Here is a swarm of 1-degree-of-freedom robots made of 36 Dynamixel servos that can form various letters of the alphabet. The “agents” are capable of detecting the orientation of a received shape that requires the least amount of movement.
Meet the Inno C1: an app controlled robot car with a 0-30mph of 3s that can go for 35 miles on battery. It has a 4-wheel drive system, 1080p camera, and 3kg payload capacity. It has a top speed of 30 mph.
Robot lawn mowers are getting smarter all the time. Take the TREX 44: a robotic slope mower that uses deep learning neural networks and RTK-GPS to perceive its surroundings and cut grass efficiently.
Here is a cute robot mouse with obstacle avoidance that moves around to keep your kitties active. The Pixie from PetLibro has two smooth wheels and works well on tiles, wood, marble, and other hard surfaces. It has a rechargeable battery and lasts up to 160 minutes. It rests every 10 minutes, so your kitties won’t be overstimulated.
We have seen industrial robots used for all kinds of fun projects. This video shows how a Fanuc S-420 i W industrial robot was taught to make its own S’Mores. This robot can open the microwave oven door, put the ingredients inside, and work the machine.
Pretty clever, don’t you think? More information is available on Excessive Overkill’s channel.
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Here is a soft robotic actuator that can be scaled down to 1cm. Researchers at Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia’s Bioinspired Soft Robotics Laboratory are behind this pleat-based soft robotic actuator. GeometRy-based Actuators can contract and elongate and can be used to achieve a wide range of lifelike movements due to their flexibility.
Robots are going to do many things for us. To pick up objects of varying sizes and shapes, they are going to need versatile grippers. A University of Washington team have created custom 3D printed grippers to enable machines to pick up more things. Their system can design a 3D printable passive gripper and calculate the best path to pick up an object. The below video shows what this project was all about:
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The micro:bit platform is great for teaching kids and adults coding. The ELECFREAKS micro:bit XGO Robot Kit comes with everything you need to get started with it. It has 12DOF (3 on each foot). This robot has an all aluminum shell with anodized coating. It supports 19+ action.
Here is another Arduino robot that can take your coding skills to the next level. The Adeept 5-DOF Robotic Arm has 5DOF and an OLED display. It is ready for C/C++ coding. You can program it to draw, type, and move objects. The robot has a manual control panel too.
The Adeept Robotic Arm Driver Board is based on ATMEGA328P. It comes with acrylic parts, 0.96-inch OLED display, 6 servos and all the parts you need to put it together.
Here is another underwater drone that you can control with your smartphone. The Chasing Dory is a lightweight ROV with a WiFi buoy to connect to your device. It also has a 50ft tether. You can control this underwater drone to your mobile device from up to 50ft away.
Dory comes with a 4800mAh battery. It has max speed of 1.5 knots. It is rated for max depths of 15 meters. The battery lasts up to 60 minutes.
