Robotics Videos (56 results)
Robots are made to go and do what humans either can not, or do not want to do.
They are used in hundreds of ways from exploring Mars, to working tirelessly on a manufacturing line, to providing companionship.
Not to mention they make great movie characters!
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This video shows 10 fun robotics projects for kids. Visit our website for easy-to-follow, kid-friendly instructions and a list of materials required to build each robot. Purchase the kits from our partner Home Science Tools:
https://www.homesciencetools.com/product/bristlebot-robots-kit/?aff=SB1
https://www.homesciencetools.com/product/advanced-bristlebot-kit/?aff=SB1
https://www.homesciencetools.com/product/bluebot-4-in-1-educational-robotics-kit/?aff=SB1
Artbot:…
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3D print a frame for your own DIY mini drone in this fun activity! Tinkercad files are available for the frames featured in this video: https://www.tinkercad.com/users/5XoXdAMsSMS (NOTE: you need to create a Tinkercad account and log in in order to see and download the models).
To learn how to build a popsicle stick version of the drone and control its motion, check out the other videos in this series:
Part 1: Build Your Drone | https://youtu.be/Q-BluEJBHLw
Part 2: Altitude Control Circuit |…
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During a dry run before the DARPA Robotics Challenge Finals, not many robots fell over, so we went into Day 1 thinking that falls would be rare. They weren’t, and the possibility of falls kept everyone watching on the edge of our seats.
Learn more: https://spectrum.ieee.org/darpa-robotics-challenge-robots-falling
Edited by Erico Guizzo/IEEE Spectrum
Footage courtesy of DARPA
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Learn how to use resistive soil moisture sensor with an Arduino. Very useful for automatic plant watering projects! See our complete playlist of Arduino tutorials here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlBVuTSjOrclb0iCMSRpS_H1lSrlSVeEm and the Science Buddies website for cool science projects you can do with an Arduino: https://www.sciencebuddies.org/search?prop=arduino
0:00 introduction
0:48 reading the sensor
2:33 intermittent readings
3:55 defining a threshold and controlling…
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Written instructions and a materials list for this robotics project are available on our website: www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project_ideas/Robotics_p057.shtml
0:00 how it works
0:27 building the robot
3:04 connecting the battery
This design was inspired by the following videos:
https://youtu.be/5Y8nKhuK8O4
https://youtu.be/JoUQERQ4xwI
https://youtu.be/uVUr0RVK0KI
https://youtu.be/wY08f3MIDnc
https://youtu.be/0SofESg-mLc
Science Buddies also hosts a library of…
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Build your own jumping robot with a motor and some simple parts in this fun engineering project! A complete materials list with written instructions is available on the Science Buddies website: https://sbgo.org/jumping-robot-1
0:00 introduction
0:24 how it works
2:19 build the robot
16:10 connect the battery
19:14 two batteries in series
20:37 adding a switch
How to use a breadboard: https://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/references/how-to-use-a-breadboard
How to solder:…
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Build your own mini popsicle stick drone (quadcopter) in this fun STEM activity!
A kit is available: https://www.homesciencetools.com/product/science-buddies/diy-mini-drone-kit/?aff=SB1
Written instructions are on the Science Buddies website: https://www.sciencebuddies.org/stem-activities/diy-mini-drones?from=YouTube
DIY Mini Drone video series:
Part 1: Build Your Drone | https://youtu.be/Q-BluEJBHLw
Part 2: Altitude Control Circuit | https://youtu.be/53h1bFE64uQ
Part 3: Arduino Altitude…
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Program an Arduino to control your drone's altitude with an ultrasonic distance sensor in this fun project!
A kit is available (Arduino must be purchased separately, see written instructions for details): https://www.homesciencetools.com/product/science-buddies/diy-mini-drone-kit/?aff=SB1
Written instructions for this activity, including a circuit diagram and downloadable example code, are available on the Science Buddies website:…
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Program an Arduino to make your DIY mini drone tilt forward, backward, left, and right using buttons in this fun project!
A kit is available (Arduino must be purchased separately, see written instructions for details): https://www.homesciencetools.com/product/science-buddies/diy-mini-drone-kit/?aff=SB1
Written instructions, including a parts list, circuit diagram, and downloadable example code, are available on the Science Buddies website:…
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Control your mini popsicle stick drone's steering with an analog joystick and an Arduino in this fun STEM activity!
A kit is available (Arduino must be purchased separately, see written instructions for details): https://www.homesciencetools.com/product/science-buddies/diy-mini-drone-kit/?aff=SB1
Written instructions, including a parts list, circuit diagram, and downloadable example code, are available on the Science Buddies website:…
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