Robot Inspiration Series #9: Construction Bots
EDIT : You can see a robot that does this sort of thing here.
This week's inspiration is somewhat advanced: construction robots. Can you make a robot that builds something, on its own, out of LEGOs? It doesn't have to be another robot, or even something very complicated. You could have a robot build a wall, for example. Or you could have a pallet of pieces, arranged in the right order, that a robot selects and puts together on a workspace.
You can see some (very) elaborate examples of construction robots in the Aircraft Factory and Car Factory. Obviously, you probably wouldn't make something like this, but maybe a small, simpler, version would be possible.
Let us know if you make one!
-Jonathan
P.S. See other posts in this blog series here.
This week's inspiration is somewhat advanced: construction robots. Can you make a robot that builds something, on its own, out of LEGOs? It doesn't have to be another robot, or even something very complicated. You could have a robot build a wall, for example. Or you could have a pallet of pieces, arranged in the right order, that a robot selects and puts together on a workspace.
You can see some (very) elaborate examples of construction robots in the Aircraft Factory and Car Factory. Obviously, you probably wouldn't make something like this, but maybe a small, simpler, version would be possible.
Let us know if you make one!
-Jonathan
P.S. See other posts in this blog series here.
Comments
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McA7EYFkbx0
Ian's incredible Pick and Place machines were what made me want to build my own, of which "PNP" is a weak version:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ZolqjEnhB4
There are probably lots more out there - but Ian's creations are really some of the most amazing in their speed, accuracy... and size.
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Brian Davis
-Jonathan