A Robotics Infrastructure for the Experimenter: Hardware Accessories
by Bryan Bergeron
in Mind / Iron
What you need hardware-wise when you’re setting up a robotics lab.
July/August 2018
Servo Magazine
Features
Roboticists at UC Berkeley Build a Pint-Sized Rescue Robot
Meet Salto: The “most vertically agile” robot, capable of jumping better than humans.
Using the Maker’s Tool Works Create Express to 3D print your creations
Review of the MTW Create Express 3D printer.
Adventures in Laser Center Finding — Part 2
Details on how a fixed mount laser alignment scheme works and can be easily implemented.
Massachusetts Army National Guard Takes the Lead with the Urban Search & Rescue Competition
by Cody White
The Robotics: Urban Search & Rescue (USAR) competition is a SkillsUSA event for high school and postsecondary teams that the Army National Guard is helping to bring to schools.
Ultrasonic Radar Refresher — Part 4
by Dan Harres ,Max Harres
Tutorial on active sensing with ultrasonic radar.
Columns
Twin Tweaks
by Bryce Woolley, Evan Woolley
Troublemaker: Unretired and Extremely Dangerous
Could our now 17 year old bot still be competitive in 2018?
Then and Now
by Tom Carroll
The Biggest Challenges in Robotics
According to a recent survey, these 10 areas represent the biggest challenges for roboticists.
Robytes
by Jeff Eckert, Jenn Eckert
Stimulating Robot Tidbits (07.2018)
Stimulating tidbits on the latest happenings in robotics for consumers, universities, professionals, and everything else in between.
Combat Zone
Fachan: A Dangerous Fairyweight — Part 1: Design
by Pete Smith
Designing a Fairyweight version of my Beetleweight and Antweight combat robot kits.
Motor City Massacre Spring 2018
in The Combat ZoneResults of the Michigan Combat Robot Organization's first event was Motor City Massacre Spring 2018.
Meet RoboBears: A Collegiate Team Entering the World of Combat Robotics
in The Combat ZoneUC Berkeley provides a new platform for students interested in robotics.