Author Archives: ryan

Our Newest Robot: Boxbot

Posted on March 15, 2010 by ryan

We’re take rapid prototyping to a bigger scale with the MDF fiberboard Boxbot. Jason, our newest Cellbot contributor, designed the entire thing using Google SketchUp, and then cut up $10 worth of fiberboard on a CNC ShopBot. He built it … Continue reading →

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Neon Green Acrylic Truckbot Preview

Posted on March 9, 2010 by ryan

Using the same CAD design as the cardboard Truckbot, we printed one out of neon green acrylic. Continue reading →

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Welcome Wired Readers!

Posted on March 5, 2010 by ryan

Our Android cellbots were featured in Wired’s Gadget Lab blog today — welcome Wired.com readers. Continue reading →

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Inexpensive Android Arduino Truckbot

Posted on February 27, 2010 by ryan

One of the main reasons for using cell phones as part of robots is to drive down costs. Today’s phones come with wi-fi, cellular connections, Bluetooth, GPS, touch sensing, accelerometers, magnetometers, displays, microphones, speakers, and cameras. They are now being … Continue reading →

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Android powered Arduino tankbot in action

Posted on February 26, 2010 by ryan

Our very first moving cellbot running on Android is the Tankbot. Continue reading →

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