The Robots have returned! MAKE Volume 27 features a special package with
robotics projects for every age and skill level. They play music; they
outwit your pets; they learn from their mistakes! In addition, we'll
show you how to build a special aquarium to keep jellyfish, create
pre-Edison incandescent lighting, spy via the internet, and make a
go-anywhere digital message board! All this and much, much more, in MAKE
Volume 27.
Some of the buildable bots you'll meet include:
- Yellow Drum Machine, which roves around looking for things to drum on,
then drums, records, and accompanies itself playing catchy rhythms
- Roomba Recon, Roomba robotic vacuum with a wireless router and webcam
on its back, programmed so you can drive it around your house and see
what it sees from a browser window anywhere
- The winning project from MAKE's Most Entertaining Robot contest
- Tiny Robots made from common electronics components.
The special Robots section will also include a roundup of hobby robotics
highlights, and a Primer on using the EZ-Robot controller board to turn
any animatronic toy into a fully controllable robot that recognizes
faces and responds to voice commands.