Those of you who follow the world of robots closely know about soccer and other competitions these machines engage in. We recently covered the Booster T1 robot playing soccer. It is a humanoid robot that can do push ups, walk, and perform Kung Fu. It has a depth camera and LiDAR to perceive its surroundings. The below video shows it taking on an obstacle course that has a door at the end.
This is the Misa 2: an AI powered smart robot designed to keep your kids company. It comes with interactive stories and mini games to provide kids with an engaging experience. MISA has karaoke, dance, and other fun activities for your kids. It can also teach them science, art, and math concepts.
This is the evoBot: an autonomous mobile robot from researchers at Fraunhofer IML that is based on an inverted pendulum. It can maintain its balance on inclined surfaces. This robot can adapt to various environments. It has a compact footprint and a modular system to take on gripping and turning objects at variable heights. The below video shows it in action:
Researchers at Fraunhofer IML have developed evoBOT, a new type of autonomous mobile robot.
Designed for logistics, the modular system is capable of tasks like gripping, passing, and turning objects at variable heights, offering potential applications in both industrial and… pic.twitter.com/n0EQ0m6Twq
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In order to put your robot to good use, you are going to need a dexterous robot hand for it. The INSIPRE Robots Dexterous Robot Hand is worth a look. It has 6 degrees of freedom and 12 joints. It also features integrated force sensing to provide real-time feedback for grip strength control. The RH56DFX robot hand has 3kg of load.
AI is going to change the way we compose music. There are already plenty of tools that can produce incredible songs. When it comes to robotic musicians, there is a lot more work to be done. A Georgia Tech Ph.D. student has created a robot violinist with a synthesizer that can understand and improvise Carnatic music.
A Georgia Tech Ph.D. student has created a robot violinist and an accompanying synthesizer capable of understanding, playing, and improvising classical South Indian music called Carnatic music.
His work addresses the lack of technological and AI research in the music industry,… pic.twitter.com/P9iXla4O1S
— Georgia Tech (@GeorgiaTech) November 25, 2024
This system has a brain and body. The body has the mechanical systems with slider and actuators that convert electric signals into motion to produce music. The brain has the algorithms that enable the robot generate music.
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This is the HECTOR V2: a humanoid robot with 5 DoF legs and 4 DoF arms that supports dynamic locomotion. It has a modular design and can overcome uneven terrain. This robot stands 0.85m tall. It lasts up to 2 hours on battery. It has an open source simulation software. The below video shows it in Mojave Desert under extreme conditions.
For this test, the researchers didn’t use any protective weather covers.
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Robots are already capable of doing many things for us. We have already covered a bunch of them that can run fast. The RAIBO2 quadruped robot simply completed a full marathon in 4 hours 19 minutes and 52 seconds. It uses a 16s10p Li-ion battery system. It completed it with a single charge. This quadruped robot overcame slopes of 10 degrees.
This is the VEX AIM: a smart coding robot that teaches your kids AI and coding concepts. It is designed to give students a hands-on experience on computer science. This robot has omni wheels to move in any direction. It has a touchscreen display to show sensor data, menus, and images. It uses gyro, accelerometer, and wheel encoders for navigation.
This is the Pixie: a smart robot that can adapt to various environments, including hospitals and manufacturing. It has a Glide 360 swerve drive system, so it can move around obstacles, people, and other robots. It captures the world from eye level, so it sees the world as humans do.
We have all heard all kinds of jokes about changing light bulbs. Technically, it is possible to do so with a drone but it requires incredible skill to pull it off. This video from DJI shows how a drone can be used to screw in a lightbulb.
