Meet the Reachy 2: an open source humanoid robot designed for AI applications. It can be teleoperated and controlled with Python. You can rely on its SDK or app to get started fast. You can take control of this robot’s arms with your VR equipment. It has 7 DOF with arms that are similar to an adult human arm. Each arm can lift up to 3kg of load.
Meet the UBTECH Walker S1: smart humanoid robot with a dexterous hand that can walk stably on mobile platforms. It features a panoramic fisheye camera and 360-degree sensing. Its hand has a tactile sensor array for pressure sensing. It has a leaning based whole body motion control system.
Introducing UBTECH Humanoid Robot Walker S1: meet the generalization needs in industrial scenarios pic.twitter.com/gJck5ZwceF
— UBTECH Robotics (@UBTECHRobotics) October 14, 2024
UBTECH has shared a video that shows this robot carrying a 16.3kg package on a moving treadmill without stumbling. You can watch it here.
This is the Lymow One: a tracked robotic mower that can overcome uneven terrain and slopes up to 100%. This robot can mow up to 1.75 acres on a daily basis. It uses brushless motors to rotate 2 mulching blades at speeds up to 6000 RPM. It has a cutting width of 16 inches with adjustable cutting height of 1.2 to 4 inches. It has a 1200W output power.
Tesla’s latest event was always going to be exciting but many were still stunned to see what the company has been working on. Elon introduced Tesla’s Cybercab, which is an autonomous vehicle with no wheels or pedals. He arrived to the event in one and 20 were available for tests. He talked about a shift from supervised to unsupervised full self-driving, where passengers can sleep while the car drives.
Robotaxi pic.twitter.com/zVJ9v9yXNr
— Tesla (@Tesla) October 11, 2024
Optimus is your personal R2D2 / C3PO, but better
It will also transform physical labor in industrial settings pic.twitter.com/iCET3a9pd8
— Tesla (@Tesla) October 11, 2024
As Elon explained, in his vision for the future, parking lots can be transformed into parks. The company is also working on a Robovan that can carry up to 20 people. The Cybercab is expected to cost around $30k. The same can be said about Tesla’s Optimus. We saw a bunch of these robots dancing, serving drinks, and even playing rock-paper-scissors with those in attendance.
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This is the WEILAN BabyAlpha A2: a robotic pet that will be hitting Kickstarter very soon. It features 100 lifelike expressions and 40 biomimetic movements. It can entertain and educate your children. Thanks to GPT-4o integration, this robot can understand and respond to your commands faster.
In order to capture high resolution models for 3D printing, you are going to need a decent 3D scanner and someone to work it like a pro. This video shows how it is possible to use a robotic arm to 3D scan an object. The operator uses a VR headset to see and send information to the robot. As the researchers explain, this robot has a RGB-D camera to get the job done. The position and orientation of the controller are “synchronized with the virtual robotic arm in the VR space and the robotic arm in the remote location.”
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This is the Eilik DQ: a new touch interactive robot with 4 wearable accessories that can react to your touch with various emotions. You simply have to put it on your desk and touch its head, belly or back to interact with it. Unlike the original model, the Eilik Desert Quester looks ready to battle. Its combat kit has 3 weapons.
In the past few years, we have covered plenty of fancy robot dogs with high-end components. The MEVIUS is a quadruped robot made with metal parts ordered through e-commerce. As the researchers explain, they used:
metal machining, sheet metal welding, and off-the-shelf components only
to pull this off. With reinforcement learning and Sim2Real, this robot can navigate rough terrains. This ROS robot is ready for indoor and outdoor experiments.
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This is Azi: a new desktop robot with 32 actuators that uses GPT-4o for conversation. These robots can not only chat with each other but also show various facial expressions. This particular one uses 27 actuators for its face movements. The below video shows it engaging in a conversation with Ameca.
Building your own robots with a Raspberry Pi 5 can take your coding and DIY electronics skills to the next level. The Hiwonder MentorPi helps you get started faster. It is powered by a RPi 5 and programmable in Python. It has a TOF LiDAR, 3D depth camera, and high torque servos. This robot is capable of color recognition, target tracking and vision line following.
