This gives the robot strong ant credentials, above and beyond being simply a 3D printed lookalike. Brains come courtesy of an Arduino Mega, chosen for its ability to control a large number of servos.

Billed as the "insect robot designed for anyone with an inquisitive mind," it's a programmable entry-level kit for beginners ... while Arduino's wide usage and support is great for programming ...

The insect robot — which anyone with an “inquisitive mind” can put together — can follow a coded route, ... or by looking at the open-source Arduino IDE.

Try Antbo, The Insect Robot Companion You Can Build. By Santiago Tiongco Apr 23 2016, 02:22 AM EDT . ... Arduino IDE and Whendo, the robot's own programming language.

DIY self balancing robots are nothing new but Grzegorz Lochnicki and Nicolas Kubail ... by an Arduino Uno, a BNO055 IMU ... the inspiration behind the unique self balancing insects piloted robot. ...

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The insect robot takes less than an hour to build and train to do basic tasks, like walk and turn. As time goes on, it becomes smarter, faster, and more capable. Antbo has six legs and crawls just ...

Like Root, Harvard’s whiteboard-drawing robot, AntBo can be programmed and tweaked by advanced users with Arduino IDE, Scratch, or the company’s in-house app WhenDo.

Rigid steel-and-plastic robots have their place, but some applications require a softer touch. Now, a Harvard team has created a semi-soft robot inspired by insects, which is made using drinking ...

Arduino is now offering a fully-assembled robot, designed as a base platform for electronics tinkerers' DIY robotics projects. Its hardware and software are open-source, and designed to be hacked.

Billed as the "insect robot designed for anyone with an inquisitive mind," it's a programmable entry-level kit for beginners or anyone with a casual interest in robotics.