New Product – The VRM
Kaitlyn introduces the Digilent voltage regulator module!
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Build a Robot with Household items: For Cheap Robots Series
When it comes to homebrew robotics, buy the brain but build the brawn… with Jay’s cheap robot series!
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DIY Robotic Arms and the chipKIT uC32
Learn to build different types of robotic arms!
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Open Source Hardware Summit 2015: Post Summit
A few weekends ago, Digilent said a brief goodbye to the semi-sunny skies of Pullman and headed out to Philadelphia for the 2015 Open Source Hardware Summit!
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3D Open Source Changing People’s Lives One Handshake at A TIme
Making a tangible difference with open source robotics.
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NI Week: The Expo Floor (and Other Cool Things)
From Flying Dart Boards to Self-Balancing Copters, Josh takes us through some of his favorite demos from this years NI Week.
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Announcing the Robotics Open Hardware Initiative
Love designing parts for robots? Do you love open hardware? Digilent has a fun summer giveaway for you!
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Recapping the Week: July 19-25
What do you have planned this weekend? We’re getting ready for NI Week, when half our team will be down in Austin for a time of educational fun. We’re also extremely excited about our Robotics Open Hardware Initiative!
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Building the Jousting Robots
Whats the only thing cooler than robots equipped with weapons?? TWO robots with weapons. Jousting.
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Throwback Thursday: A History of Robots
How did we get from Archytas’ mechanical bird propelled by steam to today’s more complex robots (like our beloved Susan, the line-following pig)? Time, technology, and creativity provide a path.
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Turbo Strikes Back
In a contest between robot and human…the robot won (at least this round). Breaking one of Asimov’s Laws of Robotics, our normally friendly Turbo managed to get in a hit at one of our interns last week when she was troubleshooting.
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Throwback Thursday: The Original Cerebot Line
You’re probably familiar with our chipKIT Pro MX7 and MX4 by now. But how did this line of microcontrollers get its start?
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The “For Cheap Robots” Series for Cheap Robots!
Robotics isn’t always immediately accessible. There are kits and tutorials, and a huge community built up around robotics, but it’s still an expensive hobby to get into. Many cheap robotics platforms can cost upwards of a hundred dollars, which can seem overwhelming when you’re young and just getting started. That’s why I started a series on Instructables dedicated to using cheap materials and an arts-and-crafts mentality to make robotics cheaper and more approachable for everybody!
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