Meet the Hibot Float Arm: a snake robot designed for operation in confined spaces. It weighs 30kg and has max payload of 1.5kg. It has up to 6 links and can be used with a HD camera, thermal camera, and UT probe to take on complex missions.
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Here is another autonomous robot that can perform last-mile deliveries. Camello from OTSAW comes with autonomous navigation, intelligent path planning, and ramp capability. The Camello app lets you schedule deliveries and manage orders. Real-time parcel tracking is also supported.
Meet Furhat: a conversational AI robot built to interact with people in a more natural way. It can smile and maintain eye contact as it interacts with humans. The Furhat robot has 3 degrees of freedom for neck movement. With the Furhat software, you can control its neck movement and gestures.
Here is another robotic cat litter box that cleans the waste so you don’t have to. The CATLINK CL-03 robot comes with a triangle stable base and smart sensors to detect when your pet is done to start the cleaning process. It also has a manual mode.
Here is a self-powered soft robot that can be used in deep see exploration. As this video shows, this soft fish robot reached the bottom of the South China Sea (depth of 3224m). It moves by flapping its fins. The robot was grasped by the Haima ROV. The video was recorded by the cameras and LED lights on the ROV.
Robots are going to do a lot of work for us in space in the future. Take SPace Infrastructure DExterous Robot (SPIDER) for instance: it is a robot from Maxar technologies that will assemble and reconfigure spacecraft components while on-orbit. According to the company, the robot has completed its critical design review. It is on track for delivery to NASA in the first half of 2022.
Here is another educational robot for more advanced students. The Ackerman ROS Raspberry Pi Mecanum Robot can move in all directions. It has a speed of 0.45m/s. It is driven by a MG513 motor. You can control it with an app, PS2, or wireless game pad.
Meet the LoCoBot: ROS research rover for mapping and navigation. It serves as a platform for students and educators interested in robot programming. This robot has a modular open source Python API. IT comes with minimal hardware setup. Users can move the platform and its manipulator with just a few lines of code.
Here is another small robot dog that can take on military, security, and inspection applications. Spirit 40 from Ghost Robotics has an ultra agile design and can recover from kicks and accidents. It can run at a speed of 6.5ft/sec and climb stairs.
Boston Dynamics is behind some of the coolest robots we have seen. Their Spot robot has gotten a lot of coverage in the media already. This video from Simon Zimmermann shows how Spot can be combined with an external robotic arm to pick up and manipulate items.
