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Remarkable open-source builds — checked, explained and honestly judged.
76 projects
Build a drone that flies on just one motor
RoboticsFor expert builders
A 3D-printed tentacle that curls and bends like it is alive
RoboticsFor intermediate builders
You can now build a 17-joint robotic hand at home
RoboticsFor expert builders
A 16-year-old built a fully 3D printed robot arm
RoboticsFor expert builders
An old Roomba turned into a camera robot you drive from your phone
RoboticsFor intermediate builders
A homemade robot dog named after Spot spelled backwards
RoboticsFor expert builders
This tiny robot costs about 50 dollars in parts
RoboticsFor intermediate builders
Anki's dead robot just woke up again
RoboticsFor beginners
Old PS3 cameras now guide these drones
RoboticsFor advanced builders
You can build an Etch A Sketch that draws your photo by itself
RoboticsFor advanced builders
You can build a chessboard that plays against you by itself
RoboticsFor advanced builders
You can build a real Transformer you can ride
RoboticsFor expert builders
You can build a machine that bends wire into any shape
WorkshopFor advanced builders
You can build your own Onewheel, and it really rides
RoboticsFor advanced builders
You can build a robot that hangs from your ceiling and picks things up off the floor
RoboticsFor expert builders
You can build a robot boat swarm for lab research for 522 Canadian dollars a boat - or 317 each when you build ten
RoboticsFor advanced builders
You can build a 50-dollar open alternative to a 5,000-dollar drone navigation box
RoboticsFor advanced builders
You can build an open-source underwater research robot for 850 dollars
RoboticsFor expert builders
You can build the 2,500-dollar drone winch for 120 dollars, and it lifts 3 kg
RoboticsFor advanced builders
You can build the 17,950-dollar robot you drive with your eyes, for 632 dollars
RoboticsFor expert builders
MIT printed a hinge that feels its own bending - and no sensor gets added
Open-hardwareFor expert builders
OpenTOFLidar: a scanning laser rangefinder built from scratch for about 94 dollars in parts
RoboticsFor expert builders
A dead 3D printer's motors reborn as an off-road 4WD rover
RoboticsFor intermediate builders
MUR: an open-source underwater robot for research and exploration
RoboticsFor expert builders
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