Find out how to build your own robot and make a friend for Robert the Robot from Justin's House! It's really easy and can be done using simple materials you might have in the house.

ZURI is a programmable robot kit with a dozen different design variations.

Combine years in the gaming community with access to 3D printers, and you get the business model of My Robot Nation. This small company helps you create customized robot avatars online — and ...

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The robot's eyes and ears are provided by an ultrasonic sensor and an infrared sensor, both of which can probably be purchased from electronics hobby stores. Or you can also make your own, for ...

Make your own telepresence robot for only $500 From the guy who devised a $14 steadycam comes an admirable DIY telepresence system using iRobot Create.

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Make your own Android-controlled robot Thimble delivers kits to build and program a variety of electronic devices ranging from robots to quadcopters.

So seeing how commonly hacked Android is, when Instructables member Tanabata decided to hack a figurine to make it responsive–the Android robot is, of course, the natural choice.

The obvious, bordering on hack joke would be to have the robot recite horribly inappropriate jokes at unexpected moments. Sorta like teaching your parrot to curse solely for your own amusement.