RoboGlyphs

Posted by Erin, the RobotGrrl on Sunday, April 19th, 2009

Lately, I have been trying to come up with ideas that would allow me to do a similar ‘gig’ as last year- when I was accepted to the Stanford program to learn AI.

Some may remember, some may not — some might not even know. Last year I was accepted into the Stanford University Education Program for Gifted Youth under the Artificial Intelligence program. Of course, it wasn’t very affordable. I created these Styrofoam vibrobots called Styrobots. Thanks to numerous efforts of the robotics community as a whole, we raised enough money for me to attend.

This year, I’m going to WWDC and RoboGames. I didn’t apply to any academic programs – aka the CMU Summer Robotics Institute & NASA’s Robotics Academy because they require US Citizenship, or something of the like.

WWDC and RoboGames are both in SF, CA, and around the same time period!

The idea I came up with are RoboGlyphs! They are small laser-etched ‘glyphs’ that can connect with other glyphs. The first three that I will be releasing are the 3 Laws of Robotics.

Here are some photos:

They look absolutely stunning in person!

However, this is not all that I plan to do with the RoboGlyphs. I plan to somehow attach a LED so that it can illuminate the words, so they can be seen in the dark.

I’m hoping to release these on Etsy around the first week of May. Keep an eye out!

Posted in: Art, Other, Projects.

Styrobots 4 & 5

Posted by Erin, the RobotGrrl on Saturday, May 17th, 2008

Happy May Victoria Day weekend to everyone! It’s really cold compared to other years, so that’s a real bummer…

OR IS IT?

For $20 you could have your own personal sunshine with you, wherever you go! What’s it called? A STYROBOT!

The next addition to the Styrobot family is called Yeuxgoo. I named it Yeuxgoo because I think Yeux means eyes in French. Since this Styrobot has large and really cute eyes, I found it quite fitting! You can buy it on Etsy by clicking here.

Here are some pictures of this cutie!

Next up is the fifth Styrobot, named Beegigoo. I thought it would be fitting as I was thinking about the Beegees when I was trying to come up with a name for it. It is up on Etsy where you can buy it, check it out by clicking here.

Here’s some pics!

And last, but not least, Styrobot #3 (the first one sold on Etsy) – Jigglygoo, has been adopted by David at uCHobby! Congratulations! Since he has donated and has been extremely nice in the past, I’ll be making a special uCHobby themed Styrobot for him. It’s bound to be really cool, HEHE. Friends that have donated or helped out, I’ll be contacting you asking what your favourite colours are and if you would like your Styrobot to have anything special on it.

Posted in: Projects, Robot.

Styrobot #003 – Jigglygoo

Posted by Erin, the RobotGrrl on Friday, May 16th, 2008

The first Styrobot for sale has been posted on Etsy! Click here to see it!

The description of the Styrobot:

This Styrobot, named Jigglygoo, vibrates around in circles with the press of one of its antennae. With an irresistible smile, Jigglygoo is bound to cheer you up!

Jigglygoo runs on a small 3V watch battery, which is included!

All of the money raised with the sale of Styrobots will go towards my Robotic Fund. Normally, this fund is used to help me buy electronic parts and books, however I was accepted into the Stanford Education Program for Gifted Youth – Artificial Intelligence program. This really fun opportunity does come with a tuition cost of $3700, where all of the money will be going. Any additional donations would be extremely appreciated!

Hope you enjoy your Styrobot!

And the big question is… How much does it cost?
$20 Each & $18 for shipping!

Here are 6 awesome pictures for you to enjoy:

Don’t worry though! More Styrobots will be coming REALLY soon!

It was quite funny, actually. The 2nd Styrobot, Moop, did work … but the battery was ALWAYS being drained too quickly! The battery is connected in between the switch part, like a normal battery would be… but it happens that the switch didn’t work the way I thought it did, so I was always shorting it out! Eheheh! I fixed it though, in Jigglygoo.

Keep an eye out for more coming throughout the day, I just have to solder some stuff together, and another two will be done!

Posted in: Projects, Robot.