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Projects

Remarkable open-source builds — checked, explained and honestly judged.

76 projects

Build a drone that flies on just one motorFULL CAD

Build a drone that flies on just one motor

RoboticsFor expert builders

A 3D-printed tentacle that curls and bends like it is aliveNO CAD FILES

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 homeFULL CAD

You can now build a 17-joint robotic hand at home

RoboticsFor expert builders

A 16-year-old built a fully 3D printed robot armNO CAD FILES

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 phoneNO CAD FILES

An old Roomba turned into a camera robot you drive from your phone

RoboticsFor intermediate builders

A homemade robot dog named after Spot spelled backwardsFULL CAD

A homemade robot dog named after Spot spelled backwards

RoboticsFor expert builders

This tiny robot costs about 50 dollars in partsFULL CAD

This tiny robot costs about 50 dollars in parts

RoboticsFor intermediate builders

Anki's dead robot just woke up againNO CAD FILES

Anki's dead robot just woke up again

RoboticsFor beginners

Old PS3 cameras now guide these dronesFULL CAD

Old PS3 cameras now guide these drones

RoboticsFor advanced builders

You can build an Etch A Sketch that draws your photo by itselfFULL CAD

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 itselfFULL CAD

You can build a chessboard that plays against you by itself

RoboticsFor advanced builders

You can build a real Transformer you can rideFULL CAD

You can build a real Transformer you can ride

RoboticsFor expert builders

You can build a machine that bends wire into any shapeFULL CAD

You can build a machine that bends wire into any shape

WorkshopFor advanced builders

You can build your own Onewheel, and it really ridesFULL CAD

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 floorFULL CAD

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 tenFULL CAD

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 boxFULL CAD

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 dollarsFULL CAD

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 kgFULL CAD

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 dollarsFULL CAD

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 addedNO CAD FILES

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 partsFULL CAD

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 roverFULL CAD

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 explorationFULL CAD

MUR: an open-source underwater robot for research and exploration

RoboticsFor expert builders

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