The paternal Beatty and his daughters (yes, daughters!) used a bunch of Arduinos and lots of  parts to assemble this mobile machine. It weighs somewhere in the neighborhood of 40 pounds and puts DARPA’s own robotic ventures to shame.So as not to arouse the suspicion of authorities, let it be writ that the Mechatron is totally harmless. Sort of. That’s because it only packs an electric pellet gun. Now, if it fired rockets—you wouldn’t want to mess with the Beatty family if that were the case.

The paternal Beatty and his daughters (yes, daughters!) used a bunch of Arduinos and lots of  parts to assemble this mobile machine. It weighs somewhere in the neighborhood of 40 pounds and puts DARPA’s own robotic ventures to shame.

What’s also incredible is the mobility of the Mechatron. It can go places and since it’s a small machine, it’s got a little stealth to it, too. If you’ ... Read more »