Meet NASA’s DuAxel: a flexible robot that can travel long distances and rappel down hard to reach areas. It has two Axel robots to explore craters, pits, and other extreme terrain. The robot can split in two to get the job done. It can send one of its halves over inaccessible slopes, supported by a tether to provide power.
Meet ABB’s IRB 760 PT: a press tending robot with faster cycle time to increase productivity. It is capable of handling loads up to 450kg. It can automatically change tooling and can be reprogrammed to handle new products fast. Two IRB 760PT robots can also be combined to work in tandem across 10 axes.
Meet the Skyloard Xtender: a tablet-sized drone with 4 ducted rotors that that helps human operators inspect indoor environments for increased situational awareness. It has on-board cameras for localization and obstacle avoidance.
Here is a heavy duty all-terrain tracked robot with wheelchair motors that can move up to 200lbs of weight. The SuperDroid Robots All-Terrain Tracked Robot uses 4 x 80RPM wheelchair motors and two 12V 35Ah SLA battery. It also uses a Sabertooth dual 60A motor driver.
In the past few years, we have covered plenty of research projects involving the iCub humanoid robot. It can perform yoga moves, track objects, and maintain its balance. This video from Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia shows how the iCub can now keep its balance while walking, even when pushed by someone.
Meet the Roborock S4 Max: a smart robotic vacuum with LiDAR navigation, 2000Pa suction power, multi-level mapping, and WiFi connectivity that can adapt to any room. It is powerful enough to lift dust from your floors and carpets.
NVIDIA is out with another development kit for AI and robotics. The Jetson Nano 2GB Developer Kit helps you learn by doing your own AI projects. It has a Jetson Nano module with 2 GB memory that delivers 472 GFLOPS of compute performance with a 128-core NVIDIA Maxwell GPU and 64-bit Quad-core Arm A57 CPU. It comes with USB ports for attaching your peripherals, including USB cameras.
The THeMIS UGV from Milrem Robotics doesn’t need any introduction. It has been covered a lot in the media. The THeMIS UGV Follow-Me kit (MIFK) enables this UGV to follow its operator automatically. The MIFK enables soldiers to concentrate on more important tasks. It also enables obstacle detection & avoidance, waypoint navigation, and mission planning.
