Here are 10 Robots You Can Make Yourself

With National Robotics Week in full swing maybe building your own robot should be your next weekend project. From simple mods to more complex builds from scratch we've scoured Instructables for our favorite DIY robot projects.

Click the image below to start the slideshow, which includes links to plans as well as videos of the robots in action.

This one will be a hit with kids. Take a Interactive Wall-E that you can buy at any Toys "R" Us and modify it with EZ-B Robot Controller and the EZ-Builder Robot Control Software to give it a life of its own.
(Source: Instructables | djsures)

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