Foxtech VG-450 Delivery Robot for Researchers
Meet the Foxtech VG-450 UGV Delivery Robot: an open source delivery research robot with outdoor waypoint planning, 2D LiDAR mapping and 3D mapping demos built-in. It is based on ROS and APM navigation system. The Foxtech VG-450 has max speed of 10.8 km/h without load. It is ready to take on off-road surfaces and climb hills.
ScanRobot 2.0 MDS: High Speed Robot Book Scanner
Meet the Treventus ScanRobot 2.0 MDS: a high speed book scanning robot that can turn up to 2500 pages per hour. It has a v-shape book cradle with 60 & 100-degree angle. This book scanning robot can handle soft and hard cover books.
Volvo LX03 Autonomous Wheel Loader
Meet the Volvo LX03: an autonomous wheel loader concept powered by battery for a more sustainable construction. Its upper frame has the hydraulics and battery. The loading unit is attached to the upper frame. The lower frame has the drivetrain and other components.
Oncilla Open-Source Quadruped Research Robot
Meet the Oncilla Robot: a 5.1kg open source quadruped research robot with pantograph legs that can exhibit agile locomotion. As the researchers explain:
its spring-loaded pantographic leg design compensates for overdetermined body and leg postures, i.e., during turning maneuvers, locomotion outdoors, or while going up and down slopes. The robot’s active degree of freedom allow tight and swift direction changes, and turns on the spot.
The above video from Dynamic Locomotion Group shows this robot in action.
Robot Nano Hand: 3D Printable Jetson Nano Humanoid Hand
Here is a project that involves 3D printing a robot hand powered by NVIDIA Jetson Nano. The Robot Nano Hand has tendon driven fingers. It also comes with AI vision system. It has 4 independent fingers and a partially opposable thumb. Each digit can rotate from side to side at the knuckle.
This robot hand has 11 degrees of freedom in total. Each finger can pinch and handle small objects. The above video gives you a better idea how this robot hand works. This is a project by Rob Knight from therobotstudio.
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Benewake TF03 IP67 LiDAR for Robots & Drones
Meet the Benewake TF03: a smart LiDAR sensor for your robots and drone projects. It has an operating range of 0.1-100mm with 0.5-degree FoV. It has a frame rate range of 1Hz-10KHz. Its enclosure has an IP67 rating. The TF03 supports UART, CAN, RS232 and RS485 interfaces.
Telemax Evo Hybrid Unmanned Ground Robot for EOD
Meet the Telemax Evo Hybrid: a versatile UGV designed for bomb technicians. It comes with a 6-axis arm with automatic tool change and TCP control. It has max lifting capacity of 82lbs. This robot has a 4-track drive system with max speed of 6.2mph. It also comes with a 2-way audio module and HD pan/tilt camera.
Ted Straddling Vineyard Robot
Farm robots are getting smarter all the time. Naio Technologies’ Ted is a straddling robot for vineyards that can work for up to 8 hours every day to handle weeding. It has a work output of 5ha/day. This robot comes with a smart GPS navigation system and max speed of 6km/h. It can handle slopes up to 30%.
The above video shows the 2nd version of Ted straddling vineyard robot in action.
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Promobot Rooky 7DOF Robot Arm Educational Kit
Here is a 7DOF robot arm for those of you interested in mechatronics, programming, and electronics in general. The Promobot Rooky Robot helps students learn the basics of how industrial robots work. It can be connected to a PC for coding as the below video shows:
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