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Print-in-Place Gripper Does It With a Single Motor

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132h ago
Print-in-Place Gripper Does It With a Single Motor https://hackaday.com/2026/02/02/print-in-place-gripper-does-it-with-a-single-motor/
#RobotsHacks #3dprinted #Flexiblefilament #Gripper #Robotics #Servo
Print-in-Place Gripper Does It With A Single Motor

[XYZAiden]’s concept for a flexible robotic gripper might be a few years old, but if anything it’s even more accessible now than when he first prototyped it. It uses only a single motor…

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135d ago
Light Following Robot Does It The Analog Way https://hackaday.com/2026/01/28/light-following-robot-does-it-the-analog-way/
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Light Following Robot Does It The Analog Way

If you wanted to build a robot that chased light, you might start thinking about Raspberry Pis, cameras, and off-the-shelf computer vision systems. However, it needn’t be so complex. [Ed] of …

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Hackaday5d ago

Light Following Robot Does It The Analog Way

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://hackaday.com/2026/01/28/light-following-robot-does-it-the-analog-way/

135d ago
Electric Lawnmower Gets RC Controls https://hackaday.com/2026/01/27/electric-lawnmower-gets-rc-controls/
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Electric Lawnmower Gets RC Controls

Decades ago, shows like Star Trek, The Jetsons, and Lost in Space promised us a future full of helpful computers and robot assistants. Unfortunately, we haven’t quite gotten our general-purpo…

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13Jan 25
Building A Little Quadruped Robot https://hackaday.com/2026/01/24/building-a-little-quadruped-robot/
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Building A Little Quadruped Robot

Robots don’t have to be large and imposing to be impressive. As this tiny quadruped from [Dorian Todd] demonstrates, some simple electronics and a few servos can create something altogether c…

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13Jan 20
Robot Sees Light with No CPU https://hackaday.com/2026/01/19/robot-sees-light-with-no-cpu/
#Classichacks #RobotsHacks #CdScell #Ldr #Lightdependentresistor #Robot
Robot Sees Light With No CPU

If you ever built a line following robot, you’ll be nostalgic about [Jeremy’s] light-seeking robot. It is a very simple build since there is no CPU and, therefore, also no software. The…

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13Jan 17
The Best Robot Mop System: Flat, Spinning, or Roller? https://hackaday.com/2026/01/17/the-best-robot-mop-system-flat-spinning-or-roller/
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The Best Robot Mop System: Flat, Spinning, Or Roller?

When it comes to designing a mopping robot, there are a number of approaches you can pick from, including just having the movement of the robot push the soggy mop over the floor, having spinning pa…

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13Jan 15
Building a Carousel Autosampler https://hackaday.com/2026/01/15/building-a-carousel-autosampler/
#RobotsHacks #ToolHacks #Autosampler #Laboratoryequipment
Building A Carousel Autosampler

A common task in a laboratory setting is that of sampling, where a bit of e.g. liquid has to be sampled from a series of containers. Doing this by hand is possible, but tedious, ergo an autosampler…

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13Jan 6
Tying up Loose Ends on a Rope-based Robot Actuator https://hackaday.com/2026/01/05/tying-up-loose-ends-on-a-rope-based-robot-actuator/
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Tying Up Loose Ends On A Rope-based Robot Actuator

One of the perennial challenges of building robots is minimizing the size and weight of drive systems while preserving power. One established way to do this, at least on robots with joints, is to f…

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