Austin, TX: National Instruments is adding a non-programming interface for 3D modeling of robots to robotSim Pro, an add-on 3D robot simulator. Appropriately named robot Builder, the modeling ...

Most of the parts are 3D ... The robot critter has a shuffling gait, but we’d love to see it modified to walk and climb in different manners with the right programming and mechanical modifications.

[gzumwalt]’s 3D printed mechanical edge avoiding robot is a beautifully elegant example of this. The only electric components on this robot is a small geared DC motor and a LiPo battery.