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The Weekly Challenge: Robots

Follow Me to hear about all of the Weekly Challenges.

This Week's Challenge:
Make anything robot-related.

To Enter:
Complete the challenge as specified above and share a link for a Photo or Step-By-Step Instructable in the comments below.

It took me all day to decide, but the winner is... ::drum roll:: ...Cardboard Robot by marc.cryan.

That said, I feel everyone did a great job this time around, so as thanks to everyone who entered, I will be awarding all of the runner-ups 3-month pro memberships.

1st Place

CARDBOARD ROBOT --- DANCE, DANCE, DANCE!! by marc.cryan

(see the official rules here)

Epic-Snazzy Robot Costume by Wi11

Female Robot Chicken Costume by ALDIETZ

Mutant Cyborg Pumpkin Halloween Costume v1.3 by mikhalchuk

Useless^2 (The more pocket sized way.) by blinkyblinky

Real Steel ATOM out of Legos by monsterlego

Simple light seeking robot with 555 timing IC by Higgs Boson

Remote Control Pleo with Wii Nunchuck by mikhalchuk

pocket sized super cool trash can robot! by neetz

CARDBOARD ROBOT --- DANCE, DANCE, DANCE!! by marc.cryan

SPROT, my SimPleROboT by sbateson

Serial Communications with Arduino by Chowmix12

35 comments

Nov 15, 2011. 1:42 AM

monsterlego says:

Thank you!!!

Nov 14, 2011. 11:33 PM

Wi11 says:

Had two teeth pulled out today. A robot t-shirt would sure cheer me up, lol ;)

Nov 14, 2011. 5:43 PM

Wi11 says:

Awesome! Thanks for the 3 months of pro membership!

Nov 13, 2011. 7:33 PM

Chowmix12 says:

My entry! http://www.instructables.com/id/Serial-Communications-with-Arduino/

Nov 13, 2011. 3:19 PMsbateson says:

http://www.instructables.com/id/SPROT-my-SimPleROboT/
can I enter this?

Nov 13, 2011. 11:32 AM

marc.cryan says:

Entry --

Also submitted to Epilog Challenge - is that okay?

http://www.instructables.com/id/CARDBOARD-ROBOT-DANCE-DANCE-DANCE/

Nov 12, 2011. 10:20 PM

liba_hunt says:

Too bad I can not participate because I don't live in the right place.

(But I have something to show for those interested: http://www.instructables.com/id/Linefollower-robot-from-Arduino-and-junk/ )

Nov 12, 2011. 12:58 PM

neetz says:

check this out!!!!!!!!!!!!!

http://www.instructables.com/id/T-C-junk-bot/

Nov 11, 2011. 3:29 PM

mikhalchuk says:

I have more robot-related instructable: http://www.instructables.com/id/Remote-Control-Pleo-with-Wii-Nunchuck/

Nov 11, 2011. 1:09 PM

Higgs Boson says:

I finished my simple light seeking robot. Here's my entry: http://www.instructables.com/id/Simple-light-seeking-robot-with-555-timing-IC/

Nov 11, 2011. 11:34 AM

monsterlego says:

Here's my entry,

http://www.instructables.com/id/Real-Steel-ATOM-out-of-Legos/

Thanks!

Nov 11, 2011. 11:14 AMbakermiro says:

http://www.instructables.com/id/BEAM-ROBOT/ my project

Nov 10, 2011. 7:24 PM

blinkyblinky says:

DONE!

http://www.instructables.com/id/Useless2-The-more-pocket-sized-way/

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Nov 11, 2011. 9:30 AM

randofo (author) says:

Thanks for your entry

Nov 11, 2011. 9:37 AM

blinkyblinky says:

"YES!"

Nov 10, 2011. 6:18 AM

mikhalchuk says:

Does Cyborg count? After all it's half-robot :)
http://www.instructables.com/id/Mutant-Cyborg-Pumpkin-Halloween-Costume-v13/

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Nov 10, 2011. 10:26 AM

randofo (author) says:

I guess that is close enough.

Nov 8, 2011. 5:19 AMfirepup104 says:

Would I be accepted if I cant make it a robot yet because my main motors and other theings will not arive before the contest has ended. I will say what it will do and i will update my instructable when i get the parts.

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Nov 8, 2011. 3:09 PM

randofo (author) says:

You would need to actually make something.

Nov 10, 2011. 6:16 AMfirepup104 says:

I know that but if I just make the body of the robot and add the motors later

Nov 10, 2011. 3:48 AM

ilpug says:

Hmm... A wild Idea appeared! let me see if I can finish in time.

Nov 10, 2011. 3:30 AMchandrahas aroori says:

Could it be a machine???

Nov 9, 2011. 4:01 PM

CarlS says:

Just to make sure - is this only for new Instructables, or can we submit existing ones?

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Nov 9, 2011. 5:11 PM

randofo (author) says:

It's for new projects

Nov 9, 2011. 3:30 PM

Higgs Boson says:

Going to make a light seeking robot using a 555 timing ic. Circuit works great but I still need to design a good chassis (lining up the front wheels has been giving me some trouble).

Nov 8, 2011. 2:27 PMALDIETZ says:

(removed by author or community request)

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Nov 8, 2011. 6:52 PM

randofo (author) says:

Thanks for sharing.

Nov 7, 2011. 9:41 PM

Wi11 says:

I just published one in hopes of entering it in the Epic Halloween Costumes Challenge, having troubles though (I think they'e related to time-zones), so I figure this would be a good place for it. Anyway here it is:

http://www.instructables.com/id/Epic-Snazzy-Robot-Costume/

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Nov 8, 2011. 3:10 PM

randofo (author) says:

Thanks for entering.

Nov 8, 2011. 2:03 PMtledgerwood says:

:( my friends are makeing a maze navigating buggie in systems indesign technology and it would be prefect, but it is what they are doing, it takes about one term, and they haven't documented it thus far

Nov 8, 2011. 10:59 AMBit-Boy says:

I wish I had more time... :(

Nov 7, 2011. 6:21 PM

blinkyblinky says:

Can I build something similar to the useless machine? Or must it have character?

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Nov 7, 2011. 7:23 PM

randofo (author) says:

That would be fine. If you can defend it as a robot, I'll let it in.

Nov 8, 2011. 1:55 AMchandrahas aroori says:

Could it be a machine???

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Nov 8, 2011. 1:42 AM

sunshiine says:

I had to chuckle about this comment! Mike left me a comment about being a machine and I told him I was going to use his statement if I needed it for this contest. A machine is a robot right? You know I am just being funny! Thanks for all your hard work! Sunshiine