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October 26, 2015 09:39 am GMT

Build-it-yourself spider robot aims to help kids learn robotics

Stemi

We've seen quite a few robots imitating nature — mostly made by scientists in university labs — but what if you could build your own and control it with your smartphone?

STEMI — a play on the acronym STEM, meaning Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics — is an Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign for a hexapod robot that moves like to a spider. Unlike many other commercial robots, however, this one comes in a kit, together with a set of multimedia lessons that helps you assemble it into a working robot

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Although primarily aimed for kids, STEMI is actually quite a capable little thing and will likely be interesting to adults as well. It can perform complex movements, change height, walk in three different, nature-inspired ways, and even dance. You control it with a smartphone app that uses the built-in gyroscopic sensor, letting you control the robot's movement by tilting the phone Read more...

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