Jay is all about building robots “on the cheap,” using simple materials that you can find around your house. Cardboard, beverage caps, whatever- if it’s laying around and not needed, it’s fair game for becoming the next robot part for one of Jay’s creations.
Jay’s current project uses a Snapple cap.
You see, Jay sits near me at the Digilent Office. I am constantly intrigued by what he is up to, and am often posting pictures of what he, and the other interns, are creating on our Instagram and Twitter pages.
Jay is so good at coming up with ideas that he has a series called For Cheap Robots, and he is frequently featured on Instructables.
Motor controllers, wheels, chassis, and arms; Jay has a myriad of solutions for any DIY’er that’s a little light in the wallet for creating something new.
But in order to put all these parts to good use, any robot (even cheap ones!) needs a brain. If you don’t have a development board yet, but are interested in building your own robot, check our our robotics page at the Digilent Store: https://digilent.com/shop/all-products/robotics/.
Our Digilent robotic platforms include a board and the basics to get you started.
Digilent’s robotic platforms are open source, so you can use some of Jay’s ideas to add features to your robot! If 3D printing interests you, we also have a host of part available on Repables.
To see more posts about Digilent’s line of robotic platforms and our open source parts, here are some links for you to enjoy and share!
https://digilent.com/blog/index.php/open-source-srkline-robot/
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