diy projects
Robot Poker Chips and Heated Dice: Engineering a Casino Cheat
Mark Rober invited makers to beat his casino with hardware. A self-driving poker chip, wax-loaded dice and a wearable card counter were the result.
arduino
Arduino VENTUNO Q Runs a Vision Model on a Robot Arm
A $299 Arduino VENTUNO Q runs a vision-language-action model on-board, teaching an SO-101 robot arm to pick and place from just 50 demonstrations.
esp32 & esp8266
Petoi’s Quaddle Is a Foldable ESP32-S3 Quadruped Robot for $99
Petoi packed omnidirectional walking into four servos and an ESP32-S3, then made the legs fold flat. Here is what the $99 Quaddle can actually…
robotics
Bird-Inspired Drone Perches Using 9 Touch Sensors, No Camera
TU Delft's drone finds a branch with nine one-bit touch sensors instead of a camera, hitting a 99% perch rate even when its position…
esp32 & esp8266
This Desktop WALL-E Robot Runs on an ESP32-S3 and Talks Back
Seven servos, two 12V track motors and an ESP32-S3 turn a WALL-E replica into a desk robot that holds a conversation and names what…
diy projects
An ATmega Robot Arm That Serves Badminton Shuttlecocks
A Denso VS050 arm, a pneumatic grabber and two silicone-rimmed discs turn a solo badminton drill into a robotics build you can scale down.
diy projects
Wireless ESP32 Bike Brakes: ABS From Car Door Lock Actuators
A fat-bike brake with no cable at all: ESP32 nodes talking over ESP-NOW drive car door lock actuators, unlocking ABS and an adjustable bite…
news & releases
Microduck: A $399 Open-Source Biped Robot for Physical AI Labs
A 25 cm biped with 15 degrees of freedom, an 8x8 ToF LiDAR and a $399 preorder price. Here is what Microduck offers student…
news & releases
NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano 2 Packs 78 TOPS Into a 15-Watt Board
Double the inference of the Orin Nano Super at 78 TOPS, plus 40 percent less power in 15-watt mode. What NVIDIA's new Jetson means…
robotics
Ice Dart: The Drone That Spikes Itself Onto a Drifting Iceberg
Canadian roboticists built a quadcopter that lands on slippery icebergs, drives retractable spines into the ice, and hangs on at a 60-degree tilt.
news & releases
NVIDIA Retires Jetson Xavier: What ECE Students Should Buy Now
NVIDIA set a July 2027 end of life for every Jetson Xavier module. Here is what that means for your capstone build, and which…
raspberry pi
HIRO Gen 2: A Raspberry Pi Pico 2 Spider Robot Kit You Wire Yourself
Takamori Robot's HIRO Gen 2 moves to the RP2350 Pico 2, with four SG-90 servos, an MPU-6050 IMU and wiring you do yourself in…