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Tutorials

Assembling the Arm3 palletizing robot

2016-12-14 Dan

Marginally Clever has made a lot of different robots, including the Arm3 palletizing robot. Robot arms hold great fascination here. We’d love to build a really great low cost robot arm. One of our early prototypes was even available online for sale, and as an open source model. Here now are the assembly instructions for that arm prototype. You can still get all the Arm3 parts on Thingiverse. Please give back by sharing your creation, mods, etc in the forums. (more…)

Tutorials

How to set up and run a Makelangelo 2.5.2

2016-09-09 Dan

Watch the tutorial video below to learn how to set up everything you need to run your Makelangelo 2.5 robot, starting the moment you get the box in the mail until you are installed on a board ready to draw. There’s even instructions to run the software and a timelapse of a drawing.

If you still have tech questions, we’ve got lots of friendly help in the forums.

Makelangelo Tutorials

How to Set Up a Makelangelo 3.2 Robot

2016-09-08 Dan

This tutorial video shows you how to set up everything you need to run your Makelangelo 3.2 robot. Watch for guidance from receiving your robot to fully installed and ready to draw.

Install It Anywhere

The Makelangelo 3.2 can be setup on any other vertical surface. Any wall, easel, or window in your classroom, home, or business can host this drawing robot. For installation on glass or windows, suction cup mount option is now available at checkout.

Keep Updated

Just like your phone app updates, we work out bugs and continue to refine our software for all Makelangelos. Visit our Downloads page to ensure you have the latest versions to keep your drawing robot working smoothly.

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Tutorials

Micromouse encoders to measure distance

2016-05-19 Dan

Encoders give a micromouse the power to measure the distance it travels so that it can build a mental map of a maze. Read on to see how I measure the movement of the wheels to calculate turns and forward movements.

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Tutorials

Building and testing micromouse sensors

2016-05-16 Dan

To build a micromouse I need sensors that see the maze and motors that move the robot through the maze, connected to a brain that I can teach. All of that is powered by a battery. In this post I’m going to connect the micromouse sensors and graph their output. (more…)