Better to learn with something smaller and simpler to understand. This simple Arduino-powered robot is called Bug, and it aims to be just that. The design comes to us from [Joshua Stanley].

Robots make everything look easy, but there's actually a lot of work going on under the hood to make even simple tasks happen. But through impeccable design, practice, and some good programming ...

Once the fine-tuning was complete, the robot was able to complete simple tasks like pouring from a cup, opening blinds and shower curtains, or pulling board-game boxes from a shelf. It could also ...