In the past few years, we have covered plenty of teleoperated robots here. The NimbRo Avatar System is also worth a look. This robot can make a coffee, measure blood pressure, greet people, and help them with their jacket. The below video which was submitted as a part of the ANA Avatar XPRIZE Semifinals shows how this system works.
Here is another robotic mower that doesn’t require a perimeter wire for setup. The Conga Mower can mow up to 1800 m2 every day. It can handle slopes up to 57%. Cutting height is adjustable from 25 to 85mm. This robot is smart enough to avoid obstacles in 0.1s.
Meet the roboBeats: a dancing robot speaker that uses a beat recognition algorithm to dance to your music. It analyzes the waveform of each song to come up with dance moves on the fly. It has a brushless motor for noiseless operation.
Meet the EMBUR: a nature inspired robot by UC Berkeley researchers that can self-burrow vertically, the way Pacific mole crabs burrow themselves in beach sand, using complaint legs.
Meet the Mini Pupper 2: an open source ROS2 robot kit for Arduino and Raspberry Pi that can take your coding level to the next level. This 12DOF robot has a 240×320 LCD display. It comes with an app for easy control. It has a touch sensor and mic/speaker.
Meet the PIBOT2: a humanoid robot that can sit in a normal cockpit to perform the entire flight sequence from takeoff and landing using regular control sticks and instrument panel. Once it learns the buttons and switches, the PIBOT can pilot a plane without mistake. In fact, it can land a plane more precisely than a human pilot can.
Meet the Air:bit 2: a micro:bit programmable drone that teaches you a thing or two about coding. This STEM kit comes with everything you need to build, program, and fly your own drone. You can also make a remote control for it.
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It is no secret that DARPA is working on perfecting autonomous vehicles for difficult terrains. DARPA’s Robotic Autonomy in Complex Environments with Resiliency (RACER) program is all about giving driverless combat vehicles off-road autonomy while maintaining pace with vehicles driven by people.
The above video shows a RACER Fleet Vehicle traversing a course during an experiment. Pretty impressive, isn’t it?
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In the past few years, we have covered plenty of educational robot for beginners. The Yahboom ROSMASTER X3 is made for more experienced students and educators. It has LiDAR, mecanum wheels, and Python support. This robot kit is available for Xavier NX, Jetson TX2-NX, Jetson Nano or Raspberry Pi 4B.
