We have reached critical mass.
The exhibitors are becoming (and I
don’t mean this in a bad way) more
corporate; that is to say, the robots
are finally where the computers were
in the ‘70s — almost ready for prime
time. Almost ready for real consumer
applications. Almost ready for Total
World Domination! Don’t just be a
spectator, participate!
Finally, I’d like to give a mention
to my favorite robot at Maker Faire:
“InMoove” (Figure 17). I saw this
robot roaming around a couple of
times and couldn’t help but be
entranced by its fluid motion and
uncanny human appearance. I believe
this is the end game in robot design
because ultimately, we are building a
model of ourselves — our progeny, our
future. One of the HomeBrew
Robotics Club members (Wes Thierry)
has already built the arm (Figure 18)
and I notice a number of InMoov
humanoids on the InMoov website.
Open source and robotics are a
match made in heaven as no one
individual or one company master all
the intricacies of diversities involved.
And so it begins ... the next 10
years. SV
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Figure 16. Creeping around outside the
buildings was another giant robot called "Tin
Spider." This arachnid can also be found
crawling around at Burning Man.
Photo Credit: Robots-Dreams.com.
Figure 17. My favorite robot at
Maker Faire: "Inmoov" — the first
life size 3D printed open source
humanoid in the world.
Figure 18. An
InMoov arm —
printed and
assembled by
HBRC member,
Wes Thierry.
Online Resources
Ubiquity Robotics
http://ubiquityrobotics.com/
The Best of Maker Faire Bay Area 2015
http://spectrum.ieee.org/view-from-the-valley/robotics/diy/eyecatching-exhibits-at-
maker-faire-bay-area-2015-
Meccano Maker System
www.meccano.com/meccanoid/
“Cute and Scary Robots We Saw at
San Francisco's Big Annual Gathering
of Tech Tinkerers”
www.businessinsider.com/the-very-cute-
and-very-scary-robots-of-maker-faire-2015-
5#rocky-the-pirate-is-also-known-to-jam-to-
death-metal-as-part-of-the-black-mast-group-verdict-scary-talented-dancers- 14
R2: Robonaut
http://robonaut.jsc.nasa.gov/
Meet Roy
http://roytherobot.com/
DFRobot: Drive the Future
www.dfrobot.com/
Meet Romibo
http://origamirobotics.com/
Mira looking around
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfqpomYA8es
I built a robot in my garage to compete
in the DARPA Robotics Challenge
http://makezine.com/2014/05/30/i-built-a-
robot-my-garage-to-compete-in-the-darpa-robotics-challenge/
Petey the Parrot promotional
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZV7JpwbW4ww
Robot Dance Party
http://robotdanceparty.org/
Robot Army Starter Kit
www.kickstarter.com/projects/1984252088/
robot-army-starter-kit/description
Car no match for 15 foot fighting MegaBot
http://makezine.com/2015/05/17/car-no-
match-15-foot-fighting-megabot/
Tin Spider is a 13 foot rideable robot
with 12 legs
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5TLYFBt0mKY
Welcome to OpenROV
www.openrov.com/
InMoov
www.inmoov.fr/
