Many groups at MIT work on robotics including the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and the MIT Media Lab, just to name a few.
Srs bidness. also see http://scolton.blogspot.com/p/robots.html#twitch
Imagine that you have a big box of sand in which you bury a tiny model of a footstool. A few seconds later, you reach into the box and pull out a full-size footstool: The sand has assembled itself into a large-scale replica of the model.
One of the challenges of making a PCB-based micro quadrotor has been vibrations in the relatively thin, flexible frame. To visualize the vibrations, I used a strobe light set to a frequency that is slightly higher or lower than the propeller RPM. More info on ...
Sometimes the fastest pathway from point A to point B is not a straight line: for example, if you're underwater and contending with strong and shifting currents.
Wireless battery charging and remote control via a Bluetooth-based smart-phone app gives this robot toy its appeal.
6.01 explores fundamental ideas in electrical engineering and computer science, in the context of working with mobile robots.
Nearly 300 middle and high school students from four schools worked in teams to address a complex engineering problem using remotely operated underwater vehicles they built themselves.
6.270 is a hands-on, learn-by-doing class open only to MIT students, in which participants design and build a robot that will play in a competition at the end of January.
6.270 is a hands-on, learn-by-doing class open only to MIT students, in which participants design and build a robot that will play in a competition at the end of January.
Strong enough to tow a car, Warrior is designed to be a jack-of-all-trades for military, police, and rescue services.
Recorded on 1/23/12
Recorded on 1/23/12
Recorded on 1/23/12
I tried balancing the props as well as I could using a new, better method. You can tell from the sound that they're still not perfect, but the improvement in hover stability allowed me to learn a new trick: hand launching.More info: http://scolton.blogspot.com/p/flying-things.html#4pcb
Boxie is a mobile interactive robotic camera built with the goal of actively capturing stories about its environment and the people within it.
This video demonstrates obstacle semi-autonomous obstacle avoidance and stability control of an unmanned ground vehicle.
More PCB quadrotor testing: - Square-root control law. - Learning to fly in Mode 4. (http://www.rc-airplane-world.com/image-files/rc-transmitter-mode-4.gif) - Bloopers. More info: http://scolton.blogspot.com/p/flying-things.html#4pcb
