Former toy designer, current YouTube maker and general robotics, electrical and mechanical engineer, I’m a fan of doing it yourself and innovation by trial and error. My channel is where I share some of my useful and not-so-useful inventions, designs and maker advice. Iron Man is my go-to cosplay, and 3D printing can solve most issues – broken bolts, missing parts, world hunger, you name it.
My recent projects include building various Star Wars droids including BB-8, a GONK Power Droid and R2-D2 R6, as well as various Marvel projects like my Iron Man and Hulkbuster projects. More serious robotics series include Ultron the “Real Robot” and my bipedal humanoid Robot X.
From James Bruton. Ad: Go to https://ground.news/jamesbruton for an objective, data-driven way to read the news. Save 40% on the Ground News unlimited access Vantage plan with my link and deep dive on your favorite topics with clarity and context. I built a giant Tentacle Robot and took it to EMF Camp, and then let…
From James Bruton. Ad: Thanks to Odoo for sponsoring this video, try Odoo for free now https://www.odoo.com/r/JtZ Do you remember when I made a bicycle with an omni-wheel on the front? A while later I moved on and tried to make a bike with two omni-wheels. As soon as I’d assembled that version I realised…
From James Bruton. AD: Go to: https://pvcase.com/JamesBruton try PVcase for free! Do you remember when Colin Furze built the Rhino tank and then got stuck in a ditch and had to pull it out with a JCB? The concept was pioneered by Elie Aghnides on the 1950s. The idea being that due to the domed-shaped…
From James Bruton. AD: Go to: https://pvcase.com/JamesBruton try PVcase for free! This project is based on some Star Wars Droids which Disney Imagineering have had walking around Galaxies Edge Theme Park. Obviously they have far more resources than me, and they trained their robots in a simulation before building them. Yeah I built mine in…
From James Bruton. Ad: Thanks to PCBWay for sponsoring this video:https://www.pcbway.com/ Do you remember when I built openDog version 3 and I designed cycloidal drives – there’s 12 of them in that machine and it’s still going strong. The motors are brushless motors controlled by ODrives and I‘ve got some more projects coming up this…
From James Bruton. AD: Go to: https://pvcase.com/JamesBruton try PVcase for free! Do you remember the time Colin Furze pulled a string and it made a cup of tea in another room? I’m building a marble machine which uses the force of gravity from the marble to make a cup of tea! A ball runs through…
From James Bruton. Ad: Thanks to PCBWay for sponsoring this video:https://www.pcbway.com/ A mobius strip or loop is a one-sided object, and we can easily demonstrate the principle by getting a strip of paper, putting one twist in it, and joining the ends together. The original tank I built has tracks like this, because it was…
From James Bruton. AD: Go to: https://pvcase.com/JamesBruton try PVcase for free! It’s time for the Makers’ Secret Santa. This year I’m making a giant animatronic robot Furby for very a special little boy. I used 3D printing, an Arduino and various other electronics, and brightly coloured fabric to make a ‘Furby Surprise’. Makers this year…
From James Bruton. Ad: Thanks to PCBWay for sponsoring this video:https://www.pcbway.com/ I previously built a small MonoWheel which is a single wheel that runs along with one motor driving it. It balances on its edge like rolling a coin. Monowheels have been built large enough for people to ride in, which looks like a fun…