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Ubtech’s latest educational, dancing robot is bigger and more lifelike

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There are plenty of educational coding robots, but few have moves like UBTECH's dancing robot MeeBot. UBTECH launched the JIMU build-your-own-bot kit for MeeBot in 2016. Today, the company unveiled MeeBot 2.0.

Make Your Own Robot with This DIY Kit

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Want to be able to say you actually built a robot? The SunFounder Nano DIY 4-DOF Robot Kit gives you everything you need to build your first robot for less than $50!

This fun and simple robot kit is equipped with two legs that you can program to walk, kick, or even dance. It’s compatible with the included SunFounder Nano board or an off-the-shelf Arduino Nano board and comes with a HC-SR04 ultrasonic ranging module, so it can detect and avoid obstacles. Even if you’ve never had any experience with programming, this kit comes with a visual programming toolkit, allowing any DIYer to start from scratch.

Create your very own robot this holiday season for just $49.99 in the Technabob Shop.

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Hexy: hands-on with the adorable, affordable hexapod (video)

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The Artisan's Asylum has a few guiding principles, one of which is anyone can "make." We assume one of the others is "you can never have too many hexapods." If Stompy, the giant rideable bot, is a bit much for you to handle (or store), then maybe Hexy is more your speed. He's got six legs and 20 servos, but at only $200, he's much cheaper than similar hexapod kits and, most importantly, more adorable. The bot is the brain child of Joseph Schlesinger, a resident at the Somerville hacker space who saw a need for a low-cost but serious robotics kit. Since hitting Kickstarter in May, his creation has raked in roughly $86,000 in pledges, far surpassing his original goal of thirteen grand. We swung by Joe's booth to get a taste of what exactly his hundreds of backers have bought into and to find out what's next for the budding bot entrepreneur.

Gallery: Hexy the hexabot hands-on

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Hexy: hands-on with the adorable, affordable hexapod (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 14 Jun 2012 18:41:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Insert Coin: Troller 1D, the transforming robot that won’t ruin your garden

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In Insert Coin, we look at an exciting new tech project that requires funding before it can hit production. If you'd like to pitch a project, please send us a tip with "Insert Coin" as the subject line.

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A crawling robot that, at the touch of a button, curls up into a wheel and rolls away sounds a bit Robots in Disguise, doesn't it? Still, that's what roboticist Toby Baumgartner needs your cold, hard cash to build. Troller 1D is the first prototype of the modular automaton that uses a series of servos to take it anywhere it needs to go -- but it's not ready yet. The project needs $2,600 to get better servos and add some WiFi and Accelerometer features that'll get the 'bot rolling without any assistance. Once perfected, you'll be able to buy a kit with everything you need to build your own and terrify the local wildlife / your children.

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Insert Coin: Troller 1D, the transforming robot that won't ruin your garden originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 17 May 2012 08:01:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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