Robots are already capable of doing many things for us. San Francisco startup Clockwork has recently come up with a manicure robot that uses 3D scanners to detect the shape of fingernails and relies on AI models to paint nails perfectly.
Meet the PLEN:bit v2: an educational robot powered by micro:bit v2 that teaches you more about programming. It can be programmed from any browser using the MakeCode Block Editor. This robot has 8 servo motors, infrared/distance sensors and LED eyes. It measures 13cm long.
Here is a collaborative robot with payload up to 16kg. The DOBOT CR Collaborative Robot CR16 is designed to work safely around humans. It comes with collision detection, hand guidance, and trajectory reproduction. It has a fast network card and can be controlled with iOS, Android, and Windows devices.
In the past few years, we have covered plenty of amazing animatronic robots here. The Dyana project is quite special though. It is designed to bridge the gap between regular animatronics and mobile robots. The robot can move its legs, eyes, ears, and other parts of its body.
Here is another robot that combines with your iOS or Android device to make it easier to clean your pool. The Aqua Evo 614 iQ Robotic Pool Cleaner comes with 2 cleaning moods. It can move on the floor and walls to get rid of stubborn dirt. This robot is ideal for swimming pools up to 50ft. It can work on vinyl, fiberglass, pebble, tile, and other surfaces.
KUKA robot cells are capable of taking on a wide range of tasks. This video shows how KUKA cell4-arc cells can be used to automate complex welding processes. STELA Laxhuber is using them to weld gigantic fans. This cell has a space saving design with a modular structure. It reduces welding time from one day to 50 minutes.
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In the past few years, we have covered plenty of FANUC robots in action. This automated dross skimming system from APT Manufacturing Solutions is also worth a look. It is a based on a FANUC R-2000iC/210L six-axis robot to dross skim furnaces. It has an automatic tool changer with different arm tools to perform sampling, scraping, and ingot depositing.
Here is a robot that makes it easy to clean the insides of tanks and industrial assets. HEBI Robotic’s tank cleaning robotic arm has intuitive controls and reduces the strain on the operator. It comes with an inside-tank camera, manual control arm, and a video feed for the operator.
Meet Abel: a humanoid robot designed to read and react to human emotions. It has the appearance of a 12 year old boy. The aim is to use robots like to keep people with autism company. As EuroNews explains, Abel’s frame and head structure was welded by Dutch animatronic designer, Gustav Hoegen.
In the past few years, we have covered plenty of teleoperated robots here. Robot Teleoperativo is all about combining the HyQReal robot with a dexterous robotic arm for tele-manipulation of objects. With high precision tracking of the operator’s hand motion, the robot can open doors and perform other tasks.
