In the future, robots will pump your gas for you. Take Sinopec’s Robot for instance: it is a robotic arm used at one gas station in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region to fill the tank of each car. Orders can be placed via an app.
Meet the LIMO Robot: an open source programmable AI robot ready for autonomous path planning & navigation, object detection, obstacle avoidance, and other smart functions. It has Omni Wheel Steering, Tracked Steering, Four-Wheel Differential Steering and Ackermann Steering modes. It is powered by an NVIDIA Jetson Nano.
Meet the Vision 60 Swamp Dog: a robot dog that can perform in wet, challenging conditions. It can perform autonomous perimeter patrols 24/7. It returns to the base for automatic recharging. The below video shows it in action:
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Here is another programmable robot that can teach you a thing or two about coding. The Hiwonder Spiderbot is Arduino compatible. It is ready for C/C++ programming. It comes with high voltage bus servos and luminous ultrasonic sensor. You can control this robot with your PC, smartphone or PS2 joystick.
In the past few months, we have covered plenty of videos that show what Spot from Boston Dynamics is capable of. The below video shows how it can be used to inspect dangerous areas, such as mines. Kidd Creek Mine is an underground base metal mine north of Timmins, Ontario, Canada. Spot can negotiate uneven terrain. It allows inspections to be done by humans from a safe distance.
Meet the KOMA 1.5: a heavy duty powered suit that can overcome obstacles. As you can see in the below video, this wearable device changes mode to let you get up the stairs but also has wheels to move you around. The below video shows it in action:
Self balancing robots are nothing new. We have covered many of them in the past. Most of them have two legs though. The TTI Hopper is a clever one-legged robot that can keep its balance on unsteady or sloping surfaces. It uses simple motors and gears enhanced by an algorithm.
It is no secret that lifting items repeatedly can lead to injury to workers. Seoul National University’s Reshaping Exosuit is a posture shaping wearable device that adds impedance to the human joints to make sure lifting is done with the right form. Here is how it works:
A body-powered variable impedance mechanism designed to increase impedance according to how far the wearer’s movement is from the squat-lifting trajectories induces voluntary motion change of wearers.
Here is a robotic toy that helps you keep your kitties active and engaged. The Nekojara Sitter 2.0 has colorful features that come out of its holes at random to grab your pet’s attention. It comes with 3 speed settings.
Robots are going to do many things for us in the future. They are already capable of parking your car. Take Yeefung’s AGV Robotic Parking System: it is a pallet type AGV parking system with EV charging. It automatically lifts and moves cars to their spot. The drivers can make an appointment to pick up the car through their mobile phone.
