My Favorite Product…
As I am sure many hackers, hobbyists, and tinkerers can agree, writing a program and seeing the results can be a fun experience. What I find particularly fun, though, is …
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Come and Visit Us at ASEE in Seattle for Learning & Games!
Digilent is bringing fun and games to ASEE in Seattle. Don’t miss the chance to meet with us and get a sneak peek at what’s coming in the near future from Digilent.
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The Return of Susan, the Line-Following Pig
During Robot week, we thought we would bring back one of the first robots we featured — Susan the Line-Following Pig. Susan was made for a class at WSU and was made using the Motor Robot Kit (MRK Basic).
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The Amazing Line-Following Robot Brothers
Here at Digilent, we believe that makers are learners! This means that we want people to take our stuff, and make something new from it. One great example is what this blog post is about– the line-following robots! One of our community members made an alternate, 3D-printable design for our base plate!
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Guest Tutorial for IntoRobotics!
Howdy! It’s been a while since I’ve posted anything new to my For Cheap Robots series, but that doesn’t mean I’ve been idle, far from it actually! I’ve recently been offered the chance to write a guest article for another robotics blog called IntoRobotics! I’d like to show all of you how to use the For Cheap Robots tutorial to make a simple, line-following robot of your very own.
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Susan the Line-Following Pig – MakerSpace Edition
A while ago, I introduced Susan the line-following pig in this blog post. Since then, Susan has garnered a lot of interest from her appearances at ASEE and in various other blog posts. A couple of weeks ago, we held a hardware MakerSpace featuring Susan. We had employees from sales and engineering together putting together the kits. Susan is built off of the MRK + Line Robot Kit that you can view or purchase here, if you’re interested in making a line-following robot of your own.
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