If you want an easy project to complete in a day or so, or something to introduce kids to the world of robots and electronics, make this light-following robot your weekend project.

PyRobot could simplify the way researchers program their machines, and could even make it easier for non-robotics types to jump into the field.

Build your own Palm robot -- it's easy Researchers at Carnegie Mellon's Robotics Institute offer a do-it-yourself kit and online instructions -- in 15 steps, you've got a Palm Pilot robot.

Learn how to make a remote-controlled robot at home with this easy DIY guide. Follow simple steps to craft a fun and functional robot that you can control from afar.

How to Robot: Your Guide to LEGO Mindstorms EV3 LEGO's new Mindstorms robotics kit is powerful and complex. Here's how we got started, and some tips along the way.

The Shonkbot is what the team at Bristol Hackspace came up with for a robot that is obvious in its working and encouragingly easy to build, even for kids (with supervision).

The computer scientist Christoph Salge is trying to circumvent the need for rules that guide robots’ behavior. His strategy: Give them a goal of making us more powerful.

So how does a manufacturer contemplating a first robot integration project participate fully so that the project is a success on their terms? Here are four suggestions to guide you during the process.

Winfield describes his robots as having a little bit of “common sense.” For the moment, robots can only use simulation theory of mind in relatively simple situations.