The THeMIS UGV shouldn’t need any introduction: it is a ground robot that can be weaponized for battle. It has a hybrid diesel electric drive and modular design. It can take on a wide variety of terrains. This video shows this robot in desert, forest, and arctic conditions.
Here is another cool project inspired by Theo Jansen’s Strandbeest. The Carpentopod is a 12-leggeed table that can bring your food and drinks. It is based on Arduino and C++. The maker uses a Bluetooth module to connect it to a joystick for wireless control. The below video shows it in action:
Meet the Isaac: a personal assistant robot that autonomously tidies up messes, folds your laundry and takes care of your home when you are away. It accepts text and voice commands. You can use its app to automate it. Its camera folds and turns off when you don’t need the robot.
Robotic dogs are capable of doing many things for us. They can come specially handy in inspection of plants and other challenging environments. They will have to open and traverse doors though. This video shows a learning-based controller for a legged manipulator that enables these types of robots to handle push and pull doors. It was used on ANYmal and had up to 95% success rate.
Here is a robotic leg powered by HASELs. What are those exactly? They are electro-hydraulic artificial muscles known as HASEls. This leg can jump across grass, pebbles, and rocks with agility. These artificial muscles are self-sensing, so they can detect collisions with obstacles to overcome them. This robotic leg doesn’t use any energy while still.
Here is a robotic cleaner designed for stores, warehouses, and commercial environments. The PUDU MT1 can identify and categorize waste. This robot uses LiDAR and VSLAM to adapt to dynamic environments. It has a 35L trash bin and 70cm wide cleaning path. It can pick up beverage bottles and everything in between.
This is the Purigo: an orchard spraying robot that consumes 6x less energy than traditional spraying solutions. It features an independent blower system for each nozzle and a minimized distance between all spray nozzles and the crops. This spraying robot has 500 liters tank capacity. It can operate up to 5 hours.
This is Vantage Robotics’ Trace Drone: a pocket-sized nano drone designed for law enforcement and covert operations. It weighs only 5.4 oz but still has a stabilized 48MP EO & 320P IR camera with 24x zoom. It can fly indoors and outside. Trace features 360-degree obstacle avoidance. It can overcome up to 25 knot winds.
This drone is inaudible at 30ft, making it ideal for covert operations. It also features 256-bit encryption. It flies for up to 30 minutes. It has a top flight speed of 32mph.
This is the Hiwonder MiniAuto: an AI vision robot car based on Arduino UNO R3 with expansion ports that can take your coding to the next level. It uses an ESP32-S3 module for line following, face recognition, and color tracking. It has mecanum wheels for omni movement. This robot is capable of achieving autonomous driving.
This is the Draganfly APEX Drone: a compact, powerful drone for military and law enforcement professionals. It has a portable, modular design. It has up to 45 minutes of flight time and 5lbs payload capacity. It has a quick-release payload system, so operators can adapt it to complex missions.
