Boston Dynamics is behind some of the coolest robots we have seen. Their Spot robot dog shouldn’t need any introduction. As it turns out, Spot can do all kinds of things with its arm. As this video shows, the robot can tidy up a living room, pick up trash, open doors, skip rope, tend the garden. and do a whole lot more.
Meet the SkyWall 100: a drone defense system that enables you to capture unauthorized drones with a net and bring them down gracefully with a parachute for forensic inspection. OpenWorks Engineering, a group of British engineers, has invented this system to make it easier to deal with rogue drones.
Skywall 100 comes with a compressed air launcher and a smart projectile. As the inventors explain:
The launcher uses a computerized SmartScope to calculate the drone’s flight path and directs the operator on where to aim the launcher, to ensure the drone is intercepted. When the operator pulls the trigger the projectile is programmed so that it deploys its on-board net and parachute at precisely the right time to catch the target drone.
OpenWorks Engineering is expected to develop a range of air powered launchers and smart projectiles to deal with a wide range of scenarios.
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Meet the KITOV ONE: a robotic inspection system that can be trained to handle any product without any need in vision programming and robotics. A new inspection plan for a product can be set up with a CAD file or full 3D scan. The system uses a camera with multiple lighting elements to capture different types of materials and shapes.
In the future, robots are going to do all kinds of things in our kitchens. The AuRorA project is exploring the concept of using an intelligent kitchen robot to support and assist humans. It learns and evolves to adapt to each individual’s needs.
Meet the Robosen T9-E: another transforming robot that can turn from a robot into a car and vice versa at the touch of a button. It has app and voice control and 3 modes of programming. This robot has 22 servos for smooth movement. You can teach it new moves manually or through a visual programming interface.
Here is another robot designed to keep firefighters safe as they take on dangerous fires. The TECDRON TC800 Firefighting Robot is remotely operated but also has autonomous navigation capabilities. It can push/pull cars, climb stairs, and carry injured people.
Here are the specs for the robot:
This robot can be controlled via a smartphone, computer, or joystick. You can find out more about it here.
Here is a piece of software that makes it easy to coordinate and control multiple robots tending a conveyor belt. The KUKA.PickControl robot software is designed to boost package productivity. It coordinates and synchronizes picking and packing operations involving multiple robots and pick and place locations.
Milrem Robotics‘ Multiscope UGV is a tough robot that can take on a variety of challenging missions, including rescue missions and firefighting. It can also be useful in clearing snow off the streets. Tänavapuhastuse AS, the Estonian road maintenance company, is using this robot to remove snow off streets and apply non-slip coating.
The above video shows this robot snow plow in action. The Multiscope UGV has a hybrid diesel-electric drive with a modular design and open architecture. It has a payload of 750kg.
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Here is a robotic arm that can be controlled by brain signals to make life easier for people with disabilities. As Euronews report, David Gathu and Moses Kinyua made this bio-robotic arm and uses a NeuroNode biopotential headset receiver to convert brain signals into an electric currents.
