The shoebox-sized robot exceeds [Bolt]’s top speed of 44-km/hour. At that speed, following a line gets tricky. It took the development team 8 prototypes to attain that capability.

Some readers may recall building a line-following robot during their school days. Involving some IR LEDs, perhaps a bit of LEGO, and plenty of trial-and-error, it was fun on a tiny scale. Now imagi… ...

While child-sized humanoid robots like the Unitree R1 have come down in price, not everybody has a spare $6,000 to throw ...

Robot Chassis Robot Motors Caster Bullets Robot Wheels IR Sensor Cards IC L293D IC Atmega8 Motor Clamps, Switches,B attery Holders, Batteries, Small Electronic Components, Screws & Nuts, etc. The line ...

But the BeatBot is a programmable, self-driving, line-following robot made to push runners by giving them a real visual target to beat. Kind of like dog racing for humans.

The little robot, about half the size of a small egg, whirs along on invisible wheels, using a camera on its base to follow any line it's put on. When it meets a branching path, it picks one randomly.

The little robot, about half the size of a small egg, whirs along on invisible wheels, using a camera on its base to follow any line it's put on. When it meets a branching path, it picks one randomly.