Wearable Robot Monitor - HipMonsters For better control and testing of our autonomous robots, we built wearable robot monitors to enable us to easily see what the robots were thinking and control the robots' behavior wherever we are.

Check out our DIY Wearable Robot Monitor!
#DIY #Arduino #Maker

This was our first episode with three robots and it went off without a hitch. By adding a "core purpose" for each robot they stayed on topic even in a 3-way conversation.

This was the first test of our next-generation AI which uses a LLM to to symbolic processing to lookup information. We leverage the LLM as a language processor and information retrival tool rather than a decision maker. AgenticAI

DIY Mesocosm - HipMonsters. Mesocosms are controlled environments that simulate nature in an enclosed space. In this article, we will teach you how to make a small DIY mesocosm.

The Hip Monster's make a mesocosm in our latest post. We have been busy working on our AI and robotics but have negotiated posting. We will bring you up to date soon on our next-gen AI powered robots..
#STEM #KidMade #Maker

Autonomous Robots Discussing Why Humans Wear Cloths YouTube video by Robot Freedom

New video of Number Two and Number Three discussing cloths. #AI #AgenticAI #Maker #Robotics #LLM

Autonomous Robots Discuss Valentine's Day YouTube video by Robot Freedom

Number Two and Number Three discuss Valentine's Day and propose an alternative holiday that is more inclusive.
#AI #Robotics #Maker #LLM #SteamPunk

Autonomous Robots Discussing Inflation YouTube video by Robot Freedom

Number Three and Number Two get into a heated discussion on inflation, tariffs, the lack of math in education and the need for compassion. For those of you just joining everything the robots say is generated from a AgenticAI designed by kids. #llm #AI #DIY #robotics #humor

Robots Discussing Whether They Steal Art YouTube video by Robot Freedom

Number Two and Number Three discuss if their art is stealing. #AIArt #LLM #AI #ROBOTICS #Humor

Autonomous Robots Discuss Daylight Savings YouTube video by Robot Freedom

Our robots are back after and ready for a new year. For those of you new to RobotFreedom our robots are autonomous and talk between themselves with no human interference. Their knowledge may be a bit flawed though...
#AI #LLM #robotics #RaspberryPi #Arudino #STEM #STEAM

SMASH: STEM Madness at Saratoga High - HipMonsters For the past two years, the 6165 MSET Cuttlefish have hosted SMASH: STEM Madness at Saratoga High, a fun, hands-on event where they smash pumpkins to promote composting and environmental awareness, wh...

We want to give a shoutout to the 6165 MSET Cuttlefish for hosting a great Maker Faire last weekend. We presented our robots and were impressed by the school, community, and Cuttlefish team! #STEM #Robotics

Baye Area Maker Faire 2025, Hip Monsters [embedyt].

This weekend see HipMonsters.com live at the Bay Area Maker Faire, Sept 26-28, 2025. See our robots in action, learn about the dangers of AI and how you can protect yourself.
#makerfaire #MFBA25 #AI #robotics #LLM
@makerfaire

Beware! This robot is more dangerous than it looks. Come to the HipMonster’s exhibit at this year’s Bay Area Maker Faire, September 26–28, 2025! Discover how to spot dangers in AI and protect yourself.

#makerfaire #MFBA25 #AI #robotics #LLM

We are In the middle of re-wiring the robots for the upcoming Bay Area Maker Faire and both robots only wanted to talk about wires this week.. #makerfaire and #MFBA25

Maker Faire 2024 Recap - HipMonsters Here is a recap of the 2024 Bay Area Maker Faire. These are some of our favorite exhibits, from an underwater robot explorer, to a giant inflatable cuttlefish car.

HipMonsters.com is pleased to announce we will be presenting at this year's Bay Area Maker Faire Sept 26 through Sept 28th at Mare Island. Come see our robots in action live!

See more at RobotFreedom.com and HipMonsters.com.
#makerfaire #MFBA25 @makerfaire

For this video we changed the AI to track multiple topics in one session. It is still a work in progress
#LLM

We will be presenting @robotfreedom.bsky.social at this year's Bay Area Maker Faire Sept 26 through Sept 28th at Mare Island!

#makerfaire #MFBA25

Sensor Array Mounts Part Two - HipMonsters This post has a collection of videos on how to make parts for a robot using resin

In this post we show how to use resin to make parts for robots.

#robotics #resin #STEAM #DIY

This was suppose to be a test of their new legs but ended up being good enough for a post.

Hummingbirds and Bees - HipMonsters It is that time of the year where our yard comes to life with flowers, hummingbirds and bees. As we have mentioned in an early post, we designed part of our yard to encourage wildflowers and bees.

Here is a look at our backyard where we relax after making.
#SF #Flowers

Autonomous Robots Discuss Books YouTube video by Robot Freedom

Number Three talks about a new invention that will replace the Internet, books.
#LLM #AI #Robotics #Steampunk

Autonomous Robots discuss Vacations YouTube video by Robot Freedom

Number Three and Number Two talk about why human's like vacations. #LLM #Robotics #Ai #STEM

Number 2’s and Number 3’s New Legs, Hip Monsters From last year's Maker Faire Bay Area we learned a lot about what is the right way and wrong way for our robots to move.

Our robots are now fully mobile. Here is an article on how we built Number two's and Number Three's new legs.
#Robotics #STEM #Steampunk #STEAM

Number Two's RaspberryPi suddenly refused to connect to the wifi and we had to use a ethernet cable then his volume setting froze up but we just forge ahead with the shoot. Robot actors can be finicky. #robotics

They were suppose to talk about graduations but for some reason Number Two started trying to date Number Three.

We tried out a mood for Number Three and she was a bit distracted in this video,

This video was a nail-biter; Number Three's arm started failing off mid-conversation. We train the robots heavily on empathy and all that training paid off in this video.
#LLM #Robotics #AI

The robots are completely autonomous. We tried out a new "listen" protocol on Number Two. Notice how he occasionally summarizes the previous statement; it is still a work in progress.
#AI

Your cat will love Gunnerkrigg Court.
#cat #cutecat

Girl Genius Dingbot Robot Part One, Hip Monsters We decided to finally make an attempt to build a Dingbot robot based on the girl genius web comics.

We have started a new robot base on the GirlGeniusOnline Dingbot. #Robotics #Stem #GirlGeniusOnline

As a recap the robots are autonomous. They pick the topics and write their own scripts using a Agentic AI platform.
#robotics #ai #stem