April 2013
Intermediate to advanced
160 pages
6h 34m
English
This is MAKE’s third issue featuring robots, after Volume 06 in 2006 and Volume 27 in 2011. So, what’s changed in robots in that span of time from a maker’s perspective?
Those issues focused on the playful side of DIY robotics: robots as toys or pets, robots that entertain. But bot builders are also getting serious. Like many makers, they’re evolving from hobbyist to professional. As hardware becomes ever more sophisticated and less expensive, as maker communities grow (both online and off) and offer better advice and collaboration, and as crowdfunding boosts good ideas from prototype to product, all forms of maker innovation are benefiting.
In the robotic realm, there’s no better example than ...