwise, with 15 fixed positions. I'm looking to get 1/10 of a degree of accuracy in 0.1 seconds, and support up to 8 pounds. How would I go about this? I'm aware I could just scale up to full 360 degree using gear ratios but that would leave me with 7.5 degrees on each side (this is for a turret, definitive front so it has to go full on each side), which isn't sufficient for my 1/16 scale model.

Hi all, I'm new to robotics completely and have been given a Eufy robot vacuum that isn't required any more. I was wondering if there was any way I could use the parts or modify the machine to build my first robot. I'm not sure if it's possible to use the eufy electronics or if it's just a case of taking the components and starting again with an arduino or something. Thanks

As part of a small side project I'm trying to find publicly visible robot deployments in the SF Bay Area. Other than Waymo cars, Knightscope at Stanford & Valley Fair, and CafeX at SFO, what are your favorite visible robots out there?

Robotics breakthroughs often focus on advanced AI for perception, decision-making, and autonomy, but some argue that progress in hardware—like novel actuators, materials, or bio-inspired designs—is lagging behind. Are we putting too much emphasis on software, and could this imbalance limit the potential of robotics in fields like medicine, space exploration, or disaster recovery? How can the industry re-align to push both hardware and AI forward together?

Humanoid robots capture public imagination, but their complexity, cost, and limited functional advantages often make them impractical compared to specialized robots. Are we wasting resources trying to perfect humanoid designs, or could breakthroughs in AI, actuators, and materials eventually make them indispensable in industries like healthcare, manufacturing, or domestic assistance?

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I am a Mechanical Engineer, I did not dedicate myself to it, but to systems. I have a project a year ago, with a state agency backing, waiting list customers and investors.

It is a robotic milking arm, it differs from competitors in modular functionality and its insertion in south america.

If you have previously worked with Matlab, and Simulink, are eager to be part of a partnership and work with fun people, please write me and I will share my LinkedIn to talk.

I’m not cool enough to use it on my hardware, so please tell me about it?

Can I make a digital twin of any robot I can think to build, and train it, then load that control system into my actual robot - poof - dancing toaster bot? I know the digital twin thing is hard in and of itself.

Hi I’m interested in robotics but don’t know how to get into robotics what tools,books whatever are beginner friendly for someone that’s wants to get started in robotics?

I have a brand new straight out of the Box 2017 Jibo that has not been connected to the Internet it powers up cameras work everything works, except it’s prompting me for an QR code to get to the Internet and register the Jibo but the web sites are gone and I don’t know what to do to get the robot to work please can anybody help me.

Raibo2 from KAIST and Raion Robotics Inc. completes a full marathone run in 4 hours and 19 minutes, without recharing nor battery replacement. The robot can run for over 60km on a single battery charge

https://youtu.be/P8Tu_BCYbEQ?si=iBmRtN19Ztkv7lCp

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I am a robotics student . I am currently searching for a laptop under a budget of 1200 Euro . can any one suggest which one would be the best option.

hey there! i'm new to robotics and was asked to make a robot with ai integation for an project. i've never done that before and dont know where to start. i've looked into some Als that can be used to make the robot conversational and "smart" but i'm unsure which one would be best to use.

Hey yall I’ve been looking to start a robotics club at my school as a part of a bigger digital technologies initiative im doing.

One of the local science fairs have sumobot fights, so wondering if there’s any kits that are cheap, or any recommendations. We will be around 16-18 year olds.

Battlebot Challenge Rules

Sumobots must be fully built and tested before the competition Sumobots may be remote controlled (RC) or autonomous (self-contained, no remote controls) Sumobots shall not leave any part of its body behind while in the ring Sumobots shall not jump over, fly over, climb, scratch, cut, burn, mark, damage, or destroy other robots Sumobots shall not be larger, either in length or in width than 30 centimetres and mass (with batteries) 2000 grams Sumobots have no height restriction Sumobots will battle on a large sumo ring

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Anyone have experience making a diy stylus tip for robot tool end? I’ve tried conductive foam, some copper tape, sponge and they don’t seem to work too well. Some work when I hold it but not when on the robot. Any ideas?

Novice working with t-slotted aluminum extrusions. I need these ends to be threaded, which I was initially planning on cutting manually with tap, however the extrusion I have is shaped with this pattern inside. I assume the hardware exists to make this into a threaded hole, an insert of some sort, but I've had a very hard time finding one. Does anyone have any leads or experience with this kind of thing?
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I'm building a gantry robot for biomedical laboratory research and I'd like to add a camera to do imaging of sample plates. I need recommendations for a small (and hopefully not too expensive) camera module (1080p/2.1 Mp or greater, USB) that would be appropriate for imaging petri dishes from a distance of ~5-10 cm. To get nice HD pictures the imaging will probably be done by scanning and downstream stitching using python. My gantry setup is based on this - minus the parts specific to pick and place. I would be mounting the camera on one side of the X axis carriage facing down - the other side is being used for something else.

Hi guys, I would like to create a remote-controlled box and wheel for my school project. I have no experience in robotics and this is my first project, so I don't know what tools and parts are needed. The parameters for my project are the following

1. Able to carry a load of up to 20 kg
2. Rechargeable battery (can last up to 2 hours before the next charge)
3. Battery is able to be easily charged
4. Speed of about 7km/h
5. Able to move in all directions
6. The entire device cannot be too heavy

Could I know what parts and tools are needed to create this and where to find them? Any comments/suggestions will be greatly appreciated! I will also really appreciate any useful information other than those listed above (eg. Any tips for how to wire the system, considerations that have to be taken into account)

Just for some context I’m a high school junior looking to join my schools first robotics team with little experience in designing and coding. I’m somewhat familiar with making shapes on fusion. 360 but I’m unsure on how to progress from this part. Does anyone know any good tutorials that can help me learn how to design using fusion and some tips to start learning how to design an entire robot?

I would guess it was from MIT, but it could have been another robotics lab. The point of the book was that apparently "emotional" behavior -- friendship, loyalty, fear, anger -- were derivable from a fairly simple set of programmed directives related to survival. The author posited theoretically (and demonstrated empirically) a simple robot device with sensors, motion, and directives mapping to "feeding" or "reproduction," and let it loose in an arena of similar robots. There was simple feedback and the ability to "learn "-- probabilistic preferences built from histories of good/bad outcomes.

I believe I read the book around 1986 and may have picked it up from the MIT book store or the Harvard coop. I have it in my head it was locally sponsored research but that may be a fake memory.

Anyway, that's all I remember and lately, 40 years later, I'd like to grab a copy of the book and see if it was as interesting as I recall.

What am I describing?

Thank you all in advance!

Hi, I'm working on a project for University where we got quite a sum of money to build a robot. I volunteered now to select some computational hardware for the robot based on some requirements. But now I'm starting to really questioning my googling skills I can't find many SoM bords for Robotics that are above 8Gbs of ram and have some decent CPUs. How does one go about finding hardware for robots? are there any special sites or tricks? I for now decided to go with the Jetson Orin seeing as it provides a nice range regarding hardware capabilities that we will actually need. But neither AMD nor Qualcomm had something similar...