While building robotics projects, the importance of controllers and motors cannot be overstated. These components are the heart and soul of any robotic system, providing the necessary control and ...

[Esther Rietmann] and colleagues built a Telepresence Robot to allow work at home teammates to have a virtual, but physical presence in the office. A telepresence robot is like a tablet mounted on a ...

What if your childhood Tamagotchi could step off the screen and into the real world? Imagine a tiny robot, complete with blinking eyes and lifelike movements, responding to your voice and following ...

Some Raspberry Pi projects are just too interesting to scroll past and this is definitely one of those projects. Maker and developer Dominic LeBeouf has created a really cool Pi-powered robot that ...

The Leap controller is one of those gadgets that is probably better for its cool factor rather than its practicality. The time of flight optical sensor reads gestures, but it is hardly a substitute ...

Thanks to Adafruit for flagging this one: a home-built (physical) virtual pet, using a Raspberry Pi. The Gadget Master Supreme is Will Cogley and as well as building the manoeuvrable device he is also ...

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