A bit scared of DIY? Taking up that soldering iron and doing something yourself enough to make you cry in a corner? Well, the guys at MAKE has just released a podcast that would "encourage" some people to try out DIY robotics.

Now don't go thinking about those robot gladiator shows on TV. These solar powered robots are a long way from the ones in Robotica. The robots (dubbed Beambots) are tiny and mostly composed of a solar panel, capacitors, and a motor. You can dig those up from you garage or salvage them from old toys. There are also kits you can get over the interwebs. So hopefully, armed with your soldering iron and wit you can make your own army of tiny robots.

You can check out the podcast if you're free for the weekend for some elbow grease and make your own Beambot.